Do I need teflon sheets?

[Claretman]

So, can I get this right, you place a sheet of greaseproof paper on the teflon bottom plate, then the t shirt on top, followed by the transfer paper dye sub ink print then a further greaseproof sheet before pressing down the top plate for the heat transfer? Is that correct, as I dont want to burn my mum's house down at my first attempt at t shirt printing. Try explaining that one to the fire investigation officer lol.

Also, can I ask about temperatures, if using a dye sub suitable t shirt with an A4 size colour paper transfer, what temp should I use and for how long? The G3838 heat press I bought is okay but the manual is in pidgeon German so pretty hopeless and no explanation of temps etc. Or, will the transfer paper I buy have an instruction sheet and temp guidances?

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[Ian M]

Steve,

I just put the T-shirt onto the bottom plate silicon rubber & I just use Asda silicon grease proof paper on top of the transfer. This works fine for me as I don't do too many T-shirts at the moment.

I press at 190 degrees C for 50 seconds.

The temp & the time are a bit trial & error to begin with but one big tip is to write down your settings once you have them.

When I first started I bought a load of cheap microfibre dusters to practice on which worked fine.

Xpres used to have a chart on their website which you could download but, seems to have gone now.

Good luck.

Ian

[Claretman]

Hi Ian, many thanks for the tips! The more tips and advice I can get the better and I like the idea of practising on the microfibre dusters, saves a fortune on damaged t shirts. Cheers!

[Justin]

Xpres used to have a chart on their website which you could download but, seems to have gone now.

I should have a copy of this that I can upload, will sort out.

[Kaz]

Steve

If you get a dmamged tshirt, just keep it for practicing on, that's what I do

I've got a few tshirts upstairs, in differnet colours, that have subli/vinyl and transfer papers on