How to press vinyl on 100% Acrylic knit caps | No shifting | No Stretching
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Pressing an acrylic knit cap can seem challenging. If you follow certain steps, you can have a neatly pressed cap. Most problems occur right after pressing. A printer may peel their vinyl right away or even touch the cap. The key thing is to let it completely cool after every press. Turning your cap inside out and upside down will help avoid a "Shine" press mark on the front side of the hat. Good luck & happy printing!
-Edit 6-28-22 = The problems users are having are similar to problems we have witnessed in the past. Heat pressing requires much more attention to detail than stitching winter knit caps due to the nature of acrylic and the quality of acrylic used.
Please make sure you are using a quality cap and good flexible HTV for best results. Method has been used and proven for years and when a quality cap and quality vinyl along with proper time,temp and pressure will give you the best results.
Welcome to come get a visual & watch us make them or better yet order one from us to test during the long & cold winter season . - Good luck & happy printing!
Finally somebody who knows what he's doing.... Great video thank you
Thank you so much for this video and your technique!
You are so welcome!
Hi there great video, i am just wondering does it have to be teflon or could i use something else or just double up on the sheet paper, and is there a distortion on the caps when worn?
Thank you for posting! Possibly a dumb question but did you mirror the image before cutting? I will be using my Cricut to cut.
Yes. Heat transfer vinyl with words or letters will always need to be mirrored :)
🔥🔥🔥 THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Welcome - Hope it works out for everyone !
Very good,nice simple
Thank you for this video
My pleasure
I can see burn marks, seems like acrylic is not good for heat pressing.
Not all acrylic is created equal. Usually hats priced below $2 are made of recycled material. We sell very high quality caps that work great for heat pressing. ( sold during seasons only - bulk deal available ) Good luck and happy printing
@@shirtmileyea nah don’t recommend this to people this is hurting me to watch lol
Brilliant mate thanks for your video
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks this video was very helpful
Glad it helped
Thanks your video helped alot... Thanks again
Thank you for the video but I have same questions as those below from other viewers. Would be nice if the questions canf be answered. Thank you.
Very good, hope you found our content useful. - If your questions have not been answered , take a glance at the comments now to look for our reply. Hope to have you printing successfully before the winter season! BeSt Of LuCk & happy printing
Don’t they lose they like stretch then? Once they get flattened like that?
Not if the correct quality cap is used - good question
So you didn't use the correct quality, as its completely flattened ?
@@mikegraham8319 😂
What temperature and time did you use on this specific video for these hats
We press @ 369°F - Pressing time total 25 Sec.. Recommend to split time, 10 sec- cool - peel - press 10 more - cool before handling -Good luck -&- happy printing
Pretty cool I could do this with my cricut
Cricut is a great starter machine - Most of our clients use them - I recommend a minimum of 24 inch cutting plotter to allow greater selection of material use and not having to cut large vinyl into sheets. Best of luck & happy printing
Is there a way to keep the hat from compressing and losing the puffiness it originally had?
That's always the problem I think the temperature settings should be at a certain rate
Try a lighter pressure.
What is the best type of vinyl for this?
Thermoflex Plus - 100% worth the price
Would this work with embroidered patches?
What am I doing wrong if my logo separates?
It goes on nice but after you stretch it out to put it around your head it stretches all out
If you are using our flexible vinyl - After it is cool, when wearing it - gently pull the sides of the hat fabric forward = Problem solved! Good luck & Happy printing
Dose the design stretch out?
Why do my hat loose it shape
My hats shrink when I put it on the heat press how do I stop this from happening?
Impossible to determine the problem without knowing the brand of hats. Usually the quality of hat plays a big part in results. Heat pressing requires higher quality hats. Use a different brand, try our temps and time or lower.
330 350 for avout 20 sec. Midium pressure
Great settings - Sounds like the standard , everyone's machine is different so 350° may be 345°-354° - For best results use a temperature test strip for heat presses.
Should’ve shown it on your head to show everyone how bad the logo will look once it’s put on ñol
How’s it been holding up?
I've seen hats over 2 years old just starting to show slight sign of wear(letter edge peel from ridged fabric) - We use only flexible vinyl no glitter or such..
Can you do dtf on Touques?
We cannot give you info on DTF , as we have not concluded testing. As with any print substrate , always read application instructions. In them you will find acceptable fabric type for select print.
The hats are very flat now
Use only light pressure to press - Press in increments split your total time in half- (copied) -> Not all acrylic is created equal. Usually hats priced below $2 are made of recycled material. We sell very high quality caps that work great for heat pressing. ( sold during seasons only - bulk deal available ) Good luck and happy printing
it's a bad method