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« on: November 12, 2009, 11:34:16 AM »

We do both Vinyl and transfer on tshirts. We are told 302 degrees for 15 secs and the vinyl and 350-360 for 30 sec for transfers on opaque and standard tansfer for light colored shirts.

Problem one: vinyl is peeling
problem two: opaque transfer is cracking the transfers for white/light shirts no problem yet.

what do you suggest and what can I do different so this doesn't happen?

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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2009, 12:10:56 PM »

Check your upper platen with an infared thermometer to make sure you're getting even temps throughout the platen.  What brand of press is it?
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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2009, 12:42:16 PM »

We have a brand new Hotronix pro
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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2009, 03:47:56 PM »

I've only had 2 issues with vinyl peeling...
1st was very, very thin lettering - and I peeled it hot... when I let it cool first, it was fine; and
2nd was because I put the vinyl on a ribbed tank (not noticeably ribbed - it was only a 1x1) -- but when my daughter put it on for the 100th time, the thin lettering parts have begun to peel
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