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Hi everyone,
Here is my situtation. I started business March 1st with a cheap, homemade heat press from ebay. I figured I didn't have that much money and that it would at least work for a while.
I get custom plastisol transfers from a couple of different suppliers. I don't like the way multi-color designs transfer, but for one-color designs they were transferring just fine.
Now, I am having trouble. The edges of the heating element transfer fine, but the middle parts of the design do not transfer. I have experimented a lot, and no solutions. It is not a problem with the transfers, but either a pressure problem or even-heating problem.
So my question is, I guess, will a nice, well made press make a noticable difference in the quality of the transfer? I want to have shirts that hold up like screen-printed shirts, but I don't know if thats possible with a plastisol transfer and a heat press. It seems that if the Ink actuallly gets into the shirts, it'll hold up.
Here is my situtation. I started business March 1st with a cheap, homemade heat press from ebay. I figured I didn't have that much money and that it would at least work for a while.
I get custom plastisol transfers from a couple of different suppliers. I don't like the way multi-color designs transfer, but for one-color designs they were transferring just fine.
Now, I am having trouble. The edges of the heating element transfer fine, but the middle parts of the design do not transfer. I have experimented a lot, and no solutions. It is not a problem with the transfers, but either a pressure problem or even-heating problem.
So my question is, I guess, will a nice, well made press make a noticable difference in the quality of the transfer? I want to have shirts that hold up like screen-printed shirts, but I don't know if thats possible with a plastisol transfer and a heat press. It seems that if the Ink actuallly gets into the shirts, it'll hold up.