You can watch the video below to see how heat press pro matt goes about it.
Transfer paper vinyl tricks.
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.
As you peel the vinyl should come off the backing with the transfer tape.
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.
How to layer adhesive vinyl onto transfer tape.
The transfer tape will hold onto your design better than the backing paper making it easier when removing the negative vinyl.
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.
Placing the transfer on straight.
Vinyl works best on solid surfaces like plastic glass and painted wood.
This will help ensure your vinyl sticks well.
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.
There can be a few reasons for why your vinyl isn t sticking to the 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.
It s actually easy to layer vinyl.
Then slowly start to peel up your transfer tape at any corner.