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Required Equipment, Post-treating the T-shirt
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8. Post-treating the T-shirt Fix the ink to the T-shirt. Parent topic: Basic Printing Related references Required Equipment Related tasks Preparing Your Printer Starting a Print Job Removing a Printed T-shirt Related topics Pre-treating a T-shirt Loading a T-shirt Creating Your T-shirt Design Finishing a T-shirt Required Equipment To print on a T-shirt using this printer, you need the equipment listed here, depending on your print project. Heat press (commercially available) A heat press is required before you can print on a T-shirt. A heat press is used to remove creases from T-shirts, and to fix the pre-treatment solution and ink. Your heat press needs to be larger than your platen and able to sustain a temperature of 338 °F (170 °C) or more for 90 seconds. Check the accuracy of your heat press temperature with a probe; temperatures exceeding 356 °F may result in dull colors. For best results, use a heat press with a piece of parchment (silicone) paper or a Teflon (fluoro-resin) sheet at low pressure to allow the steam to escape. Heat tunnel (commercially available) A heat tunnel is used to fix the ink after printing. A heat tunnel is not necessary if you have a heat press. Heat-resistant release sheet (commercially available) A heat-resistant release sheet is placed over the T-shirt to prevent any pre-treatment solution or ink from sticking to the heat press. You can use parchment (silicone) paper, Teflon (fluoro-resin) sheets, or other types of heat-resistant material. Parchment (silicone) sheets tend to produce a matte effect and fluoro-resin sheets tend to produce a glossy effect. You can also use the sheet with the grip pad tool to load T-shirts on a platen covered with a grip pad. 26
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