t-shirt printing on a versacamm

[Chris Wool]

Simon what material are you calling stunning as i have not yet found it.
all just feels like a sticker stuck on.
Best i found for small stuff is a target clear. washes well

chris

[Simon.James]

hi Chris

yes it does look like a sticker.

do you think i should be looking at dye sub! for white shirts, about £500 for a decent set up again i do not not how it will wash or wear.

but to keep the price down i think the blank t shirts are twice the price for dye sub – polyester coating??? correct me if i am wrong.

do you or have you ever sold shirts off a solvent machine?

[Deleted User]

Simon

Print and leave to dry 24 hours before pressing onto shirts, I am just about to start out printing t’shirts via my versacamm also and this advice was given to me by an expert.

I have been told the material grafityp sell is good.

You could also consider printing off small labels that you could stick onto the shirts stating Max 40c wash, wash inside out etc.

[Chris Wool]

using the clear stuff on a white shirt i show people a demo shirt with about a A4 print and a first look they like it till they feel it.

done several with small 20 – 50 mm logos and they are fine. and handles stretch well.
as yet i have not bothered with dye sub shirts as i don’t want to stock them.

as far as competing on ebay that’s your choice

😉

chris

[Gordon Galloway]

Sublimation shirts do cost more, but the quality of the print is a lot better(no sticker on the front feel) Having said that, I’ve yet to find one that I like the cut of.

[Kevin Flowers]

Hi all
just about to try the EZ Trans materials, they do several items incloding the equivalent of the wow paper
http://www.eztrans.co.uk/distribuotrs.html

Kev

[Chris Wool]

thanks Kev one i haven’t tried yet and as they are at exeter i will give a try

chris

[Kevin Flowers]

Chris
they will send samples of all the papers, in fact they where very generous with what they sent

Kev

[Chris Wool]

ye but is it any good 😮

might like to try the laser one as it says no residue ?

chris

[John Cooper]

We did some EZtrans printed shirts this weekend.

The colours came out very well as did the detail. So far, impressed.

My concerns are:

1. 190deg for 30 secs is quite a long time on a white shirt! There was a very slight hint of scorching but this was being hyper-critical

2. Where there’s no image (in other words, white space), it feels a little tacky which soon dries away but, still has a starchy feel to it. This is something I’ve noticed with papers from TMT (The Magic Touch) and if washed with coloured items, if the coloured item run, this tacky/starchy area might pick it up – it did with TTC 3.1.

3. The washing instructions say – wash cold. I don’t think customers will remember this.

Here’s one I did earlier using EZtrans 101, embroidery & one rhinestone crystal:

Close up

And one I plan doing later 🙂 (I must edit that eye – it’s rather meaningful)

[Paul S Martin]

Hi John

Thats the speed camera’s 😀 Great Job M8

Paul

[Kevin Flowers]

John
do you use a Teflon sheet when pressing, i find this helps with stopping the scorching

Kev

[John Cooper]

Hi Kev,

yes, we used a teflon sheet and put some greasproof paper inside the shirt just in case the ink went through.

The paper is very easy to use and we were impressed with the initial result. My reservations might be proved wrong BUT, I have read horror stories on other forums regarding the shirt type & ink used.

I believe this paper is also knows as JPPS – I might be wrong!

Thought you would have got it Paul!! Sorry, not a speed camera 🙄

[Paul S Martin]

"Doh" 😛

[Simon.James]

hi Chris

I have tried the 2 laser papers for both Dark and light, although sort of works on both t-shirts and mugs laser toner is probably the worst ink (toner) for this type of application, it is effected quickly by both light and by heat.

it would be great for a quick stag night or a very cheap customer freebie, but they would not last 5 minutes.

cheap to produce though

cheers

Simon