[Deborah3]

Hey, I'm trying to learn how to apply dark transfers on black t-shirts. What is the correct temperature (350-375 degrees) and for how long 12 seconds?

Thank you for your help.

 

[Girlzndollz]

I use Ironall Dark and that is 375* for 6 seconds. If you press too long, the transfer becomes see through.

A great tip, if you mess up a dark transfer, place a plain white piece of paper on the transfer, and heat it up, the paper peels the transfer off the shirt. Nifty trick I just learned, that I thought I'd share with ya! Good luck to you. (PS: If you haven't picked up these tips yet, don't forget to pre-press, press, peel, stretch and re-press with teflon or parchment.)

 

[Girlzndollz]

:welcome:

 

[tdprout]

peel, stretch and re-press with teflon or parchment.)

Is this a preventive measure for future cracking?

 

[Deborah3]

Hey, I'm trying to learn how to apply dark transfers on black t-shirts. What is the correct temperature (350-375 degrees) and for how long 12 seconds?

Thank you for your help.

Kelly, thank you very much

 

[Deborah3]

I use Ironall Dark and that is 375* for 6 seconds. If you press too long, the transfer becomes see through.

A great tip, if you mess up a dark transfer, place a plain white piece of paper on the transfer, and heat it up, the paper peels the transfer off the shirt. Nifty trick I just learned, that I thought I'd share with ya! Good luck to you. (PS: If you haven't picked up these tips yet, don't forget to pre-press, press, peel, stretch and re-press with teflon or parchment.)

I'm sorry,I meant to ask earlier, what is Ironall Dark ? We are using ink jet transfer paper.

 

[kpk703]

I use Ironall Dark and that is 375* for 6 seconds. If you press too long, the transfer becomes see through.

A great tip, if you mess up a dark transfer, place a plain white piece of paper on the transfer, and heat it up, the paper peels the transfer off the shirt. Nifty trick I just learned, that I thought I'd share with ya! Good luck to you. (PS: If you haven't picked up these tips yet, don't forget to pre-press, press, peel, stretch and re-press with teflon or parchment.)

That may be the best tip I've come across! Since I screw up a dark transfer rarely (LOL) I'll give that a try. THANKS!

 

[badalou]

I'm sorry,I meant to ask earlier, what is Ironall Dark ? We are using ink jet transfer paper.

Ink jet is a type.. Iron all is a brand. as well as Everlast For darks (sames as iron All , different name)which I use.

 

[Girlzndollz]

Is this a preventive measure for future cracking?

Yes, when you give the shirt a gentle stretch and open the weave while the transfer is still hot, and then re-press it again, it seems to set the transfer in really nicely to the fabric. For light papers especially, it seems to prevent cracking issues. But I do this for darks and lights and have had no cracking issues.

I've washed one particular test shirt 12 times in warm water, using bleach half the time, and dried on a high heat dryer, sounds like the kiss of death, right? No problems at all. I have the shirt posted on the forum in a thread. I really believe in the stretch and re-press. Good luck to you.

 

[Girlzndollz]

I'm sorry,I meant to ask earlier, what is Ironall Dark ? We are using ink jet transfer paper.

Ironall Dark is the name of another inkjet heat transfer paper. I'm sorry, I just call it by the name. What kind of paper do you use?