Vinyl on hoodies

[Dave271069]

A few weeks back I put vinyl onto a hoodie. It was text written across the back. Today I saw it and half the letters are missing. How long should vinyl be lasting on clothes? Do you tell customers how to wash clothing? Would you redo the vinyl as a good will gesture? Most of all does it mean my vinyl I'm buying is rubbish? I've been using MDP flex and hot flex , where do you guys buy your best vinyl? Or at the end of the day is it just the way the customer washes the clothing .

lots of question sorry
Dave

[hidehi]

I'd be interested in this too as I'm about to start an order of hoodies & vinyl. I use the same brand of hotflex too. Now you've got me worried...

[Renniwano]

I use MDP flex and don't have those issues hun..

I have used MDP flex onto chef whites as a test and it's lasted wash after wash for over a year..

I do make sure my customers know that I recommend specific washing instructions to prolong the life of the vinyl.. but even so should definitely be lasting longer than a couple of weeks if washed correctly.

Has the customer come back to you regarding the vinyl ? or just that you have seen it ?

[accdave]

I'm sure like many people on here I've gone through 1,000's of meteres of MDP stuff so I think that can be discounted. It's either the way it's applied or the way it's washed. On the rare occasion a customer has mentioned to us about peeling we have usually found out they use a particular conditioner that seems to be more harsh than the others, no brand names but if you tear all your hair out doing this job you'll end up the same

[hidehi]

Phew, that's good to hear as I have to start pressing tomorrow!

[quasar]

Check whether they are using a dryer, as they can cause problem if very hot.
I have a hoodie I printed along time ago and it has been washed and air dried dozens of times and is fine, it's MDP flex

[Dave271069]

I've been using MDP for the last few months and this post is defiantly not against them or the vinyl, they have been the most helpful suppliers I've ever come across and will continue using them.
The hoodie was a YP in the school I work in, his mum has been washing it every few days, I noticed today that the letters were peeling so told him to peel the rest off next week and I will re do it. The hoodie is AWDIs . The one thing I think I was doing wrong at the start was putting the vinyl on clothing pressing for 15 sec, and peeling off and that was it, am I led to believe I should repress with the backing off the vinyl for a few mor seconds after the initial press?

[accdave]

I've been using MDP for the last few months and this post is defiantly not against them or the vinyl, they have been the most helpful suppliers I've ever come across and will continue using them.
The hoodie was a YP in the school I work in, his mum has been washing it every few days, I noticed today that the letters were peeling so told him to peel the rest off next week and I will re do it. The hoodie is AWDIs . The one thing I think I was doing wrong at the start was putting the vinyl on clothing pressing for 15 sec, and peeling off and that was it, am I led to believe I should repress with the backing off the vinyl for a few mor seconds after the initial press?

I always re-press for a few more seconds.

[Renniwano]

I agree.. definitely re-press as when you remove the backing it will always lift the edges slightly away from the fibres

[viccar]

Are they realy thick with thick pockets, sometimes when you press these you need to make sure the pockets and neck are outside the press area or using a teflon cushion or something to lift the pressing area up a little.