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Cover Sheets for clothing.
Hello guys.
Soon I'll be buying a Stahls Hotronix MAXX Heat
Presses, which I have noticed that it says it has a 'Teflon Coated Heat Platen'
But does this mean that I do not need to use a
cover sheet?
I would like the best finish possible on my
garments, so if it is recommended that I use a cover sheet, what cover sheet
should I use? the ones I can buy are:
Silicone Cover Sheet.
Teflon Cover Sheet
Grip Flex Pad (with Nylon materials to bed the
vinyl into the weave of the fabric.)
Helpp!!
Thank you.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Butch on -
Buy a pad protector cover and a couple of silicone sheets. The pad protector does just what it says. Always use a silicone sheet between the heat source and the garment . It protects the machine by not allowing anything to stick to the heat platen and protects the garment from anything transferring from the machine.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Lee on
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Butch, do you mean one of these? http://www.targettransfers.com/d/AC01/Quick-Slip-Protector
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Permalink Reply by Roland R. Irish III on -
I have several different sizes of teflon 'cover sheets' I use when doing any heatpressing, today it's a tablecover...but for lightweight SHIRTS I also have a teflon cased 'pad' (it's old-don't know where to get one now) that I slide INSIDE the shirts. I found years ago that trying to press the back of a teeshirt OR sublimated soccer (basketball, baseball) shirt-the heat would distort the other side-sublimated ink would go right through the 100% poly team shirts, white ink on colored shirts would get a dye migration from the shirt...so I always use that 'inside' pillow/pad. You probably could get away with just a teflon sheet inside the shirt to prevent those crazy wild soccer shirt colors from transferring-but if someone has that 'pad', grab one!
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Lee on
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Roland I think you mean one of theses? http://www.targettransfers.com/d/AC02/Teflon-Pillows
I'll only be using vinyl, I wont be doing sublim, would I still need one of them?
can anyone tell me what the difference is between and silicone sheet and a teflon sheet?
as i can get a silicon one for £1.50 but have to pay £15 for a teflon sheet.
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Permalink Reply by Roland R. Irish III on
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Yes, that looks like the 'pillow' I have...came with the antique heat press I bought years ago.
Still working...built like a tank.
As for sublimation-if you do ANY lettering on the 'wild color' soccer shirts (goalies wear them) and the
100% poly shirts for any sports with patterns and designs in the material-those were SUBLIMATED before being cut and sewn for the shirt-and that sublimation will TRANSFER again under heat and pressure-I had this happen and it looked weird-but the back of the shirt design 'resublimated' right through the front of the shirt. So I always used the pillow INSIDE the shirts from then on.
Teflon sheets last forever-mine must be about 15 years old now. The 'pillow' is at least 25 or more!
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