Transfer Paper Vinyl Tricks

Vinyl works best on solid surfaces like plastic glass and painted wood.

Transfer paper vinyl tricks.

It s actually easy to layer vinyl. There are a few tricks to getting a transfer lined up straight and centered on your garment. You can wipe down your surface with rubbing alcohol to make sure it is free from any dust or oils. Learn everything you need to know about how to use transfer tape.

This will help ensure your vinyl sticks well. Then slowly start to peel up your transfer tape at any corner. As you peel the vinyl should come off the backing with the transfer tape. How to layer adhesive vinyl onto transfer tape.

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. The most basic way is to simply fold your t shirt in two to create a line showing you the midpoint. Placing the transfer on straight. You can watch the video below to see how heat press pro matt goes about it.

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. Once you have the transfer tape on use a scraper tool or an old gift card to scrape over the design to make sure the transfer tape is adhering to the vinyl nice and tight. The transfer tape will hold onto your design better than the backing paper making it easier when removing the negative vinyl.