![]() This will protect your garment from any accidental marks that may occur from something on the plate base (bit of vinyl / ink etc) from a previous application that could mark your garment.Ĭover-sheets over your design when pressing – As HTV comes on it’s own carrier sheet, which is left in place until the pressing process has been completed, the carrier sheet can act as your cover-sheet as nothing is exposed in your design that would then stick to your iron base, so additional cover is not necessarily required unless layering (read below). ![]() A cover sheet needs to be larger than the surface area of the item / garment you are preheating and cover the entire Iron area. It is important to use a cover-sheet when preheating – always use one during preheating of light coloured garments it is optional when preheating darker garments. It may be possible to remove some coatings by using some rubbing alcohol onto the area that you want to apply the design and leave this to completely dry. It does not allow the vinyl to stick onto the fibres of the fabrics. Waterproof clothing – A waterproof or fire retardant coating can be an issue when trying to apply HTV to it. Incorrectly peeled vinyl once pressed can ruin your design and cause the HTV to fail and likely come off in the laundry. Be sure to check the Application guide for the vinyl you are using. The ‘Peeling process’ once pressed there are 3 cooling conditions, cool, warm or hot peel. By doing this, the heated surface of your iron will make contact with the HTV decal first instead of the seams and will be able to apply the firm pressure much better. Use these and place directly underneath the area as padding where your HTV design is, thus raising the vinyl decal a few mm’s higher than the seams are. To overcome this problem you can either purchase or make your own Teflon pressing pillows, use some squares of felt, pieces of firm dense foam or cut down some tea-towels into assorted sizes (with seams cut off). This commonly occurs on babies and small children’s clothing. neckline, arm and side seams, bag seams, buttons, zippers, collars, bag handles etc, these are all sitting slightly higher than your HTV decal and will prevent the heated part of your iron from making it’s first point of contact with the vinyl. ![]() ![]() If you do not have a firm flat surface you will not achieve the ideal pressing conditions. What prevents a good pressure being applied? Good surfaces to use will be a solid table, kitchen worktop or a hard floor. If you are on a table for instance, the pressure being applied will be like you are trying to push your iron through the table itself and come out the other side!). Your hands are likely to shake from the pressure needed.ĭo not use an ironing board if pressing with an iron, this is just not a firm/strong enough surface to be able to apply the pressure and may result in the ironing board collapsing (this demonstrates the pressure you should be applying). You need to be pushing down super hard, on a firm flat surface, with both hands and combined with the top half of your body weight, to imitate the same pressure that would be achieved with a regular heavy duty heat press. The pressure is only regulated by how much pressure you manually apply using the above items during the application process. Pressure – This issue is encountered more when using an iron. Do not press onto Granite or stone surfaces as these will absorb the heat from your iron. If you are using a domestic iron – most settings will be around the cotton setting (not quite the highest setting depending upon your iron) and have your steam function turned off. Please check our application guides on the website, to ensure you are pressing at the recommended temperature for the vinyl you are using. Temperature – There is no temperature setting that suits all vinyl. If all the conditions required are correctly met, you would only need to press once, extra repressing for a 2 nd / 3 rd time and or from Front and Back should NOT be required and doing this will cause issues with your HTV adhering and causing it to fail. Time – If your pressing time is too long or too short it will cause HTV to peel away from your garment. So how do I use my iron? Time, temperature and pressure are all extremely important factors when applying HTV, so do check all of these factors are correct for each vinyl you use. The short answer is YES but please refer to the iron on timings on the application guides found here for each individual Vinyl. Our most common enquiry is ‘Can I use my Iron on HTV?’ Hopefully this article will answer that question for you. Using a domestic iron with Heat Transfer VinylĪll of our HTV (Heat Transfer Vinyl) ranges are iron-on friendly, including our Transfer Doodles and Pre weeded transfers too.
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