I haven't had too much problem with Vapor Apparel, but it was a misery with Hanes SoftLink. Before starting, I clean my laminate work surface with Windex and a lint-free towel, then lint roll the front of the shirt, flip it over and lint roll the back, then flip it back and lint roll one more time. I use parchment paper to line the bottom of my heat press, then put another piece of parchment paper over the top of the shirt and transfer before setting the teflon sheet down and pressing. It's a pain the first few times, but you get into a rhythm, and can usually get the next shirt lint-rolled while the first one's cooking. I use the bottom parchment paper for 3 shirts, the the top for only one or two (and save them for use as bottom sheets for hard goods). The parchment paper is available from restaurant suppliers (I use the silicone coated, but plain is available as well). If you know a local restaurant owner, see if you can get him or her to order it for you -- it's really not very expensive.
Cleaning the work surface before you start is really key, especially if you also process cotton shirts nearby.
And they will NOT disappear when you launder -- it is dyed in. Since going through the process I described above, I almost never have a problem.
Cleaning the work surface before you start is really key, especially if you also process cotton shirts nearby.
And they will NOT disappear when you launder -- it is dyed in. Since going through the process I described above, I almost never have a problem.