[Earth Doe]

I have a consistent problem after washing in cold water low heat dryer. The ink flakes leaving white spots and the graphic wrinkles and lifts at edges. I am using Neenah 3G Opaque dark transfer on a Gildan 50/50 cotton poly. Epson 1430 on photo with Epson ink. Following pressing directions; 10 second press prior to remove moisture, 350° for 30 seconds. Please help. I have an image but do not see a way to attach or paste it. Thank you in advance for any assistance.

 

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right below the reply box, click 'Need to Upload an Image'

 

[Earth Doe]

Thank you TShirt Lover. I attached the image. Apologies for the delayed response I work days and I'm trying to launch my tshirt biz in my off hours.

 

[BadZebedee]

I thought those papers were for 100% cotton. Have you tried pressing onto a 100% cotton shirt?

 

[MadeDesigns]

Try 350 for 15 seconds cold peel then try 370 for 15 second cold peel. Just because your press says 350° doesn't mean it is accurate. I have had great success with that paper and it NEVER did that. It only would crack after 10 or so washes.

 

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something is not right
it should not be wrinkled like that

it's not 50/50 vs. 100% cotton

have you bought these shirts from a dept. store or pre-washed these yourself?

also, are you covering with parchment paper or regular printing/copy paper?

cold peel these, right?

 

[Earth Doe]

Thank you. These are Gildan 50/50 hoodies purchased from jiffyshirts. I did not pre-wash them. I use the Teflon sheet and cover that with a cotton tee as directed. Yes, cold peel. Thank you so much for the press advice. I will try that this weekend. It is so nice to converse with you. I do not have any peers to talk with about these things and it can sometimes be discouraging.

 

[dakotasden]

couple of thoughts - get a cheap ir thermometer to check the actual platen temp - better than guessing and chinese presses tend to be off a bit. 2nd thing I have not read anywhere - are you pre pressing the garment 5 seconds to remove moisture before you apply the graphic?

 

[into the T]

never heard of covering with a tee

i just use a piece of parchment paper, no teflon

with a cold peel that would mean you have to wait for each shirt to cool before you could remove the teflon and press another

hoodies generally take a little more time and pressure than t-shirts

sticky brush, pre-press 10 secs (not full pressure just resting on the garment), apply design, cover with parchment, press medium heavy pressure 35 secs
let cool completely remove parchment paper (don't re-use or you may get ink on the next tee or your platen)

 

[Earth Doe]

You're rock star dude. Thank you for the temp tip. I brought home my infrared thermometer from work and the press is 10-15° off (cooler).

I pressed a dark transfer as per these posted instructions. Attached is an image, the graphic is pitted. I thought they were supposed to be smooth. Is this the way the dark paper comes out? If so, I do not care for the way they look. I want better quality for my customers.

I pressed several samples using the light transfer paper and those garments came out beautiful. I have yet to wash them though. I will update when I can.

Thank you so much