TRANSFER APPLICATION DATA SHEET
Thank you for your order with Insta Graphic Systems. Your transfers have been produced by the leader in custom heat
transfers. With more than fifty years of development and manufacturing experience in the transfer business, we stand
proudly behind every transfer we manufacture. Your transfer should withstand normal use and multiple washings after
proper application.
MAKING QUALITY HEAT TRANSFERS IS OUR JOB – APPLYING THEM PROPERLY IS YOUR JOB.
Although we do everything possible to assure you the finest quality heat transfers, we cannot control the application. Proper
transfer application is the most important step. There are five critical variables that affect proper transfer application:
Temperature • Pressure • Time • Peeling • Handling
We strongly recommend you wash test all fabrics with applied transfers prior to production. To ensure proper adhesion,
please perform wash tests 24 hours after applying heat transfers. Heat transfers must be applied with a heat transfer
machine, such as those manufactured by Insta Graphic Systems.
To help assure that your transfer application experience is successful, we include application instructions in every
individual transfer package. It is important that you read and understand these instructions before applying your transfers. Below is a listing of the most common problems, their causes and solutions.
Transfer does not stick to the garment
Transfer edges lifting up
Probable Cause
Solution
• Not enough dwell time
• Not enough pressure
• Not enough heat
• Cold spot in heated platen
• Check dwell time
• Check pressure
• Check temperature
• Check with temperature strip or
• Warped/dirty heat platen
• Check platen for flatness
• Defective bottom silicone pad
• Peeling too abruptly
• Improper handling of garment
• Peel smoothly and evenly
• Garment should remain flat when
• Too much pressure
• Too much dwell time
Puff is flat
Puff pulls off garment
• Too much dwell time
Too much heat
Opaque transfer not opaque on 50/50 blends •
• Too much pressure
• Too much dwell time
Opaque transfer not opaque on 100% cotton
• Too much pressure
• Transfer not peeled cold
Ink sticks to paper
• Not enough heat during application
• Backing paper not removed
Paper will not peel off (hot peel transfer)
Garment bleeds through the transfer
while hot
pyrometer
Clean platen
• Replace silicone pad
removing from machine until cool
• Reduce pressure
• Reduce dwell time
• Reduce dwell time
• Reduce temperature
• Reduce pressure
• Reduce dwell time
• Reduce pressure
• Wait 45 seconds before peeling
• Increase temperature
• Remove backing paper
immediately after application
TRANSFER STORAGE CONDITIONS
Transfers should be stored in a cool, dry area away from direct sunlight at a temperature no higher than 75°F (24°C).
If you are not getting the results you require, Insta Graphic Systems would like to help. Send problem samples to the
attention of your Insta Graphic Systems Customer Service Representative. After examination, we will email or fax back
an evaluation with recommendations.
Phone: (562) 404-3000 • (800) 421-6971 • Fax: (562) 404-3010 • www.instagraph.com
Transfer Application Data Sheet 2014.pdf
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