White Heat Transfer Vinyl Dye Migration

In this case the dye wants to leave the shirt when heat applying the heat transfer vinyl.

White heat transfer vinyl dye migration.

The color than migrates onto the heat transfer vinyl and darkens it slightly. If you apply regular htv to a sublimated garment you may experience dye migration dye migration is when the sublimation inks in the garment bleed into the heat transfer vinyl and change the color of the htv. It is most apparent in the white but the entire design is noticeably faded. 13 list list price 24 95 24.

Dye and ink migration happens when high temperatures generated by a heat press activate the dye with which the garment was colored. Dye migration is extremely prevalent in sublimated fabrics pictured right. 0 out of 5 stars based on 0 reviews current price 17 13 17. Product title hotwon 6 roll vinyl heat transfer iron on diy garmen.

Same heat transfer using the solutions sub block. This dye migration is common in polyester fabrics and fabrics that have been heavily saturated with dye. Heat transfer with dye migration. Side by side comparison.

Dye migration can be a problem but certainly not one that can t be. Standard heat transfer vinyl isn t designed for use on sublimated polyester. Dye migration occurs when the fabric dye is reactivated during heat printing causing the dye to blend or migrates into the decorating material like ink or vinyl. Plotterfilms flex linea is our range of heat transfer vinyl for producing single colour designs sports numbering or promotional lettering.

As mentioned above the heat during heat printing activates the dyes in the apparel which start the dye migration process. If you aren t using a material that will block that dye migration then there is a good chance you are going to have results like you see on the left side of the image above. It is very easy to weed and heat apply this product is ideal for sports numbering and lettering promotional. Enduratex hotmark sir htv is a premium heat transfer vinyl that is sublimation ink resistant sir.