Basics: The Heat Transfer Process
Screen
printers and T-shirt producers are widely using heat transfer technology.
Although the procedure adds phase to the screen printing process, it has a lot
of benefits when quality heat transfer
water-based ink is used.
The textile printing ink is transferred
using specially prepared paper as a medium. The picture is usually printed
rather than a T-shirt or other item, and the paper then moves the entire image
to the final product in a second process using heat.
The printing
process is split into two sites, which is one of the most significant
advantages. Ink spills and the typical mess of the printing facility are less
likely to impact the items.
Transferring
irregular, instead of flat, surfaces is quicker than wiring a screen to form
around these features. If difficulties arise during the screen printing, they
can be resolved without affecting any of the clothing or items that are
scheduled to be printed.
What is a Transfer Paper?
A streamlined
paper is transfer paper. Smooth paper allows for a smoother and more precise
picture to be applied. The graphic will duplicate without the defects generated
by a rough surface because the paper is clean.
In addition,
because there is no need to adjust for the roughness of the surface, the screen
printing itself uses less ink. It is essential to have a thinner silicone ink
surface.
Words of Cautions
One
consideration when printing on transfer paper is that a layer does not take up
a preceding layer when printing. The paper is meant to transfer the heat transfer water-based ink onto the other surface, and the screen may take up
fragments of the preceding layer while printing successive layers. If this
happens, lower the strain on the screen's surface and apply significantly less textile printing ink in the next
sessions.
