Frequently Asked Questions -
Heat Transfer
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When would I use
heat transfers?
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How expensive is
it to use Heat Transfers?
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How do you charge
for Transfers. Is it per colour?
When
would I use heat transfers?
1.
When you need something urgently-
Heat transfers take less time to set
up than traditional screen printing.
We have done jobs of over 2000
printed pcs overnight!
2. On
caps, when your logo has too many
colours- if your logo has over 2-3
colours screen printing onto a
curved surface of a cap increases
the risk of misplaced color
registrations. Transfers don't have
this problems.
3.
When the print run is less than a
100 pieces- the costs associated
with the setting up of screens for a
printing job make it expensive if
your job is less than a 100 pcs. In
that case, you may opt for
transfers.
4.
When you want complete photo
realistic prints- Our screen
printing is highly advance and our
process print would give you great
results on garments, but it still
relies on four colours mixing to
give the impression of hundreds of
colours. If you want that 100%
match, transfers can literally be
printed with millions of colours and
give you a complete photorealism.
How expensive is it to use Heat
Transfers?
It
depends. For smaller print runs,
heat transfer is roughly the same
cost per unit as screen printing.
Printing on white or light coloured
fabrics (such as ash grey or yellow)
is significantly more cheaper than
printing on dark fabrics such as
black. This is because dark fabrics
require a specially coated carrier
paper for transferring the print
that is roughly four times as
expensive as that used on light
coloured t shirts
No.
Unlike screen printing, the cost of
transfers is primarily a combination
of two factors. How big your print
is (in square inches) and how much
ink coverage it has. So a small
version of a logo on a cap would be
cheaper than a slightly bigger
version on the pocket of a t shirt.
Contact us with your artwork and the
number of pieces you want printed
for an accurate quote.
Bhavin Shah.
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