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ThermoFlex Plus
Thermo-Flex Plus is a heat transfer material suitable for most cotton, cotton-polyester, wool, lycra, and other basic fabrics including many athletic mesh fabrics. The self adhesive layer permits high speed cutting, ultra-fine detail, and easy weeding. Cut in mirror image through adhesive layer (dull side) to the plastic backing. Weed the excess material and lay the cut pattern on the fabric. Cover the design area with paper or cloth release sheet. Irons can be used, but for best results, a heat press is preferred at 340º-350ºF for 20 seconds. When transfer is cool to the touch, peel away backing sheet. Transferred image may be covered with a non-stick sheet and re-heated if necessary. you should use firm or hard pressure for proper transfer. Step by Step How-To

ThermoFlex Plus

Thermo-Flex Plus is a heat transfer material suitable for most cotton, cotton-polyester, wool, lycra, and other basic fabrics including many athletic mesh fabrics. The self adhesive layer permits high speed cutting, ultra-fine detail, and easy weeding. Cut in mirror image through adhesive layer (dull side) to the plastic backing. Weed the excess material and lay the cut pattern on the fabric. Cover the design area with paper or cloth release sheet. Irons can be used, but for best results, a heat press is preferred at 340º-350ºF for 20 seconds. When transfer is cool to the touch, peel away backing sheet. Transferred image may be covered with a non-stick sheet and re-heated if necessary. you should use firm or hard pressure for proper transfer.
Step by Step How-To

DecoFilm
DecoFilm is a foil like transfer film in bright shiny metallic and rainbow holographic varieties. Computer cut and heat transfer these films transfer at 320oF to 340oF with firm pressure for 10-15 seconds. They will adhere to many sportswear and t-shirt fabrics which can withstand the transfer application temperature, pressure and dwell time.

Ref-Lite
Computer-Cut, Heat-Transfer Reflective Film for use on cotton/cotton-blend and nylon fabrics. Specialty Materials recommends the following procedure for applying both Ref-lite 9501 and 8500 Series Films: 1. Prepare design as mirror image 2. Remove the protective blue film. 3. Plotter-cut Ref-lite 9501 and 8500 series as mirror image through the micro glass beads, refective layer and thermo-sensitive adhesive to the clear film carrier. Use a sharp knife. Cut to but not through the clear backing film. 4. Weed and remove unwanted material 5. Place Ref-lite adhesive side down on the fabric in the desired location. Press firmly with a hand iron or lightly with a heat press at 270-290 degrees F for 3 to 4 seconds to tack the Ref-lite to fabric. Do not use more pressure, temperature or dwell time than is recommended because the adhesive on the weeded backing may stick to fabric. 6. Remove the protective clear film from the fabric after it has cooled completely. 7. Place a Teflon coated protective sheet over the image and reheat at 270-290 degrees F for 3 seconds. Let cool completely. Peel away Teflon sheet to finish the transfer process. Test with scrap materials prior to actual production. Wash this product in cool water and tumble dry!

Ref-Lite

Computer-Cut, Heat-Transfer Reflective Film for use on cotton/cotton-blend and nylon fabrics.

Specialty Materials recommends the following procedure for applying both Ref-lite 9501 and 8500 Series Films:

1. Prepare design as mirror image
2. Remove the protective blue film.
3. Plotter-cut Ref-lite 9501 and 8500 series as mirror image through the micro glass beads, refective layer and thermo-sensitive adhesive to the clear film carrier. Use a sharp knife. Cut to but not through the clear backing film.
4. Weed and remove unwanted material
5. Place Ref-lite adhesive side down on the fabric in the desired location. Press firmly with a hand iron or lightly with a heat press at 270-290 degrees F for 3 to 4 seconds to tack the Ref-lite to fabric.
Do not use more pressure, temperature or dwell time than is recommended because the adhesive on the weeded backing may stick to fabric.
6. Remove the protective clear film from the fabric after it has cooled completely.
7. Place a Teflon coated protective sheet over the image and reheat at 270-290 degrees F for 3 seconds. Let cool completely. Peel away Teflon sheet to finish the transfer process. Test with scrap materials prior to actual production.

Wash this product in cool water and tumble dry!

ColorPrint
ColorPrint is a semi-gloss white material is designed for thermal transfer printing and computer plotter-cutting. It transfers to most cotton and cotton blend fabrics as well as some textured synthetics. Transfer with firm pressure at 300º-315º F for 30 seconds. Always peel cold. Works on all Roland Color-Camms including the new PC-12 and many other thermal transfer printers using resin ribbons. Print and cut this material “right reading” Weed away unwanted background and use a standard paper application tape or our Special Transfer & Seal tape to remove the image from the clear backing and transfer imaged material to the garment. Always peel cold. If the design is a monolithic circle, rectangle, or crest the entire design may be peeled from the carrier sheet, placed on the garment and covered with a Teflon sheet or siliconized release sheet. Let the design cool before removing the cover sheet. Available punched for the Gerber Edge.

ColorPrint

   ColorPrint is a semi-gloss white material is designed for thermal transfer printing and computer plotter-cutting. It transfers to most cotton and cotton blend fabrics as well as some textured synthetics. Transfer with firm pressure at 300º-315º F for 30 seconds. Always peel cold. Works on all Roland Color-Camms including the new PC-12 and many other thermal transfer printers using resin ribbons.
   Print and cut this material “right reading” Weed away unwanted background and use a standard paper application tape or our Special Transfer & Seal tape to remove the image from the clear backing and transfer imaged material to the garment. Always peel cold.
   If the design is a monolithic circle, rectangle, or crest the entire design may be peeled from the carrier sheet, placed on the garment and covered with a Teflon sheet or siliconized release sheet. Let the design cool before removing the cover sheet. Available punched for the Gerber Edge.

ColorJet Print
ColorJet Print can be used on any inkjet printer. Print correct reading, use an X-acto knife to cut around design (cut through Jet print material to the backing sheet). Peel design from sheet, cover with a siliconised release sheet, and press onto garment at 300o for 10 seconds to encapsulate inks and make print washable. Remove cover sheet when cool. If you are working with an inkjet print and cut system, the plotter will contour cut the design. You may then weed out the background and use a standard paper application tape to lift the design and transfer the pre-spaced image to the garment. Let the print cool and peel the application tape to finish the imprint. Always print right reading and allow the print to cool before removing the silicone sheet or application tape

ColorJet Print

ColorJet Print can be used on any inkjet printer. Print correct reading, use an X-acto knife to cut around design (cut through Jet print material to the backing sheet). Peel design from sheet, cover with a siliconised release sheet, and press onto garment at 300o for 10 seconds to encapsulate inks and make print washable. Remove cover sheet when cool. If you are working with an inkjet print and cut system, the plotter will contour cut the design. You may then weed out the background and use a standard paper application tape to lift the design and transfer the pre-spaced image to the garment. Let the print cool and peel the application tape to finish the imprint.

Always print right reading and allow the print to cool before removing the silicone sheet or application tape

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