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Offline Gilligan

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100% poly black shirts... Any chance?
« on: July 02, 2013, 11:30:11 AM »
I have a customer that wants like 11 shirts done and he wants "under armor type" shirts.  They have a full color photo on the back and would need to be done with a transfer.

I know TECHNICALLY I can do it on a 50/50 if I'm careful, but I've never tried a 100% before.

I know sublimation is the way to go with Poly's but you can't go dark to light.

Typically we use 3G... anyone try it?


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Re: 100% poly black shirts... Any chance?
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2013, 11:38:09 AM »
If you are really worried, you may ask someone here who prints vinyl about Subli Block.
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Re: 100% poly black shirts... Any chance?
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2013, 01:53:42 PM »
AWESOME!!

Come to find out they are just light weight cotton (maybe 50/50... but don't need to be).  So crisis averted.

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Re: 100% poly black shirts... Any chance?
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2013, 06:20:26 PM »
We often warn folks who want wicking t's, then put a huge logo on them, that it takes away the wicking properties, so why spend the extra money for a wicking t that doesn't wick?

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Re: 100% poly black shirts... Any chance?
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2013, 07:06:35 PM »
Absolutely agree Steve.

I get teams that want dark colored shirts (that's a negative in itself) then they want something printed.  Where as if they go light I can print a thin layer of black ink that still breathes.