Some say that DTG printers and inks will not print well on polyester garments. However, on this episode of Print Pros, Guillermo will debunk that myth by showing you how to print high-quality photo-realistic images onto polyester pretreated shirts using a DTG printer and Image Armor DTG Pretreatments.
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For this project, we used:
RICOH Ri 1000
HP-1620F-T flat heat press
Black polyester shirt
White polyester shirt
Spray gun
1 sheet of Teflon
Image Armor Ultra Pretreatment
Image Armor Light Pretreatment
Let’s discuss the profit potential:
A polyester shirt cost $4 while the combined cost of the ink and Image Armor pretreatment is $1. That means it costs $5 to create a custom shirt. You can sell a shirt from anywhere between $20 to $25, which gives you a profit of $15 to $20.
Black Shirt
For the black t-shirt, you first need to pretreat the garment with Image Armor Ultra Pretreatment. To do this, fill the spray gun with the Image Armor pretreatment solution and set it to the lowest output setting. You just want to spray a light layer of the pretreatment on top of the t-shirt; you don’t want to soak it in the pretreatment. Spray the DTG pretreatment solution onto the shirt from top to bottom, then side to side. Now press the t-shirt in the heat press to cure the pretreatment. Next, place the t-shirt on the tray, put a Teflon sheet over the shirt, and press for 60 seconds at 285 degrees Fahrenheit. When done, take the shirt off the press.
Go to the DTG printer and thread the polyester pretreated shirt onto the platen. You do this by opening the t-shirt and putting the platen in between the front and back of the shirt. This is important because the ink tends to go through the first layer of the polyester pretreated shirt. By threading it instead of placing it on top, the ink will seep onto the platen instead of the back of your shirt. Then, make sure the excess fabric is inside the carriage and insert the bracket.
For the software portion, drag your design from your computer files to the printing software. Go to Color and under Media, choose Black Garment. Click on Settings, and under Color Correction, raise the contrast to 100. Then under Profiles, set your saturation enhancement to High and click OK. Go to RIP, check off Use document transparency, and press OK. Now all you have to do is press Print. At the DTG printer, press Set, and it will start to print the design. Once the printer finishes, remove the shirt from the platen and clean off any ink that has gotten on the platen.
Now go over to the heat press, place the shirt on the platen, and put a Teflon sheet over the shirt. Then, press at 285 degrees Fahrenheit for 90 seconds. Once the heat press is done, you will have a finished shirt.
White Shirt
The black shirt's pretreatment steps are the same as the white shirt, except you need to use the Image Armor Light Pretreatment for light-colored shirts. The curing and threading process is also the same, so just follow the steps for the black t-shirt.
For the software portion, drag your design from your computer files to the printing software. Go to Color and under Media, choose White Garment. Click on Settings, and under Color Correction, raise the contrast to 65. Then under Profiles, set your saturation enhancement to High and click OK. After that, click Print. At the DTG printer, press Set, and it will start to print the design. Once the printer finishes, remove the shirt from the platen and clean off any ink that has gotten on the platen.
Then, go over to the heat press, put the shirt on the platen, and place a Teflon sheet over the shirt. This time, you will press at 285 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 seconds. White shirts do not need to be pressed as long as black shirts. Remove the shirt from the platen after the heat press is done.
And that’s it! You now know how to pretreat shirts for DTG. This means you can offer these custom polyester shirts to your customers, which will expand your product line and bring in more profits.
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