[GHOSTTERM]

hi guys,

i did a little experiment the other day. my Dad has a brother inkjet printer and I went out to one of my local arts and crafts stores and bought some transfer paper and it's called "Jolee's Easy Image". I know I got the right paper because this kind of paper is used on t shirts and pillows, it shows that on the front of the package I bought. I printed a picture on to the paper the other day and I got a nice cotton t shirt and I laid it neatly in the heat press and put the transfer paper face down on the shirt. The instructions for the heat press said to set the temperature at 180 degrees and set the timer for 30 seconds. well, I did that and when I lifted it up and pilled the paper off, it came out horrible. it's like it came out terribly faded and you could hardly see it. i tried a 2nd time, and the machine didn't quite get up to 180, so we tried that and it didn't even heat press it on to the shirt the 2nd time. i'm trying to figure out if it's the paper i have or something else. i know when you use a printer, they will eventually fade after quite a few washes but it couldn't be when you first heat press it on to the shirt.

i need help

 

[splathead]

From the link you provided in the other thread, this paper gets terrible reviews. It's a hobbyist solution. It's made to be ironed, not heat pressed. Did you try that?

Also, 180 degrees sounds too cool. Most papers press at 300+ degrees.

Try some professional paper, like Jet Pro Soft Stretch. You may have to order it online. You won't find it at Michaels.

 

[GHOSTTERM]

thanks for the tip. 180 to me sounded to cool as well but the strangest thing is my heat press machine recommends it at 180 and don't go over 220. The model # is HT-E15. I'll try and see if I can get it at 300. I didn't try to iron it, I thought that heat pressing it would be almost the same thing, that's why I bought it because that was the closest thing michael's had and the reason why I went there is because I didn't want to wait online to get the shipment which would take probably a week to get here but now I'm starting to have a change of heart.

 

[GHOSTTERM]

when i said 180 that was 180C which = to 356F, i just caught that, this machine came from china they use the C over there apparently. apparently it's the paper that i'm using and that's what i was thinking

 

[skdave]

Does Jet Pro Soft Stretch com on rolls and can it be used on a Roland Printer?

 

[ctcstreetwear]

I don't know about the roland printer but I've definately seen JPSS paper selling in a 13" x 100 roll. I'm guessing it would work on any printer that fits a 13" wide roll.