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    Anyone make their own Plastisol Transfers?

    Hi all,
    My screen print inks are water based so I can't make transfers.

    Is anyone on here making their own Plastisol Transfers or taken it further ans become a supplier of this type of transfer please?

    I am thinking of getting some Black plastisol, transfer paper and powder and having a go at making my own transfers.
    What I plan to do is make line drawing transfers that I can then colour fill with my airbrush to start and if that works make multi-colour transfers.

    I have no knowledge of plastisol but what I "think" I know is that is lays on top of say a t-shirt with a hard hand and has a plastic feel to it.
    Does anyone know if there is there a plastisol ink that has a soft hand to it please?
    regards, tony

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    No One ?..............
    regards, tony

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    As far as I know you can get a hand base softner that you mix in with plastisol ink to make it nicer.

    When I tried the transfers many moons ago while running a screen print company I am pretty sure that I needed different ink, and a lot of tins of different sorts of chemicals to make them, plus the application paper. So much so that it was simply not worth it.

    I wish you well though and i hope you do it.

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    Thanks S, I do intend to give it a go as an experiment.
    regards, tony

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    a very kind local industrial printer gave me a tour of his facility last week and showed me how they make platisol transfers. effectively print onto a release paper (greaseproof) and part cure.

    googling later revealed some interesting articles, there is a good one by scott fressner, and apparently its non to difficult. the trick is in the part curing, then you hot peel for a regular screenprint effect or cold peel for a raised/textured effect.

    plastisol you clean with turps apparently.

    hav'nt had a chance to try it yet but plan to.

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    what is this powder thingy? the one they treat each transfer?

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    its adhesive powder, just sprinkled on. but one of the posts i read said it was not necesary.

    here's a good article i read...

    http://t-biznetwork.com/articles/scr...eat-transfers/

    ...but watch this space. just got to get an order out thats taken all week and then i should be free to play.

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    now, just tell me what paper should i use and i am off to my garage :)

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    ok... here's a follow up in case its useful to anyone.

    i've been playing and the results are really good. i'm printing onto sainsburys baking paper, flash drying and voila a sticker to be heat pressed on.

    i'm still playing with times but it looks about 5 secs flash and 30secs to heat press.

    once i can get this dialed in i think its going to really open up what i can do. i'm finding that the plastisol ink gives a super clean print, really crisp. and not having to sweat about screens drying is a revelation. i literally just left ink on a screen overnight in my office and then carried on playing this morning.

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    Has anyone used these dry stencils?
    https://youtu.be/yMZukUid0_g

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