[iheart1980s]

Hello i just made my first dark t-shirt using transfer paper. I went for jetwear dark. I have to say im not very impressed. it looks really thick and ridged and not a lot of stretch. I was under the impression that jetwear is just like iron all. Am i mistaken or is ironall a lot thinner a stretchy?

 

[Rodney]

I think most opaque inkjet transfer papers will be much thicker than transfer paper for light garments.

 

[iheart1980s]

I pressed it with a hand iron. do you think this has made a difference? maybe it needs more heat do soften in a bit. Ive ordered loads of colors in to shift over Christmas but im reluctant to sell them on ebay it looks like ive glued a peice of paper to a t-shirt!

 

[susies1955]

I know exactly what you are saying "iheart1980s"! I just used my first transfer paper (IronAll) on a mouse pad. It didn't work at all. From the help I got on this wonderful forum they narrowed down the problem to the household iron and to not enough heat or pressure.
I have an order in for a heat press and I'm hoping that it will do the trick and make this fun.
Susie

 

[prometheus]

Opaque is always going to be thicker. Some thicker than others. One of the best so far is IronAll for dark. It feels a lot better to me.

 

[cochise]

Unfortunately I must add my name to the list of members that will tell you that NOTHING you try to use on a dark garment using heat transfer ink will have the same feel (hand) as you find on 100% Poly, white or pastel colors with dye sub, or white cotton. The larger the graphic surface area, the more the Pizza Box effect. If you don't want to purchase DTG, Sublimation inks, or vinyl cutting equipment, try the many companies that offer Plastisol Transfers.
Ken

 

[Lnfortun]

I heard that Jetwear dark is the same as Alpha Gold. I have tried Alpha Gold and it feels like a raincoat. That is using a heat press. My guess is it would be worse with hand iron. Much thicker than Ironall for dark. IMHO the blue grid opaque has better hand that Alpha Gold/Jetwear dark. Blue grid is also thinner than Alpha Gold/Jetwear Dark.

 

[iheart1980s]

If the thickness is not bad enough. after ironing with the parchment paper. i peel it off only to find half the color is disappeared? this can not be right? are you ment to leave it a few hours for the ink to dry? i think i have counterfeit transfer paper or something. mine does not say jetwear anywhere on the paper is that normal?

 

[proworlded]

All the comments that are being made about the opaque papers for dark garments are basically true. There is no getting around that you are printing on a relatively heavy film. However, even screen printing on a dark shirt that requires a white base will give a heavier 'hand'. All that being said, we sell a very large amount of our ink jet paper for darks and get many reorders. Remember the plastisol transfers back in the 70's and 80's. They were not much different (probably even heavier) than today's opaque ink jet paper. As an aside, I recently ordered a black shirt from Zazzle just to see the results from DTG printing. Lo and behold, the print was made on a piece of opaque transfer paper and trimmed to the shape of the design, not the DTG print that I expected. When I tried to call for a return I was put on hold for over 10 minutes on two phone calls before I hung up. I then used their email service for making returns and I never received a response...great customer service, eh?