Vinyl textile pressing onto Nylon

[Alan Drury]

I have just printed some Ayres Rock CR 1012 jackets, these were marked as 100% Nylon I used Victory’s Easy Mark materials @ 170c for 16 seconds then repressed. I have a Euro leisure HF 4500 press which has a Teflon coating on the platten – jackets printed fine. That said not all nylon garments seem to print the same.
Alan D

[Janine Chrispin]

quote John Wilson:

I’ve just had someone drop jackets off to me for pressing but when I opened the box they are nylon

Anyone got any tips for pressing onto 100% nylon?

I don’t fancy burning them by accident lol…. not that I would 🙄

Xpres have nylo flex. Comes in a variety of colours and is pressed at 150 degrees C.

Janine

[John Wilson]

I’ve got to order some flex from Grafityp in the morning so I’ll try there Flex Extra

Hope it works ok lol

[John Wilson]

Silly question really here but I’m thinking that the nylon would melt rather easy

It’s nylon puma jackets……. what’s the best way to make sure they don’t burn ? greaseproof paper?

[Andy Picton]

Follow the instructions for your chosen film and you should be ok but do use greaseproof or silicone paper to protect the surface. Keep zips and buttons out of the way. Use pillows to make sure you don’t press what you don’t mean to.

Andy Picton

[John Wilson]

quote Andy Picton:

Use pillows to make sure you don’t press what you don’t mean to.

the material will be here tomorrow

What do you mean use pillows? 😕

[Andy Picton]

Pillows are pads or cushions of various shapes and sizes usually covered in teflon or similar. For example if you are using a 15×15 inch press and you want to press a pocket logo, using a pillow under the pocket will help avoid pressing buttons and collars. I make mine with offcuts of mousemat in layers if necessary. Works a treat.

Andy Picton

[John Wilson]

quote Andy Picton:

Pillows are pads or cushions of various shapes and sizes usually covered in teflon or similar. For example if you are using a 15×15 inch press and you want to press a pocket logo, using a pillow under the pocket will help avoid pressing buttons and collars. I make mine with offcuts of mousemat in layers if necessary. Works a treat.

Andy Picton

Great idea Andy…… something that I’ve never been told before

[John Singh]

sleep on it John

[John Wilson]

quote John Singh:

sleep on it John

Damm i was going to put in my post not to take the pi</b>ss but I didn’t think anyone would 😉

[Phill Fenton]

If you’re unsure I would simply supply the graphic complete with instructions for them to apply themselves. 😀

[John Wilson]

quote Phill:

If you’re unsure I would simply supply the graphic complete with instructions for them to apply themselves. 😀

I’m sure it will be fine, just wanted some tips since I had never touched nylon before and was just worried