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Best Vinyl to use for Polypropylene Bags

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I'm needing to cut and press 50 polypropylene bags and not sure which vinyl I need to use.  

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Never done these bags, but polypropylene is going to melt around 330 F.   This stuff has a low press temp compared to others, but have never tried it.  Limited colors.  https://www.cutterpros.com/specialty-materials-polybag-flex-for-polypropylene-bags

I have a bit of brand loyalty gong on with Siser.  On one of there forums they state this:

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Kim Mason December 22, 2017 at 11:31 am    - Reply
I have polypropylene grocery bags to put a design on. Can I use easyweed on them?


Lily December 26, 2017 at 10:36 am    - Reply
Hi Kim! Absolutely, you can apply HTV to polypropylene. You will need to use a low temperature of 270°-280°F to prevent carrier lines and melting.

 

http://www.siserna.com/heat-apply-htv-heat-sensitive-material/

Maybe someone else has actually done this.

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On 1/9/2019 at 5:03 AM, dcbevins said:

Never done these bags, but polypropylene is going to melt around 330 F.   This stuff has a low press temp compared to others, but have never tried it.  Limited colors.  https://www.cutterpros.com/specialty-materials-polybag-flex-for-polypropylene-bags

I have a bit of brand loyalty gong on with Siser.  On one of there forums they state this:

http://www.siserna.com/heat-apply-htv-heat-sensitive-material/

Maybe someone else has actually done this.

Thank you!  You solved my problem.  I went to http://www.siserna.com/heat-apply-htv-heat-sensitive-material/ and found the answer in the comments.  She said that the Siser Easy Weed would work.  So I did a test on one of the bags and it worked great!  I did 12 seconds at 270 and it didn't stick so I raised it to 280 for 12 seconds and it worked great!  

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