White Heat Transfer Vinyl Dye Migration

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.

White heat transfer vinyl dye migration.

This dye migration is common in polyester fabrics and fabrics that have been heavily saturated with dye. 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. Product title hotwon 6 roll vinyl heat transfer iron on diy garmen. Dye migration can be a problem but certainly not one that can t be.

The side by side comparison really shows the migration from one transfer to the next. The color than migrates onto the heat transfer vinyl and darkens it slightly. Our first suggestion to prevent dye migration is to use a heat transfer type that applies in this range or lower at 300 f or less. It is most apparent in the white but the entire design is noticeably faded.

Plotterfilms flex linea is our range of heat transfer vinyl for producing single colour designs sports numbering or promotional lettering. Heat transfer with dye migration. 0 out of 5 stars based on 0 reviews current price 17 13 17. In this case the dye wants to leave the shirt when heat applying the heat transfer vinyl.

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. Standard heat transfer vinyl isn t designed for use on sublimated polyester. Side by side comparison. 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. It is very easy to weed and heat apply this product is ideal for sports numbering and lettering promotional. As mentioned above the heat during heat printing activates the dyes in the apparel which start the dye migration process.