Janie Marconi

Hello All, So I made new nameplates and numbers on polyester fabric and attached to the mascot jersey. Got a call saying that there was a problem again. This time only 1 of the 3 plates was peeling.I used a home iron to put back into place as a temporary fix. Ran out and purchased an infrared thermometer. Found that my displayed temperature was about 15 degrees lower than actual temp. So has anyone ever experienced over cooking the vinyl? My guess is that the first one got overheated. Then as I continued to work the temp went down during the process of making several pieces.

Thanks again everyone, I had decided also, the white fabric that I used as a mount, was probably to blame for the failure. It definitely was outdoor fabric, so probably scotch guarded. Good to learn about nylon fabric not adhering early in the game before I have another crisis I will check back after remaking to let you know how I make out.

Thanks for the replies. I have a no name heat press that I ordered on ebay & it came from China?? I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived that it was sturdy. I have been happy with its performance on t-shirts. Digital temp. readout but manual pressure knob. I will look into an IR thermometer. I admit that I am not sure of the fabric content. It was a piece of outdoor fabric left from another project, should be 100% polyester. I did prewash and dry for shrinkage first before using. I build mascot characters and I'm using the vinyl letters as a logo, nameplate, and numbers on a jersey so I wanted a white layer between the jersey and vinyl. As I stated above it was 2 layers. I pressed the first layer down for a few seconds to hold in place and then added the second layer and pressed for 15 seconds. Is that enough time to go through two layers? Also, can you overheat vinyl? I just don't know.....

New User and first time posting. I purchased a small cutter and Siser easy weed vinyl. I made a 2 color logo design and heat pressed onto fabric, the fabric was then stitched onto a mascot costume. I did a full yellow under and outlining the navy blue letters. Heat press at 315 degrees for 15 seconds. We are only 6 weeks into the season and my vinyl letters are peeling off. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.