Plastisol heat transfers - screen printing

[@michaelkozia7275]

Nice Mike. Am gonna learn to do that.

[@225theprintlab8]

Quanzhou , china. I love your videos

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

No Way! That’s on the other side of the World! Hope your safe over there. Fantomas, thanks so much for your awesome comment, you rock 🤘

[@inkedbyart6734]

California! Trying to learn how to stock up on my prints for down time printing

[@pabl0v]

Hell yeah, sweet. 👋Dallas Texas USA

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Man Dallas is definitely where I would like to be right now 😉

[@kdeuler]

Thx for this. Have you tried die sublimation printing onto T shirts

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Would love to hear from you Stay Safe - Keep Creating SUBSCRIBE, smash the LIKE BUTTON and drop me a comment. 😀 TRansfer Papers: mytshirtprinters.co.uk/product-category/transfers/

[@rpbvid]

Keep on Creating Hi Mike, I noticed You did not use adhesive powder, what kind of plastisol is that, and does it have an adhesive agent in it?

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

@@rpbvid Hey Roosevelt! Nope no adhesive powder or additives in my ink. It's just a straight plastisol. If you can get your gel temp just right and not over cure it, it will release from the transfer paper without any problems. I have used Rutland / Union / Apex / Wilflex inks for this. Thanks for watching and dropping a comment!

[@rpbvid]

@@KeeponCreatingTV My pleasure, Mike! I will jump on it tomorrow with a 6 color design. Thanks for Your response, SUBSCRIBED! 😃

[@superteeprints371]

great video mike iam in the uk as well stay safe i noticed you didnt use any transfer powder i all so printed a foil transfer with gold plastisol ink and gold foil came out amazing thks to your content will try the plastisol transfer tomoz with no transfer powder thks for sharing with us awesome videos

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

superteeprints Thanks ST, that’s awesome to hear a pity about the suppliers closing hey, but understandable. That’s great you tried the foil, I super super happy you gave it a go. Send me a DM when you try the transfer, if you get a chance.

[@superteeprints371]

@@KeeponCreatingTV will do mike thks

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Great stuff!

[@superteeprints371]

@@KeeponCreatingTV hi mike i didnt have no plastisol heat transfer paper so i used baking paper it wouldnt stick to the pallet very well with it being grease proof i printed my image put it under the heat press with some cardboard so the platton was sat on the cardboard and semi cured it for 10 seconds then i did the final press on the garment for 15 seconds and the image looked great and there was on ink residue left on the paper either it was a cold peel i will order heat transfer paper now for labels great content mike thks amazing

[@decentboy_008]

Why you didn't use hotmelt powder?

[@MadmellowCreation]

From India. Using what ever I have in stock for printing because of the lockdown here.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Awesome! Keep safe! I’m in the same boat suppliers have shut down as of Thursday! I feel your pain. Keep safe - keep creating and I really appreciate your comment 👍

[@distortedcrab]

Great video as usual. Thanks 💪👊

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Thanks bru! Really appreciate the positive comment 👌

[@arturoviejo8948]

REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. I cant go to my shop. Its all lockdown. you dont put any plastisol adhesion powder?

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Wow, really around the world. Just stay safe Art. Nope didn't use any adhesion powder. I find that if the powder isn't milled right, when pressing it blurs the print. Do you use powder?

[@arturoviejo8948]

@@KeeponCreatingTV i never do any plastisol transfer so i will test your method. thanks my friend for all the great videos. keep safe, this will pass and we will be back working again.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

your words mean allot to me, thanks for being so Positive 🤘

[@imprimarebaloane8488]

@@KeeponCreatingTV you have to use higher mesh. The ink layer is too thick, and when you press it will distort the edges- especially on small details.

[@pereveos]

Hello from Greece.It's the first time i see someone creating plastisol transfers without some sort of Powder! What ink you used? Flash it for how many seconds ? (140 Celsius?)

[@AdvertisingArtTn]

In the sates, Tennessee.. We are running FB & IG ads to people who are in the uniform world. Construction, lawn care and such.. about the only ones ordering. :)

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Love it, Keep it up - more important than ever!

[@po123gsxr]

Can you do a video on how you setup the print board? Not many good videos on how to make it. Also have you used the board to print shirts or only for transfers? Thanks!!!

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey There! Sure Can, i'll plan something out and out it together! ;-). You can print a design onto the board it's just keeping it flat when printing. Almost best pratice to place something thin like a very thin piece of wood / ply on the inside of the shirt with some glue tack to hold it in place whilst printing.

[@louisesargeant1517]

Why haven't you used transfer powder adhesive?

[@Tim.McElheny]

When you were printing manually, did you prefer the aluminum squeegees over the wood squeegees?

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey Tim, I wanted to mention you in the video for the Share, but bru I have no idea how to say your surname 😉. I really like the wood version, I Bought the 'ergonomic' squeegees but actually found my hands got sore from them… Which do you prefer? Thanks for the comment!

[@Tim.McElheny]

My T Shirt Printers I haven’t tried the aluminum squeegees yet, but I am going to order one and try it out. My name is pronounced like this: Mackle-Henny

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Got it 😉. Worth a try on the squeegees as they do feel stiffer to me and easier to clean…

[@danielszczepanski7355]

@@KeeponCreatingTV Hey, could you tell me about colors? Color, dry, color, dry, color, dry, press?

[@jrainsford]

Across the water in Ireland, we just went in to lockdown last night. I have a delivery expected on Monday for the last job for a while, so need to coordinate that delivery under lockdown. Other than that, it'll be cleaning and organising. I might print some new shop shirts with what stock i have in. Mind yourself over there.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Oh wow, didn’t realise you were so close! 😀. Are suppliers closing down too, like here? Seems like all delivery services are thriving here. Ooooh maybe we should have a print collaboration! Stay Safe John, appreciate all your comments!

[@jrainsford]

@@KeeponCreatingTV Yes, just a stone's throw away. My suppliers are your suppliers, I had to order from a more expensive and limited local supplier. I'd say they've closed up at this point now too but my stuff is in transit. I am down for any collabs, just shout and keep up the vids, learning loads.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Yup not so great. When a quote comes through now, my soul burns 😳. Glad you managed to get your order in on time. Thanks again.

[@StompSlaps]

I aspire to this way of life. To be able to make a living designing and making cool stuff with no boss… I enjoyed the video man, very cool.. I’ve no idea where all the dislikes occurred from.. apparently you can’t please everyone 🤷‍♂️

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Thanks man!

[@MannyzCustomz]

Does it matter the brand of heat transfer paper??

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

For single colour prints, not really. For multi colour better quality paper can help with less warping of the paper. When you heat the paper it can shrink and warp. So better quality can help for multi colour.

[@yojimbo905]

do you used a different plastisol as you didn't use a powder

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey James! Just straight normal plastisol ink, no powder. The trick is getting the gel temp right, once you have this dialed in your off! I have used powder in the past but it tends to blur the print edge if the powder isn't fine enough. Stay Safe - Keep Creating! Thanks for the question! 🤘

[@hamamatsued]

Hi bro what mesh did you use?

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey Edmond, that would be a 110US (43T) to get a good coat of of ink 👍

[@iamthorni]

May I know what heat press machine you are using?

[@CesarCityPalacios]

Great channel Mike, shout out from Houston, TX, USA. We want to start making plastisol transfers and I noticed no Adhesive powder was used to help the transfer. But can you help with what all information you placed on the design? Liked and subscribed to your channel. Stay safe!

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey Cez!, thanks for the comment man! That's Awesome, absolutely love hearing where you all are. Keep Safe! Yup, No Adhesive powder. You can use it but make sure it's very very fine other wise it blurs the print when you press it. If you can can your gel temp right, your cruizing! What information are you looking for in the size, the wash instructions? Let me know!

[@gpteesapparel4804]

Cincinnati Ohio USA

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Awesome! Stay safe! 🤘hope it’s all going ok on your side.

[@torrey2708]

What screen mesh count do you use for your transfers when printing?

[@christopherweaver2346]

Plymouth, Michigan

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Have a county right near me called Plymouth, was like wait a minute... aaah Michigan haha

[@mo7777mo]

Hi Can you do the same on PET film?

[@iamdeejaybee]

Hello. Great video. I'm a screen printer by trade and just wanted to know about what mesh grade is recommended for fine print and mesh grade for block colours? Ty.

[@chembosinfeka1800]

200 mesh im using for transfers. But isnt a rule for it. You need a good coat for best results. Im using polyamide powder. May be late coment but hope may help someone.

[@iamdeejaybee]

@@chembosinfeka1800 Thank you. I might try 150 mesh for fine, like I do for UV inks and maybe a 90 mesh, 120 mesh or 140 mesh for block solid colours.

[@juliepreston8645]

Hi Mike! Thanks sooo much for this video - I've just found it and it's so helpful! Do I detect a bit of a Kiwi accent in there?? ( I'm an Aussie) I'm going to have a play with this way of printing. I know I'll have an order soon for a handful of hoodies with white printing. I'm a bit of an amateur still with screenprinting... to print these hoodies the heat transfer way do I need to do anything special to make white come out better on dark green hoodies? (Sorry this question is so long)

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey Julie! Nice to hear from you. I'm a South African, in the UK so maybe it's made my accent a little lighter haha… You'll need to double up on your white ink, so print flash print as you would if you where printing a dark garment colour. You'll need the opacity of the ink otherwise the green will show through the thin layer of white ink. :-) Thanks for comment!

[@juliepreston8645]

@@KeeponCreatingTV Thanks so much! You've won yourself a fan here!! Stay safe

[@lfecustom9474]

Great video! do you have a link or the actual brand and name of the the paper you are using to print the plastisol transfers on this video? i search for "the hot split transfer paper " but doesn't not show me anything. also was that just regular plastisol ink you used to print the transfer with? i also didn't see you dip the wet plastisol transfer into that white powder they use before gelling the ink.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Thanks LFE. I’ll have to try search for the actual brand name. I bought 1000 sheets of the stuff years back and have made a dent in them haha. You can step up so many prints they actually become pretty costs effective. I just use normal plastisol ink with no powder. I found the powder I had makes the image sawtoothed when heat pressed. I’ve done loads of wash tests and this method works 100%. Get the gel temp right and bam you’re off! I do have a link to my over run paper in the description but will try track down the supplier 😉

[@lfecustom9474]

@@KeeponCreatingTV i couldn't find the link to the paper you're using on this video for transferring plastisol in the description section. if you can link that would rule. also i know you mention putting the paper through the belt dryer for shrinkage but what if you dont have one of those only a flash dryer. how long do you have to let say flash dry the paper before printing

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Here we go: mytshirtprinters.co.uk/product-category/transfers/ i'll still look for the supplied. Same applies to shrinking paper under the flash, I would just pop a few sheets under for 10-15 seconds not to warp them, just to drive moisture out and let them shrink a little.

[@lfecustom9474]

@@KeeponCreatingTV Thanks you for the reply and the link, i have to figure out what the transfer paper you're using is called here in America. they have so many different types is confusing. and most of those transfer papers are to be used with the powder and not like you used it print gel and then press it on garment.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

I would try get hot split samples and print test without the power

[@yessicagutierrez769]

This was very cool tip! Thank you!!!!! Was very enjoyable!

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Thanks Bru! Appreciate that!

[@jamesmuguku772]

FROM KENYA AND IM SURELY GOING GOING TO TRY THE NO ADHESIVE METHOD.THANKS.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Kenya! Nice. Need some of your weather! Got to give it a go, just get that gel temperature right and you’ll love it.

[@jamesmuguku772]

@@KeeponCreatingTV I WILL HAVE TO DO ALOT OF TRIAL AND ERROR GIVEN THAT I DONT HAVE TEMP GUN, FLASH DRYER, TRANSFER PAPERS OR A CONVEYOR DRYER. I WILL HAVE TO USE PARCHMENT PAPER AND THE HOVER FUNCTION OF MY HEATPRESS. WISH ME LUCK. I NEED TO TRY THIS FOR MY BRAND.

[@jamesmuguku772]

AND THANKS ALOT FOR THE TIP.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

@@jamesmuguku772 Let me know how you get on. I know a fellow subscriber managed to do it with Greaseproof! amazing, i'm sure you can do it!

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

@@jamesmuguku772 No worries man, keep it up!

[@daryanprint4741]

Idoll😍😍😍

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Glad you enjoyed it! ;-)

[@the-t-shirt-museum]

??? is there a transparent paper you can use to screen press on to?

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

There is another version of paper where it is slightly transparent, but give the exact results as this paper. Remember it’s just carrying the ink, so it’s still transparent 👍

[@elchingonoriginal]

Nice! Those turned out awesome. What mesh did you use? What size was the printed tag?

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey El, That was a 43T and the size was 70mm wide (2.75 inch). Thanks for the question!

[@michiokaku98]

Can I use BUTTERPAPER for that ? I'm from 🇮🇳, I can't buy from your Link...

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

You could try grease proof for single colour prints. That may work. If you sent me a message with which option you would like I can work out postage and sent you a pay link 😉

[@michiokaku98]

@@KeeponCreatingTV International postage will Cost much 🙄...

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Give that great proof a go 👍

[@dennislee939]

Hi buddy, can I use baking sheets for the transfer?

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

You can, but be careful with the heat as they tend to curl quiet quickly.

[@danielpulido8644]

More videos!!!! Please

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

🙊hahaha Love it, working on it! 😄

[@alanharneck3378]

I thought you had to run the paper through that gel powder

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey Alan! I have tried it with the powder but when I press the print, it blurs the print edge. Thanks for the question.

[@jfbelfe]

Thank You, name of paper u use?

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey Jfbelfe - It's a basic Hot Split Paper you can see the description here: mytshirtprinters.co.uk/product/x25-sheets-hot-split-transfer-paper/

[@deez523]

I want to make custom $uicide boy$ patches so bad, no one sells the ones I want and making them is so complicated. I’m so sad. Thank you for this video tho!! Blessings💕

[@jachconi]

Thought you weren’t supposed to use Teflon paper with plastisol transfers?

[@phonzzfortheworld]

You can but it makes for a more shiny finish if you use parchment paper you’ll get a more matte finish - I’d guess he used Teflon for demonstration and because you won’t really notice a “shine” on such a small graphic

[@michaelkozia7275]

Salut from antwerp Belgium

[@hjkkjkhk8233]

maneh nyablon naon mister .teungarti ah

[@rahoofmkckl]

I want this product me. From india

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Hey RF thank for the comment ;-) Look for Hot Split paper in india, someone will have it.

[@rpvlogs8581]

Sir from nepal. make some tutorial video for adventure tshirt for tourist about treakking , please sir.

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Will try

[@a.t.b8996]

Mexico City MEXICI

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Sweet! Could do with some of your warm, well hot weather! Flipping Freezing here haha. Keep Safe - Keep Creating!

[@Ramellosugahill]

United States Philadelphia, Pa making stickers at home shop

[@the-t-shirt-museum]

and oh yeah Washington DC USA

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Nice! 🤘

[@markgomez7640]

No power

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Nope, no powder. Get the Gel temp right and you don't need it for cotton or cotton / poly blends :-) Thanks for watching, appreciate it!