[teeface]

Hi everyone,

What is the best way to print and press Jet Pro soft stretch transfer paper on T-Shirts? I am from the UK, I use JPSS and the instructions say:

Print settings - Normal quality, select Plain or Photo Paper (I select 'Photo Paper Matte' and it looks far better than set to 'Plain')

Press design at 190 Degrees / 375 Fahrenheit for 30 seconds

Peel design off T-Shirt whilst hot (Peel cold for a shinier finish)

Cover design with a sheet such as Teflon and press again for roughly 5 - 7 seconds

Allow design and Teflon sheet to cool and then peel (Lightly stretch design whilst still warm to increase softness and durability).

The last bit confuses me. They say to leave the Teflon sheet to cool but then mention stretching it whilst still hot. It's kind of awkward to stretch whilst the Teflon sheet is covering the design. I've stretched after the first press and even after removing the Teflon sheet after it's cooled down.

I am new to using inkjet transfers so I am really curious how experienced users use theirs. When do you stretch? After the 1st or 2nd press? Also, after the 2nd press, do you peel the Teflon paper when it's cooled down or when still hot?

One more thing, is there really much of a difference in how the design looks when peeled cold or hot? After it's been washed it merges with the fabric so I can't imagine the design having a shine to it after it's been washed.

Thanks!

 

[NoXid]

I peel everything hot. Stretch after first press and after second press. I use parchment paper rather than Teflon sheet, not sure if Teflon would tend to add a shine or not.

 

[MadeDesigns]

I peel everything hot. Stretch after first press and after second press. I use parchment paper rather than Teflon sheet, not sure if Teflon would tend to add a shine or not.

Teflon indeed leaves a shine. Here is a tip for free gloss.

Leave pressed image on until it is ice cold. Peel it, cover with teflon and press for about 6 seconds. Rub it for a few seconds with a cloth or something. Leave it until it is ice cold and peel the teflon.

Don't forget to wipe your teflon as it may have some of the transfer stuck on it.

 

[AnthonyF]

I peel hot and immediately stretch. I don't do a second press.

 

[into the T]

i follow NoXid's advice

but if Tony has no wash issues (i am not saying he does, only i have not trialed that method),
then there is no reason not to try for shine if you like that look
but he is right about ensuring you wipe the teflon,
or you will begin to get residual inks re-pressing from the teflon onto future garments

heavy-heavy pressure, don't baby it
i do 12 second re-presses
i like it nice and hot for the stretch, as i do a hybrid of the above
cover with parchment, press, luke-warm initial peel, cover with parchment, re-press, then peel paper hot and stretch

if you do use Tony's method i will suggest you can alleviate most of the hand if you stretch the garment 24 hours later

 

[MadeDesigns]

Actually, No washing problems. JPSS looks the same after wash. The gloss is temporary but the ink stays on 100%.

Even when purchasing those "Dazzle" gloss papers, it is still temporary.

As far as, cracking, fading, nothing... We only use 100% waterproof pigment ink from nano digital. We purchase directly from them and not from amazon or similar.

JPSS hold the best after wash on light garment.
Of course we are talking about pigment ink transfers on a white shirt.

 

[teeface]

Thank you for the replies everyone. Yes I think heavy pressure is very important. I crank it up quite a bit.

So the only real difference between hot and cold peeling is that the cold peel leaves more of a glossy effect? Hot / cold peels don't really affect the colour vibrancy?

I personally don't see much point in the glossy effect because it totally goes away after the first wash, and this might make the customer thing negatively of the quality because of the difference after washing. I think in future I might just hot peel it so it's more close to how it looks after it's been washed.

 

[pippin decals]

How do make sure what you see is what the ink will be when printed? I have a Spyder5 pro kit that will calibrate my monitor and my printer colors. So i was curious how everyone else works with colors and when you design ,do you design in CMYK or Rgb mode and print at what resolution ?,,,, I use Adobe Ai cc. Thanks

 

[teeface]

How do make sure what you see is what the ink will be when printed? I have a Spyder5 pro kit that will calibrate my monitor and my printer colors. So i was curious how everyone else works with colors and when you design ,do you design in CMYK or Rgb mode and print at what resolution ?,,,, I use Adobe Ai cc. Thanks

Hey again man! I've always worked in RGB mode in Photoshop and Illustrator. I am new to inkjet transfer printing and i've only done a few but what i've found is that my monitor shows the images slightly brighter than what is printed, so I increase the brightness of the print by about 20, then it comes out quite similar to the monitor. I also make sure I set the paper type to 'Photo Quality Matte'. I tried it with the 'Normal' paper setting and the print came out awful. I am using an incredibly cheap Canon Pixma Dye based ink printer though. I've just ordered the A3 Epson WorkForce WF-7610DWF printer.. the same one you have

Oh yeah I also print at 300dpi. If i'm using an image such as of a photograph online, I enlarge it to 300dpi and do a few things like sharpening to make it look better. There's some cool photoshop blow-up plugins too that help you enlarge images without losing too much quality.