The main issues are.
Vinyl wont stick to shirt.
If you have cleaned your surface well with rubbing alcohol but your vinyl is still not sticking try leaving the transfer tapeon the vinyl for a bit after applying it onto the surface.
However some are thicker or denser than average and require a 60 blade also known as a flock blade.
Insert the biggest eye roll.
My iron on transfer wont stick.
There is not a one size fits all when it comes to this.
Coincidentally flock is one of the things that requires this extra blade depth.
When it comes to iron on transfers there are 3 factors that we can control to make the adhesive stick to the shirt or other item.
Most t shirt vinyl can be cut easily with a standard issue 45 plotter blade.
This is a common question throughout the vinyl industry.
And i about 149 999 998 of those projects work out fine.
Sometimes the vinyl s adhesive needs time to adhere to the surface a little better and bond.
All transfers are different when it comes to the optimal amount those three factors.
Why is my htv not sticking to my shirt.
I made my daughter this custom shirt on christmas eve.
But occasionally i have a nightmare of why won t this heat transfer vinyl stick so i thought i would troubleshoot the reasons in case you ever get stuck in a nonstick vinyl situation.
What should i do.
If you can t figure out why your heat transfer vinyl won t stick you ve landed in the right place.
Just like the heat transfer not sticking to the shirt there are also many possible reasons why the heat transfer vinyl would stick at first but would peel off after some time.