4 Colors in 4 Seconds—see it in Atlantic City
Mar/111
Visit us at the Atlantic City Imprinted Sportswear Show this weekend and not only will you be able to see 4 colors printed in 4 seconds, you will be able to do it yourself and wear your free t-shirt you just printed!
Also, watch or participate in our hourly number race. Two contestants will number 10 shirts in less than 4 minutes (if they are as fast as others who have tried!) The winner of each race wins $100 in free Transfer Express product, and everyone that participates gets an Easy Prints® number Express Pack!
We will also have samples of all of our new products—stickers, banners, wall graphics, Pearl Prints, our new full color Cad-Printz™ products and the Cad-Printz bid kit.
The show is March 11-13 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Show hours are 10-5 Friday and Saturday and 10-3 on Sunday. See you there!
Press a t-shirt in 4 seconds with a Heat Press!
Printing Reversible Jerseys
Dec/100
Reversible jerseys can be polyester or nylon—don’t worry about the mesh, which is the holes; we are printing on the material which determines the type of transfer that will work best.
If the jersey is polyester, you will want to use screen printed transfers, names and numbers. The mesh creates one extra step but is not hard to deal with. When printing reversible jerseys you are typically printing 4 sides for one jersey – the front and back for one side, and then the front and back for the other side. The key to success is to have only the side you are working with on your press. This means you will want to dress the machine by putting the jersey on the bottom platen like you were dressing a mannequin. The shirt will be upside down when pressing. If the shirt has an open bottom, open so only one layer of material is on the platen. If the bottom is sewn, you will just put the side you are working with on the platen. Follow the instructions provided with the transfer, however, the holes will poke through, the ink only attaches to the material. I like to use a Teflon Pad. As the holes poke through, the Teflon surface can be wiped down easily before starting the next shirt or back side. You can also use pellon—which helps pull out the holes, but a fresh piece will be needed for each print. Other release papers such as Kraft paper or Transfer Paper can also be used. Or even just regular paper can work.
If your reversible jersey is nylon, the screen printed transfer may work but you will want to test prior to ordering. Our screen printed transfers are guaranteed to work on cotton, polyester and cotton/poly blends but many customers have had success with them on this type of nylon shirt. If an alternative is needed, our Cad-Printz™ is guaranteed to work on nylon.
Reversible Jerseys
Screen Printed vs. Digital -Which should I use?
Apr/090
We carry two different types of transfers that are both applied to apparel using a heat press. So which should you use-screen printed or digital?
Screen printed transfers are produced using plastisol ink through a screen. They are produced in spot color in any color or colors for application on cotton, polyester or cotton/polyester blends. They are best to use when needing a print in one to three colors, and/or needing a larger print. Or often when a large run is needed as a pricing advantage is gained with quantity. Screen printed transfers can be printed in as many colors as needed, but often it is less expensive to go digital if there are a lot of colors in a smaller run.
Digital transfers are digitally produced in full process color. There are two types of digital transfers. Photo Prints are full color transfers but can only be applied to white or natural shirts. They are printed on a sheet of clear adhesive that remains on the apparel. Photo Prints can be applied to cotton, polyester or cotton/poly blends and are recommended for full color on white shirts.
The second type of digital transfers are Cad-Printz™. Cad-Printz™ are full color and can be applied to almost any type of apparel including nylon, spandex and Lycra as well as cotton, polyester and poly/cotton blends. Use Cad-Printz™ for full color on dark apparel. Also use Cad-Printz™ when applying to nylon, Lycra or spandex as it is the only type of transfer that can be used on these fabrics. Cad-Printz™ can also be price advantageous for smaller prints that are multi-color.
Still not sure. Don’t worry – our Dealer Service Team will give you a price comparison and help you pick the best transfer for the job! If you have artwork, it can be sent online at www.TransferExpress.com by clicking “Send us your Artwork” and we will call with a recommendation and pricing. Or use an Easy Prints® layouts to create your custom prints and we can help you choose the best transfer type.
Baseball T-shirts & More
Apr/090
Spring is here and baseball season has begun. But you wouldn’t know it here in Mentor, Ohio…it’s been snowing the past 2 days!
This month’s new layout is a 3D Layout. This layout will work great as either a Photo Print for white garments and CAD-PRINTZ™ for dark garments as shown in the photo on the right. You can customize the text and text colors in this layout.
You can view more 3D Layouts here.
New CAD-PRINTZ™ – Full color digital transfers
Jan/090
Heat print on virtually any fabric with as many colors as you would like with Transfer Express’ new full color transfer, CAD-PRINTZ™. Dealers are realizing they can say “yes” to any print job by using this advanced product for even detailed and colorful designs. These CAD-PRINTZ™ are digitally printed using Transfer Express’ artwork out of the Idea Book or by using your custom artwork. So, even if there is shading and special effects CAD-PRINTZ™ will be printed to your exact artwork and with no minimums. It is the most versatile product in the industry. Don’t worry about how many colors you have in your artwork because pricing is based on size and quantity. If you do have your own artwork, you can upload the design on Transfer Express’ website. Once your order is placed the turnaround time is only 2-3 days! Ask a Dealer Services rep for more information or to get samples of CAD-PRINTZ™ sent out for you.
