Best source for multiple color plastisol transfers?
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We offer Eliminator as a transfer option that will add clear as the backing, so the 1 point outline is not visible. The charge ro Eliminator is only $20 per order.
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It's still visible.
What's the point of this 1 point outline anyway? It seems like a stupid rule. You're the only one in the industry that has it.
Yeah, I tried it before, and now I?ve got a few hundred sheets that are unusable with it. Definitely clearly visible, which is really disappointing as I love your single color stuff and it would be nice to have a one stop source.
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If I can't make this severe limitation to their multi-color transfers work, I use a different supplier.
For example, nothing stopping you from creating your own wider outline in your art to which they add another 1 point to. This way at least it wont look like a registration error.
For example, nothing stopping you from creating your own wider outline in your art to which they add another 1 point to. This way at least it wont look like a registration error.
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For multi-color artwork, they use one of the colors as an "underbase" that creates a 1 pt outline. With Eliminator as a clear underbase, is the 1 pt outline still added in one of the design colors?
Can someone explain what Eliminator does?
Thanks.
Can someone explain what Eliminator does?
Thanks.
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Eliminator adds clear as the backing color, so the 1 point outline will be clear, and not visible.
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1. It adds to the cost of your transfers.
2. It creates a frosty (definitely not clear or invisible) 1 point outline around your image. Making the image look worse than a 1 point underbase outline.
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We now are doing the Eliminator free on jobs with 2 plus colors and have reduced the outline to a 1/4 point so it is not visible.
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Upload a picture (up close). Let's have a look.
Can you also explain the rationale for it? You're the only one in the industry who does it. I mean seriously, what does 1/4 point do to the integrity of your transfer?
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We use a propriety product that will only adhere to a wet substrate so backing the artwork in a single ink is necessary. This product gives our transfers the stretch and durability that is second to none. We wanted to make sure there was no possible chance of this product not sticking to the very edges of the design so the one point outline ensured that. Was it overkill , maybe but it has worked. Now with the new Eliminator Propriety product we are able to reduce that outline to a 1/4 point. I put the dime and quarter in the second picture to give you some perspective to how small this print is . That image also has over 20 washes on it.
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Thanks for this. I love your transfers, I really do. But it's still visible.
Hopefully, one day, you'll start applying this with a full choke. Until then, if I buy multi color transfers from you I will play with my artwork and use one of the ink colors as a backing as mentioned in my earlier post above.
Hopefully, one day, you'll start applying this with a full choke. Until then, if I buy multi color transfers from you I will play with my artwork and use one of the ink colors as a backing as mentioned in my earlier post above.
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It doesn't seem to be an issue with our customers, we do thousands of orders a week with the Eliminator . Plus the stretch it has , once pressed offsets any disadvantages of the clear showing a little. But understand your concerns and appreciate your opinions 
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We are your customers. And it's an issue.
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Well that's a good point..... and I am working on a solution for customers than do have an issue with it
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