Comments on: Thermo-FLOCK Rocks

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:39:47 +0000

Monique, Thanks for reading the blog and good luck to you in learning how to heat print. Regarding your question, I asked one of our experienced customer service representatives at Stahls’ ID Direct to reply. Here is what Juliet responded:

To successfully heat apply pre-cut letters and numbers to your garments, may I suggest you use the following accessories.

1. Cardboard Layout Templates – These templates come is various sizes to help you evenly layout your letters and numbers on a straight or arced path.

2. Thermo-Tape – This heat resistant tape can hold your letters and numbers in place on the garment. Then, you can heat press the letters and numbers with the tape for a few seconds to keep them in place, then after removing the tape, heat-seal the letters and numbers for the remaining amount of application time. There is also a Tape Dispenser available for easy storage and use!

3. 6 Mil Teflon® Cover Sheet – Out most popular cover sheet protects the letters and number from being heat applied to the upper heating platen of your heat press machine. It also leaves a nice finish on the letters and numbers, protects the garment and upper platen from dirt and dyes, and is reusable. We also offer Kraft Paper Cover Sheets that are used for the same purpose as the Teflon, but the Kraft Paper helps reduce static build up while heat applying our Cad-Cut® Materials.

The application instructions will depends on the type of material you order the pre-cut letters and numbers in. We have various different heat transfer materials for all the different types of garments out there. We post all of our materials application instructions on our web site at this link: http://www.stahls.com/application-instructions

By: Monique Dubeh

Monique Dubeh — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:43:35 +0000

I should also mention that I am working with the Thermo-FLOCK pre-cut letters. Also, any ideas on the best type of press to use in this case? I’m hoping to rent time at a local shop…

By: Monique Dubeh

Monique Dubeh — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:40:23 +0000

Hi there. I am looking for any information/details/instructions you can give me about how to properly apply your pre- cut letters to t-shirts. I`m assuming I will need teflon-paper and that it is re-usable? I’m a little worried that when I lay out the letters on the shirt they will move? I’m a rookie, doing this for a group of researchers so any information would be appreciated. Thanks

By: best screen printing

best screen printing — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:37:56 +0000

I have a question (awesome blog Btw) can anybody give me some good ideas that I can have printed on some T-shirts I came across a number of blogs including this one with some great ideas.

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:31:16 +0000

Funny you should mention this…we are currently working on an improvement in this area (it’s going through the patent process). But I understand your frustration and as soon as we can improve this issue, believe me, we will. Regarding the wash fastness of our Thermo-FLOCK, as long as you follow the recommended application and washing instructions, you should be good to go.

By: James Earl

James Earl — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:09:08 +0000

Hi Ted,

One issue I have with the prespaced player names that we have ordered in flock, is really the way the cut the mylar backing that it comes on. There is no straight edge from which we can square up and cut.
As a suggestion I think the edge on the same side the name/word starts should be square,straight so we can reference from that side to cut the pieces.

Another question is, how is the color fastnest on the thermo flock?