what is the best t-shirt material using Eco Max inks?

[Neil Herbert]

Hi Martin

We have used both Graphy and Victory both have been ok no complaints.

Neil

[John Wilson]

Used both those myself

Best to leave them at least 24 hours before pressing…. seems to make a slight difference in the resistance of the print

[Martin Oxenham]

Thanks Guys I’ll try it.

[Riku Suominen]

i have used Chemica Easyprint for 2.5 years. 10-20% of prints are used 1-2h after printing if i’m in hurry, usually everything works out like it should be, if the colours are very dark, final result can sometimes be a bit lighter when used too soon.
easyprint is 160mic and 130-150c / 15-20sec.

[peely]

Can any of these vinyls be ironed over ?

[Riku Suominen]

No. No no no. The shirt must be turned inside out.
You can just imagine what happens when you stick 150-200c iron to vinyl 😀

[peely]

quote Riku Suominen:

No. No no no. The shirt must be turned inside out.
You can just imagine what happens when you stick 150-200c iron to vinyl 😀

Well this is what concerned me ! 😕

We have used T-shirt vinyl from Xpres, with great results, which can be ironed over no problem.

We are now looking for a more elaborate design for the shirts.

We where demonstrated a Versacamm which gave impressive print results onto the vinyl, although when applied to the shirt, the design could still be felt as though it was a sticker attatched to the shirt.
We where told that there was a matt vinyl which would probably give a better feel ?
But neither could be ironed over, which we felt, after speaking to several customers would be a disadvantage ?

Our only other option is a DTG printer, but we are just trying to talk ourselves round to £8 – 10k ??!! 😮

[Chris Wool]

quote :

the design could still be felt as though it was a sticker attatched to the shirt.

i have tried all if not most and thats the level of it no better than sticking a sticker on, it does have limited uses and the clear mat is the better but a poor second place to other methods imo.

so i am giving dye sub a go

chris

[peely]

quote Chris Wool:

quote :

the design could still be felt as though it was a sticker attatched to the shirt.

i have tried all if not most and thats the level of it no better than sticking a sticker on, it does have limited uses and the clear mat is the better but a poor second place to other methods imo.

so i am giving dye sub a go

chris

We too looked at Sub, but was told that for mouse mats, mugs, etc it was good, but for shirts, wasn’t the best, and also being tied to the Poly mix material, decided to try and find another route ?

But, ……………………..which one other than DTG ???

[Gordon Forbes]

DTG is supposed to be a nightmare with printers clogging up if not used all the time as far as I can make out and many don’t deliver what they promise. Have a look at the DTG printing forums and you will see what I mean a lot of unhappy peeps by the look of it

[peely]

quote Gordon Forbes:

DTG is supposed to be a nightmare with printers clogging up if not used all the time as far as I can make out and many don’t deliver what they promise. Have a look at the DTG printing forums and you will see what I mean a lot of unhappy peeps by the look of it

Yeah, I have been reading a lot on t-shirtforums and must admit a lot seem to be unhappy, especially if they are not being used regularly, and especially with the white ink.
The only one that seems to get a good report is the Brother one, which doesn’t print white, unless you go for the new model.
But at over £12k you’d expect it to work faultless.
Maybe Roland should bring one out and show them all how its done ! 😀