transfer paper - the good and the bad?

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you guys don't use paper with your heatpress? Can someone help me out here? Is all paper made the same? Take the same amount of heat? Or peel easy?

Not sure, but I would think that they are not all the same.

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It often takes more than ten hours to get a response to a question, especially on a weekend, and especially when your question has already been discussed on the forums.

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What kind of heat transfers are you dealing with? Plastisol based? InkJet? LaserJet?

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inkjet. If I was to use plastisol, it would be what the shop that did the transfer used, correct? Would they tell me what type of paper they use?

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Plastisol transfers are on a release paper. This has nothing to do with heat transfer paper you are doing with your printer.
1. Plastisol Transfers. Done by out side company with your design. You press on to shirt. No trimming. No mess
2. Hot peel transfers. You buy paper (I use Iron All, Mira Cool and there are others) You make design on your computer. You print on transfer paper you trim design to go on shirt. You press only on lights and whites.
3. Opaque transfers. Usually used for dark shirts as the color of the shirt does not come through. Great if your doing a picture. bad if your doing words.You buy paper (I use blue grid)and there are others You make design on your computer. You print on transfer paper you trim around design to go on shirt. You press only on darks or lights. Hope this gives you an Idea. I am sure my buddies here will add to this. Lou

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Thanks Lou. I will be using an inkjet printer, epson c88. I also plan to start out with white tees only. Then later on down the line do colored tees.

The best inkjet paper I have used is the MagicJet from www.personalizedsupplies.com . I have done over 12,500 transfers with it with no problems.
God Bless You
Don

Don said:

The best inkjet paper I have used is the MagicJet from www.personalizedsupplies.com . I have done over 12,500 transfers with it with no problems.
God Bless You
Don

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Thanks Don. And same to you.

Are they a good company to deal with? How long have you been with them?

I have been buying my inks and paper from them, Cindy, for about 5 years.
God Bless You
Don

Has anyone heard of these folks?

http://www.newmilfordphoto.com/index.html

If so, tell me about them.

How do you store the paper? Does it go bad?

yes of course. The are a big supplier of Iron all. I have been using them for 6 months. Iron All and Miracool are the same paper. They both have problems as the paper curls. It causes problems in printing if you do not bend the curls out of the paper before printing. Never place a bunch of this transfer and expect it to print as you would regular paper. Why do I use it. The quality of the print on the shirt after pressing. There is no better feel. Soft hand, Stretches with wear, no cracking, iron over design without burning, washes great. Lou

Buechee said:

How do you store the paper? Does it go bad?

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in a cool humidity controlled place inside the plastic bags (zip lock) it comes in - this is Transjett I or magicjet from personalizedsupplies - haven't used anything else in 3+ years of doing them

i have been buying all of my inks and paper from cindy at personalizedsupplies.com for over a year, i would highly recommend

Hi, I just started to use Mira Cool. I was using Iron=All before. Being in Canada with the money exchange i save on Mira Cool. The two paper are similar and different at the same time.I had the best service with Cindy.
She knows Heat Transfer more than anyone. that is only my opinion.