What do I need to press my own t-shirts?
What do I need to press my own t-shirts? A heat press works just like it sounds. You take a blank shirt and place a transfer down onto the shirt. Close the heat press and it is “pressed” onto the shirt with heat and pressure, so that the ink, adhesive, or vinyl actually melts a little into the fabric of the shirt.
How long do you heat press a t-shirt?
Close the heat press onto the t-shirt. Use medium pressure. Set the temperature to 340-345° Leave for 90 seconds on dark t-shirts, 45 seconds on lights (using the Triton Heat Press, Hotronix machine, or George Knight)
What temperature do you heat press a shirt?
This popular fabric is commonly used for shirts and is an excellent option for heat transfer vinyl. HTV requires higher temperatures and more pressure when printing on cotton. A good rule of thumb is to use 380 degrees Fahrenheit for upwards of 15 minutes.
Whats better DTG or heat press?
Heat Print Technology Offers More On-Demand Versatility
While one of DTG printing’s main strengths over screen printing is its ease to print on-demand, heat printing is even better at it. Consider the time and cost of firing up a DTG pre-treatment machine and printer for just 1 or 2 shirts.
