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Printing T shirts with the VP300
I am looking for a t-shirt press and want to use it printing transfers with the vp300. Does the versacamm produce good results or is a sublimation printer better. is there a heat press that is a better partner for the versacamm? and what media is best to print onto, and finally are there t shirts that are better to use with all of the above
Thanks
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depends what you want the finished product to feel like.
all the materials i have tried are about the equivelant of printing on to wrap type vinyl stuck on to a shirt, fine for small badges but not imo for big graphics.
having said that we have one customer that loves it. we use a image perfect one from spandex along with the clear heat proof transfer tape.
prints as well as normal vinyl but not as long lasting as a good quality flex material.
there is a protector film i have yet to try called smart pro from grafityp but only 250mm wide, designed to protect the ink in washes. -
quote Chris Wool:there is a protector film i have yet to try called smart pro from grafityp but only 250mm wide, designed to protect the ink in washes.Its great Chris – I used it on our work shirts. There’s a large red CSL logo on the rear and a small one on the breast pocket.
We first did them with the Xpres film and within a few washes the logo faded badly to a pinky colour. The smartpro protected ones on the evolution film is exactly as it was when initially pressed, nice and bright!
Andy
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thanks andy
do you cut the shape and apply after the graphics have been pressed or can you laminate then cut, as some of our shapes can be quite complex. -
The smart pro doesn’t need to be cut at all. You press the print for a few seconds, cut a piece of smart pro bigger than the whole graphic. Press again – the smart pro only bonds to the print and not the garment. Peel cold
Andy
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thanks again will give it a go
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