White Heat Transfer Vinyl Dye Migration

It is very easy to weed and heat apply this product is ideal for sports numbering and lettering promotional.

White heat transfer vinyl dye migration.

In this case the dye wants to leave the shirt when heat applying the heat transfer vinyl. The side by side comparison really shows the migration from one transfer to the next. If you aren t using a material that will block that dye migration then there is a good chance you are going to have results like you see on the left side of the image above. This dye migration is common in polyester fabrics and fabrics that have been heavily saturated with dye.

The good news is that this generally tends to happen above 300 f around 300 f to 320 f. As mentioned above the heat during heat printing activates the dyes in the apparel which start the dye migration process. Dye and ink migration happens when high temperatures generated by a heat press activate the dye with which the garment was colored. It is most apparent in the white but the entire design is noticeably faded.

Same heat transfer using the solutions sub block. Heat transfer with dye migration. Our first suggestion to prevent dye migration is to use a heat transfer type that applies in this range or lower at 300 f or less. Enduratex hotmark sir htv is a premium heat transfer vinyl that is sublimation ink resistant sir.

13 list list price 24 95 24. 0 out of 5 stars based on 0 reviews current price 17 13 17. Dye migration occurs when the fabric dye is reactivated during heat printing causing the dye to blend or migrates into the decorating material like ink or vinyl. Dye migration is extremely prevalent in sublimated fabrics pictured right.

Plotterfilms flex linea is our range of heat transfer vinyl for producing single colour designs sports numbering or promotional lettering. Product title hotwon 6 roll vinyl heat transfer iron on diy garmen. Dye migration can be a problem but certainly not one that can t be. If you apply regular htv to a sublimated garment you may experience dye migration dye migration is when the sublimation inks in the garment bleed into the heat transfer vinyl and change the color of the htv.