Good Morning all,
New to the Forum but have been using for research for quite a while.
I just dove head first into heat transfer vinyl. I have a vinyl cutter that works fine and a lower heat press that seems to do the job.
My questions refers to the Expressions Heat Transfer vinyl that i'm using. I have tried to use the factory time and temp settings, but it seems way too cool and not long enough.
The manufacturer recommends something like 310 degrees for 1-15 seconds. When used at this setting the vinyl barely sticks.
I up'd to about 350 for 30 secs and it seems to stick better in the middle of the design but when I stretch the shirt for quality, the vertical edges wrinkle and peel off the shirt where the middle stretches with the fabric.
Any recommendations?
(other than "just give up now")
New to the Forum but have been using for research for quite a while.
I just dove head first into heat transfer vinyl. I have a vinyl cutter that works fine and a lower heat press that seems to do the job.
My questions refers to the Expressions Heat Transfer vinyl that i'm using. I have tried to use the factory time and temp settings, but it seems way too cool and not long enough.
The manufacturer recommends something like 310 degrees for 1-15 seconds. When used at this setting the vinyl barely sticks.
I up'd to about 350 for 30 secs and it seems to stick better in the middle of the design but when I stretch the shirt for quality, the vertical edges wrinkle and peel off the shirt where the middle stretches with the fabric.
Any recommendations?
(other than "just give up now")