JessXEmoji 46 Posted December 9, 2014 well there is your problem - chinese knock offs - next time order Gildan lol thats what i meant to type. im tired. always. Just threw another batch in the dryer for 15 mins on high heat and it shrunk them also. Looks like this is the way i'm going to go from now on. soon as I get some in they are going in the dryer. rather shrink them myself before pressing than have anymore issues. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted December 9, 2014 you did pre press them before applying the eazyweed to remove moisture right? seams like any shrinkage would have happened then too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JessXEmoji 46 Posted December 9, 2014 you did pre press them before applying the eazyweed to remove moisture right? seams like any shrinkage would have happened then too yeah i been doing that from day one. I actually tested that also. I pressed for 10 seconds and compared the size to a un pressed shirt and nothing changed in terms of size. But drying them is shrinking them a 1/2 inch or so which may solve the problem. like i said lettered tees are ok but tees where the vinyl graphics is bigger than 4x4" you can tell some shrinkage is going on. My wife said they look fine to her and that im being too picky.lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skarekrow 1,842 Posted December 9, 2014 I avoid creating HTV-bound graphics with large areas of vinyl coverage. Makes for a plastic feeling garment. So no other pics? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JessXEmoji 46 Posted December 9, 2014 No ive taken no other pics of the wrinkles. The first pic i posted was from a customer. i sent them a new shirt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted December 9, 2014 jay there is an adjustment under the black cover for that - had to do it on my latest one! small potentiometer - you can make it dead on Until I get a better IR gun I might just make it worse. Only reason I found out is after I scorched a dye sub shirt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lablover 218 Posted December 9, 2014 So if one has shirts that are not pre-shrunk, is it a good idea to wash then dry them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted December 9, 2014 I hate working with washed shirts personally. They get out of sorts and I spend more time trying to get them to lay straight than I do pressing them. There is definitely a shrink factor especially on 100% cotton but some of it happens during the press cycle no matter what you do. You will notice that if you are doing two color pieces if you don't get the second color on there pretty quick the shirts will contract a bit and it can be more complicated to line up sensitive graphics. I have a client who has split lettering in part of his name with the top half being colored different than the bottom. I don't think there is a one perfect solution to the heat issue. I have only rarely had it be a problem and never one that I have had anyone come back wanting their shirt re-built. I offer full warranty and have occasionally gotten something on crooked and somehow missed it and had to re-build a few of those. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JessXEmoji 46 Posted December 10, 2014 Lablover I dont wash the shirts. Ive just dry them on high for 8-12 minutes shrinks my shirts the same amount as washing and drying them 3 times. So i see no reason to fully wash and dry. Test some yourself and youll see the shrinkage compared to a new one. Plus by not washing them they still lay pretty straight like they came. Now when customers wash them it will shrink little to none and the vinyl should look good. Im going to test this tonight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JessXEmoji 46 Posted December 10, 2014 Also lablover. Pre shrunk shirts do shrink. Ive tested and confirmed it. Not sure why they call them pre shrunk unless its a sales trick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraphxNMore 282 Posted December 10, 2014 Also lablover. Pre shrunk shirts do shrink. Ive tested and confirmed it. Not sure why they call them pre shrunk unless its a sales trick. Might be because a typical clothes dryer doesn't get hot enough to cause further shrinking as a heat press does. My guess anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JessXEmoji 46 Posted December 10, 2014 Your backwards. My dryer shinks them. Heat press does not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites