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From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#2]
25 Jan 2007
To: Nick (NICKIONPOE) [#1] 25 Jan 2007

Nick,

I'm not sure I understand your question.

Is the filmy look a result of a thickness of the transfer paper?

Does the finished product have a heavy plastic feel?

In the industry, a transfer paper that leaves a stiff, plasticy film is said to have a heavy hand, meaning you can feel the carrier sheet that gets fused to the fabric during pressing.

There are papers, that (especially after the first wash) have very little hand. Greenline is the name of one.

From: Nick (NICKIONPOE) [#3]
25 Jan 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#2] 26 Jan 2007

I am sorry, I know I did not describe my issue well. Do you have a supplier you can share for the greenline. The paper I use gives me a good quality image but when I want the background to be all white you can you can definitely see where the shirt starts and where the paper (even with no image) is. For what I am doing now I could add a colored background... I was just wondering if there was a better method out there.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#4]
26 Jan 2007
To: Nick (NICKIONPOE) [#3] 26 Jan 2007

Nick,

One source for Greenline paper is www.alphasupply.com

"Uncle" Jack Franklin would be able to expound on its virtues. :-)

Another paper, with which I have personal experience, is Coast Graphic Supply's Series 2002 Inkjet Transfer Paper.

$70.00 per hundred sheets.

I used it for a customer who wanted inexpensive T-shirts for a cancer walk charity event. Very little hand after pressing and from what I hear from people who received the shirts, the image is holding up very well after several washings. No stiff hand at all.

Coast Graphic Supply
800.356.8866
www.sublimationink.net

Another thought. How long are you pressing the shirts? You may be scorching the transfer paper, if using too long a dwell time.

20 seconds is about the max for good results; at least for the 2002 paper I mentioned.

From: Nick (NICKIONPOE) [#5]
26 Jan 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#4] 26 Jan 2007

Thanks David,
I appreciate all of your help. I am familiar with both companies that you gave me, so I will give it a whirl.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#6]
26 Jan 2007
To: Nick (NICKIONPOE) [#5] 26 Jan 2007

Nick,

Good luck.

Please let us know how you do. We love success stories. :-)

Between the two companies, I'm sure you'll have one.

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