You can wipe down your surface with rubbing alcohol to make sure it is free from any dust or oils.
Transfer paper vinyl tricks.
The most basic way is to simply fold your t shirt in two to create a line showing you the midpoint.
This will help ensure your vinyl sticks well.
As you peel the vinyl should come off the backing with the transfer tape.
Vinyl works best on solid surfaces like plastic glass and painted wood.
Whether you are using a cricut silhouette or other cutting machine i will walk you through the process of using transfer tape or transfer paper with your adhesive vinyl decals and vinyl lettering in this written tutorial and video.
You can watch the video below to see how heat press pro matt goes about it.
The transfer tape will hold onto your design better than the backing paper making it easier when removing the negative vinyl.
Learn everything you need to know about how to use transfer tape.
Placing the transfer on straight.
There can be a few reasons for why your vinyl isn t sticking to the transfer tape.
How to layer adhesive vinyl onto transfer tape.
If you notice your design is cut fine on one side of the sheet of vinyl but not so nicely on the other side it might be time to replace the cutting strip on your machine.
I have a little trick that will help you get that vinyl off the backing sheet when it doesn t want to seem to stick to the transfer paper.
The vinyl is old poor quality vinyl oracal vinyl is recommended.
There are a few tricks to getting a transfer lined up straight and centered on your garment.