DTF TRANSFERS
Gang Sheet DTF Prints • T-Shirt transfers • Fabric Transfers • Heat Press Transfers

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48 hr. turnaround time
T-shirt transfers , hat transfers , towels & any fabric decoration application
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D.T.F Print Transfers

Fabric design transfers at wholesale prices. 12" x 12" (1 sq. ft.) just $4.50! Our full color , brilliant , lasting wholesale garment transfers can be used for any Direct To Film transfer application. Company , Team , Store & Brand heat press transfers ready to apply on T-SHIRTS , CANVAS BAGS , SHOES & fabrics of all types.

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HOW DO I APPLY MY DTF TRANSFERS?

STEP 1 (Pre-Pressing)

Pre-Pressing your t-shirt or garment is suggested, this process will help flatten all the fine fibers and prepare a flat smooth surface for your DTF heat transfer to bond to.

Place your t-shirt or garment on the heat press and place a sheet of teflon between the fabric and your heat press. Do not prepress with out wax paper or teflon between your press and the fabric. This could put unneccessary heat on the fabric and cause burning or discoloration.

Once you have placed wax paper sheet or teflon sheet between your heat press and t-shirt or fabric. Close your heat press for 3-5 seconds to flatten the fibers and prepare the garment for the printed dtf transfer. Try not to rub the t-shirt or fabric after completeting the pre press, we do not want to disturb any of the fibers if possible.

STEP 2 (Heat Transfer Placement):

This can often be the trickiest part of the DTF transfer application process. It is recommended to use "press templates" (pictured below) which will help you keep your print placement consistent. This is especially important when fulfilling orders of multiple DTF prints (print placement consitency is vital).

Cut your DTF print transfer down leaving 1/2" to 1" around all the edges, do not leave TOO MUCH empty area around the edge of your transfer. This will insure that the DTF hot melt powder on the back of your transfer recieves good EVEN heat around all edges, and leaves you enough room to manuaver the transfer without scrapping or damaging the print transfer.

Lay your "press template" onto the garment and position yout DTF transfer. When doing large orders it is good practice to mark your template with a marker or wax pen to insure the transfer is EXACTLY in the same position on the next transfer press.

Remove the "press template" and prepare to press the transfer using the guidlines for you t-shirt or garment type.

STEP 3 (Press Heat Transfer):

Now your ready for your 1st press.

In this step you typically will not have anything between your t-shirt or fabric and the heat press. We need the surface of the heat press to make direct contact with the print transfer film. If the heat press does not make direct contact, the cured DTF powder on the back of your DTF transfer will not melt and your transfer will likely not create a bond with your t-shirt or garment.

TIP: If you are working with a fabric that is likely to scorch, you can place teflon or wax paper between the heat press surface and your t-shirt or fabric, as long as it is not covering the print transfer. This can be helpful if you are applying a smaller print such as a left chest print, cover the surface area of your t-shirt or fabric that ISN'T being applied to with a teflon sheet or wax paper to avoid scorching or burning. Polyester garments are notorious for scorching when over pressed. ALWAYS do a test run on your garment type and color before starting production. There will fabrics types like canvas or very thin polyesters that you will want to press the DTF transfer with a teflon sheet or wax paper over the film.

Those will typically be thinner garment made from polyurethane based fibers.

Close the heat press onto the DTF transfer and allow it to press at the temperature, time and pressure suggested in the "• Heat press temperature guidlines when applying DTF transfers". Be sure to remove the heat press on time, we do not want to over heat the transfer or t-shirt.

After the t-shirt has been pressed at the approprite time, temperature and pressure settings you should remove the t-shirt or garment from the heat press. At this point your transfer and film should be bonded onto the shirt or fabric.

Lay the pressed garment down FLAT and allow it to COMPLETELY cool before attempting to peel the transfer film away from the fabric.

STEP 4 (Peeling Transfer Film):

Do not attempt to peel the transfer film away from the fabric until it has completely cooled.

NOTE: There are some DTF transfer films that have been specially formulated to peel WHILE the garment and film are still HOT. This is a special DTF Film known as "Hot Peel DTF Film". These instructions are intended for "Cold Peel DTF Film"

Once the transfer film and fabric have cooled, begin to slowly peel the film away from the shirt or garment at a 45° angle. Beware that thinner lines and smaller prints can be a little hard to peel, take your time and peel slowly.

You should be able to peel the film away and see that the DTF print has bonded completely to your shirt.

TIP: If you see that some of the ink has not bonded and it is coming off of the shirt or fabric while peeling, you can stop peeling, and attempt to press again. Sometimes that will help bond the transfer ink and save the garment.

If all went well, you will have a t-shirt with your DTF print vibrantly and well bonded to the fabric. But, we have one more step to go.

After succesfully peeling the DTF transfer film away from your t-shirt or fabric, we need to do one final press to insure that your film transfer will after many wash cycles and hold the print vibrancy.

Place your t-shirt back under the heat press with the print side facing up towards the heat press. Place a peice of teflon sheet or wax paper between your print and the heat press, and press again at the same temperature and pressure for atleast 5 more seconds.

After finishing the process described above, test your print by following the "How to wash your T-Shirts after applying your DTF print transfer" steps. Once you have completed a full wash and dry you should have a beautiful print that you KNOW will last and can feel comfortable begining production for your customers.

STEP 5 (Pressing After Peel):

DTF TRANSFERS Gang Sheet DTF Prints • T-Shirt transfers • Fabric Transfers • Heat Press Transfers

Order heat transfers online

48 hr. turnaround time

T-shirt transfers , hat transfers , towels & any fabric decoration application

Promote your brand , company , event , team or celebration w/ custom t-shirts

D.T.F Print Transfers

HOW DO I APPLY MY DTF TRANSFERS?

DTF TRANSFERS
Gang Sheet DTF Prints • T-Shirt transfers • Fabric Transfers • Heat Press Transfers