What is PU Heat Transfer Vinyl ?
Color printing PU Vinyl is a great way to make amazing personalized full color heat transfers with amazing stretch and rebound.PU heat transfer vinyl is a soft and eco-friendly polyurethane which is highly suited for the transfer of designs onto garments.
What kinds of heat transfer vinyl are there in VISION factory?
As is known to all, there are many different types of the heat transfer vinyl. And our heat transfer vinyls by Vision factory wholesales are divided into Printable heat transfer vinyl and Unprintable heat transfer vinyl , the former including PU Printable heat transfer vinyl and PVC Printable heat transfer vinyl, the latter including PU heat transfer vinyl , PU Pattern heat transfer vinyl, PU Vent Hole heat transfer vinyl, PU Chameleon heat transfer vinyl, Luminous heat transfer vinyl ( glow in the dark heat transfer vinyl ), PVC heat transfer vinyl, Reflective heat transfer vinyl, Rainbow Reflective heat transfer vinyl, Glitter heat transfer vinyl, Rainbow Glitter heat transfer vinyl, Hologram/Holographic heat transfer vinyl, Metallic heat transfer vinyl, Soft Metallic heat transfer vinyl, 3D Puff heat transfer vinyl, Flock heat transfer vinyl and so on .
The best PU heat transfer vinyl works best on cotton or polyester or cotton/poly blends. Other synthetic fabrics, like acrylic, won’t work correctly because they will melt under the heat of an iron. For more advanced crafters, you can apply HTV to mugs, baseball hats, footballs and even wood!
The following just some tips on it :
1. Polyurethane films(heat transfer vinyl) are the desired medium for t-shirt transfer graphics. These PU heat transfer vinyls tend to be thinner and more stretchable so they feel like part of the garment. This soft “hand” is what makes them so perfect for apparel graphics.
2. In addition to their softness and conformability, PU films are OekoTex Standard 100 compliant. They’re kid safe. Our heat transfer vinyl is korea quality
3. VISION PU HTV vinyl with 32 normal colors, 5 fluorescent colors, 17 pattern colors. And in the future, to meet the market demands, we will develop more colors for your choice.
4. PU t shirt vinyl is generally thin and more expensive. Being thiner means they’re much flexible and have as soft a hand as PU.
5. PU is expensive than PVC, it resolve costs about 30% more than comparable PU-based material.
Do you need a heat press for PU heat transfer vinyl?
Short answer: Yes, a heat press is the standard when creating items made with heat transfer vinyl. I’d advise against selling items using heat transfer vinyl that was applied with an iron.
Long answer: Using a heat press when creating items with heat transfer vinyl is the standard if you are planning to sell them.