[bossanova]

Just wondering , if you can do all over printing with a conventional heat press machine??

 

[splathead]

With transfers, right? Definitely.

 

[bossanova]

yes, transfers. i guess that was somewhat of a newbie question. and i'm guessing the ideal transfer for this would be a sublimation type transfer.

 

[D.Evo.]

If you have a heat press big enough to fit the whole shirt - no problem.

 

[PrimalScreen]

Plastisol, Inkjet, Sublimation - which ever one you prefer

 

[splathead]

If you have a heat press big enough to fit the whole shirt - no problem.

That's not even necessary. Depending on the design, it's possible to apply transfers in sections with multiple pressings. Check out Proworld's video 'Applying Oversize Transfers' here: Instructional Videos - Pro World

 

[bossanova]

great tip, splathead - thats awesome!

 

[D.Evo.]

That's not even necessary. Depending on the design, it's possible to apply transfers in sections with multiple pressings. Check out Proworld's video 'Applying Oversize Transfers' here: Instructional Videos - Pro World

You are right - it's very much design specific and depends on what type of printing method is going to be used.

If the design doesn't require seamless and consistent coverage of the whole t-shirt with colour or graphics I suppose it could be done with multiple pressings.
It's tricky to do with dye-sub as the chance of already pressed part of the design bleeding/ ghosting/discolorating while pressing the rest of the transfer is quite high.

The technique shown in the instuctional video works well with what I guess is a plastisol transfer, but it wouldn't work very well (if at all) with dye-sub transfer and it would be tricky to apply all-over print this way (sleeves, front, back and all).