ptholt
23-05-2012, 11:33 PM
Hi Folks,
have been vinyl printing garments for over 6 months and its been fine, never had any problems.
After recently getting my sub kit sorted and buying a job lot of Xpres sub T-shirts via a closing down shop on the bay, i decided to try my first sub t-shirt this evening.
Printed a colour photo through my ricoh to trupix a4. using Xpres recommended 200deg c for 30 seconds.
To start with i tried the same pressure as i use for vinyl printing on my adkins, with a sheet of tesco A4 copy paper paper on top of the trupix. First result was a little yellowed around the A4 area which looks like burn.
Second attempt we took the pressure right off till the know was almost falling off the top, tried some grease proof paper in place of the a4 and it was ok.
Tried a second shirt on the same settings but was unable to put the press right down, like it was so loose it had moved, was a little confused at this point, so tightened it back up, then wound it out again.
after a couple of other attempts to different places on the shirt i have managed to avoid yellowing, the press lines from around the transfer paper was present on all of them (which from what im reading will not wash out).
What's the best way of getting nailed on results, im feeling a little hit and miss atm.
have been vinyl printing garments for over 6 months and its been fine, never had any problems.
After recently getting my sub kit sorted and buying a job lot of Xpres sub T-shirts via a closing down shop on the bay, i decided to try my first sub t-shirt this evening.
Printed a colour photo through my ricoh to trupix a4. using Xpres recommended 200deg c for 30 seconds.
To start with i tried the same pressure as i use for vinyl printing on my adkins, with a sheet of tesco A4 copy paper paper on top of the trupix. First result was a little yellowed around the A4 area which looks like burn.
Second attempt we took the pressure right off till the know was almost falling off the top, tried some grease proof paper in place of the a4 and it was ok.
Tried a second shirt on the same settings but was unable to put the press right down, like it was so loose it had moved, was a little confused at this point, so tightened it back up, then wound it out again.
after a couple of other attempts to different places on the shirt i have managed to avoid yellowing, the press lines from around the transfer paper was present on all of them (which from what im reading will not wash out).
What's the best way of getting nailed on results, im feeling a little hit and miss atm.