Imageclip for Inkjet is Cracking....

Lisa92186 said:

I'm using Imageclip for Inkjet. Pressed with med pressure @ 375F. It's cracking after a day, not even washed yet. HELP!

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You have to press with very heavy pressure. Pre-stretch the shirt before pressing the transfer. After peeling the transfer stretch the shirt while hot. Cover the image with parchment paper, don't use Teflon. Press it again for another 6 seconds. Stretch it again.

I'll try that out. Thanks!

With this paper you peel when cold... So should i stretch it after i press it and then peel when cold?

I had the same issues with the imageclip. Like Louis said, press at a heavy pressure. On my press I set it at 55psi. The first press is for 30 sec @ 360*. After the shirt cools and you peel the transfer, I stretch the shirt just enough to see the cracks develop and then press again for about 10 sec's with parchment paper. Then peel immediately and stretch the shirt carefully while it's still hot. This paper does seem to be prone to cracking more than some of the other papers, and the process is more work with the laser step. On the plus side, not having any emulsion window is very, very nice and worth the extra steps in my opinion.

Thank you very much for the info. I'm going to try that. And i'm still waiting on my laser printer in the mail so i'm having to hand weed them. Which is very time consuming. But it works for now. And the no background is the ONLY reason i went with this paper. I will not press shirts with the stuff showing all over it though some people i know do and it looks horrible. But i'll try that and see how it turns out. Thanks again!