User Guide

TIPS FOR YOUR HEAT PRESS
CLEANLINESS & PROTECTION
GARMENT SIZE
TIME TEMPERATURE PRESSURE
COLD/HOT PEEL
•Thelengthoftimeyour
heated press will be in
contact with the material.
•Heattransferofavinyl
design onto a garment
will usually take 10-15
seconds, while sublimation
onto a substrate can take
minutes.
•ManyUSCutterheat
presses have an auto-open
feature where the platen
will pop open after the
time expires, protecting
your material from
overexposure.
•Debrisandplasticresiduefrom
vinyl graphics can build up on the
platen if it’s not protected, which
can cause staining to aect whole
production runs.
•UseEZOHeatPressPlaten
Cleaner to maintain a pristine heat
contact surface.
Keep a sense of scale in
mind. A graphic which
looks good on a men’s
extra-large might seem
overpowering on a
lady’s small. Fit the size
of your graphic to the
size of the material.
•Mostheattransfervinyls
require the temperature to
be set between 295° and
320°, while sublimation
occurs in a higher
temperature range of 350°
to 400°.
•Heatpressescanbeo
a few degrees, so do a
test press first with some
scraps of fabric and vinyl
to ensure your machine is
correctly calibrated.
•Usuallythepressure
setting for your heat
platen must be manually
set with a knob.
•Mostheattransfer
vinyls and sublimation
applications require
medium pressure. Some
textures like holographic
or glitter require firmer
pressure, but careful you
don’t leave the knob
cranked too much. This
can lead to damaged
equipment.
•Dierentheattransfer
vinyls require that you
remove the carrier sheet at
dierent points following
the heat press cycle.
•Manypopularheat
transfer vinyls peel hot OR
cold.
•SomevinylsMUSTbe
peeled HOT, WARM, or
COLD though to ensure
the adhesives in the
carrier sheet and the
vinyl’s slower-setting
melt adhesive don’t work
against each other.
UPPER PLATEN
LOWER PLATEN
•Protectyourgarmentfromdirectcontactwiththeheatpress
platens to prevent singeing.
•TeonsheetsorHexisFilexwillprotectyourgarment,
graphic, and platen.