Heat Pressing Jersey material... question

[graphix28]

I am new to the whole world of heat pressing and having a heck of a time with press jerseys. I double up and use a 6mil white printable material and you can still see through.. Anyone have any tips for me?

Thanks for any help

nineonenine

 

[TresL]

Dye migration.
Check out imprintables Sub Stop

http://www.imprintables.com/index.c...action=dspItem&itemID=1208&catID=9&subCatID=0

 

[Mike_Koval]

2nd what tresl said...

what type of fabric is it? What material are you using for pressing?

 

[graphix28]

I am trying to press on nylon.. using easy print 6mil. Thanks! I will check that out. Still very new to the whole heat pressing. I mainly do mx and atv vinyl decals but have a lot of guys asking for jersey lettering, so I thought I would give it a try.

 

[graphix28]

can you print on the sub stop material? Or would you have to cut this and press,, then print on another material and press on top?

 

[graphix28]

I'm sorry, it's not nylon.. it is polyester

 

[Mike_Koval]

yeah i'm going to say definitely dye migration...a very common problem with polyester.

Sub block is a print cut material to block dye migration.

 

[graphix28]

ok thank you,, have you heard of suit print sir? suppose to be a printable sub block

 

[Jace161]

Hey Kip, this is Jace if you can't tell from the username

Try Sub block, it doesn't allow dye migration, my guy in OH uses it for all the Jerseys we press, its a little expensive I do believe...

 

[screener24242]

press is too hot, turn the temp and pressure down.

 

[vinylbarry]

Heat and time has nothing to due with that, its the dye and it well happen unless you use the meterial listed above.

 

[Jace161]

If you heat it at the same temp but less time the dye won't migrate but the transfer won't stay on too long either.

Just something to add, I did someones jersey with a standard iron you use for your clothes and the dye migration was HORRIBLE, I did it at a lower temp for longer time, so there is some truth to that?