I have Microtec Heat Press Swing Away - came with no manual, so been looking everything up online and managed to get going and work out how to do the settings.
Using 85% polyester and 15% cotton t-shirts.
Inktec Sublinova Smart Dye in printer.
Inkexperts subli paper.
Tried recommendation of 180c and 90 seconds (t-shirt suppliers suggestion) nothing, no ink transfer - tried it twice, not so much as a smudge.
Looked around online and ended up trying 225c for 50 seconds. Well it worked...lol apart from where the subli paper was, was white, it went a pale brown everywhere else the heat press had touched and even gave the outline of the heat tape!
Clearly burnt it.
Had another look online for answers and again tried 180c for 90 seconds - worked but... stupid me didn't use protective paper the first time so it got a smudge of ink where it shouldn't be from the heat press.
(I will know next time now...) I right away pressed a bit of scrap material under it, twice that's hopefully got it off.
Now, I had read about cutting a slither off all the way around your design to ensure no ink was on the edge of the paper which I did but...it's not ink, but I can deff see a line all the way around where my design/subli paper was on the t-shirt while being pressed. I can basically see the subli paper outline by two different whites
The questions I have are:
Does anyone think the heat press didn't heat up on first try maybe because it was new and first time turned on, as the same setting worked 15 mins later? Or????
Why have I got a faint colour difference between the paper covered design area and the rest which almost look like an outline of the paper? Was it a slight scorch, should I try taking the t-shirt out after 80 seconds not 90 or could I have done something else wrong?
Thanks