Kwelp68

I've been DTG'ing for awhile now, and love the printer. The only thing that I'm a little frustrated with is still the white ink capability. I'd like to think that I've mastered pretreatment and curing, but still the white ink is not as lasting as a screen print. I'm wondering if any of you have used both dtg and this Roland machine? Is there any advantage to doing dark garments with the Roland? Is the process as easy or easier than DTG? After watching some of the Roland videos and learning about this machine, it seems pretty impressive, and the prints look very durable. Can anyone give any feedback on what you think?

 

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BML Builder

We have the VP540 and we use the DTG for white and light colored shirts, but we use the transfers on dark shirts. We use the Solutions and Colorprint papers and the only real problem we have with them is on fine detail that is cut the transfer material tends to curl when weeding and is hard to mask before heat pressing. Otherwise the transfers work really well and have lasted a long time. They stretch with the material and do not seem to crack and peel like other methods. The only other problem we have seen with them is that if you do a large design that doesn't have a lot of cut outs, the design can get awfully hot in the summer because it does not breathe.

 

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Kwelp68

Quote: Originally Posted by BML Builder We have the VP540 and we use the DTG for white and light colored shirts, but we use the transfers on dark shirts. We use the Solutions and Colorprint papers and the only real problem we have with them is on fine detail that is cut the transfer material tends to curl when weeding and is hard to mask before heat pressing. Otherwise the transfers work really well and have lasted a long time. They stretch with the material and do not seem to crack and peel like other methods. The only other problem we have seen with them is that if you do a large design that doesn't have a lot of cut outs, the design can get awfully hot in the summer because it does not breathe.

Thanks for this great info. It sounds like you're doing what I'm thinking about doing. I've been DTG'ing awhile, and the white still just doesn't preform the way that I want. How is cost in doing the vinyl? Is it a lengthy process? How come you DTG your light shirts? Is this because of cost? Sorry to ask so much, but I'm really thinking this might be the thing to do.

 

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kama design

Hi
i see that you have exactly the same problem as i have...I'm using anajet and i'm happy about printing on light shirts but dark ones...hmmm don't look too god. what kind of dtg machine do u use?
i'm also considering vinyl on dark, do u know what is needed to start making tshirts with this method?
marta

 

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BML Builder

We like the feel of the DTG better on light, plus the transfer paper does not breathe so if you have a large design without a lot of cut outs it gets really hot to wear.

 

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