[trixielee]

Hi All!

Total newbie that "inherited" a business. I made my own transfers with plastisol inks (nothing special, just your garden variety Wilflex and One Stoke inks). I did coat them with adhesive powder before running through the dryer.

I heat pressed them onto a 210 denier drawstring backpack (customer wanted to know if we could do them) and it turned out great. But, been reading on the forums that nylon bags need special inks and special ways to apply.

So, was this just a lucky first try or has anyone else had luck with these same things?

Thanks for any help you can give me

 

[drdoct]

I pressed a pressure sensitive twill cut out from Stahls on same type of bag before I had read anything about it. I melted a lot of the bag though. It's still very usable, but not something I'd do and sell. I think if I could get the heat lower and maybe just press where the thing is that needs pressed I could do better.

But, I think the biggest issue with anything and Nylon is that after a short while it will start to peel and rub away. I think it has to do with things actually sticking to it. I'm sure many much more knowledgeable will chime in, but was curious what temp/time you used to keep from melting the bag.

 

[trixielee]

I just used the usual 320 degrees for 7 seconds. I did use a teflon pillow so that the cording wouldn't cause problems. The bag was extremely hot but didn't show any signs of melting.

I've been picking at and scratching the transfer for two days and it still seems to be holding.

 

[beachhut]

good info thx