GT-3 Series
4. Printing Directly from Applications
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4-7. Removing the T-shirt from the Platen
(1) Hold the shirt slightly to allow are to get between the shirt and the platen.
(2) Hold both shoulders of the T-shirt, and then pull it out straight from the Platen. Hold the T-shirt by the printed
area on your side, which is easier to deal with the wet T-shirt safe.
<Note>
Be careful not to get "wet" ink on your hands or printed material. Wash your hands or clothes with soap if
stained. You cannot wash away the stained ink on the material because the ink may be absorbed into the
fiber.
4-8. Curing the Ink onto the T-shirt
To cure the ink onto the T-shirt, a heat press is handy and convenient in time and temperature control. The
condition to cure ink is 180°C (356°F) in 35 seconds.
When you print with White ink, use release paper. Use
conveyor oven (tunnel) for mass production; it takes longer but the washability is a little improved, and the feel of
the surface is softer than cured by a heat press. The condition is
160°C (320°F) at the printed surface in 3
minutes and 30 seconds by the conveyor oven shown below.
Follow the instruction manual that comes with
your Heat Press and conveyor oven, and be sure to confirm the actual conditions (temperature inside and the
actual curing test) before you start production.
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<Note>
The actual conditions of the heat press and conveyor oven may be far from your expectations. The
temperature in the tunnel part may not be even. To keep the washability, calibrate your conveyor oven and do
test print.
The colors may be faded by washing and rubbing when the curing conditions is not appropriate.
The hat press and the oven should be used in a well ventilated environment. When curing the White ink, better
to use an oven with much ink on the surface. The surface of an T-shirt by an oven feels more natural and by
an heat press more flat and glittering.
After using the Heat Press, always confirm if the ink is completely dry and cured.
Make sure the surface of the Heat Press and glass cloth sheet or fluorine coated sheet (Teflon Sheet) are
clean before and after curing the T-shirts.
Depending on the material, curing conduction may vary, be sure to test new materials before you use.
Pretreated garment is easier to be burnt than the normal garment.
Printed colors may transfer when a printed surface rubs on a white or light-colored synthetic leather made of
PVC (polyvinyl chloride). When printing CMYK-only garments, the CMYK ink may transfer to the White-only
printed garment when they rub against each other. In those cases, clean the stains with a soft cloth or
toothbrush with a household cleaner or alcohol.
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