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Title: Question about poly spandex?
Post by: rockerdude on February 10, 2015, 10:18:34 PM
Looking for Names and Numbers for Sport tek 700.. 95 poly 5 spandex...
Transfer express says no go for their 2 color elasti prints Numbers...  I did a test and it seems fine after 3 washes?
Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Question about poly spandex?
Post by: tonyt79 on February 10, 2015, 10:35:51 PM
I have done thermoflex plus vinyl on the a4 that is either 90/10 or 95/5 I don't remember. Are they saying the spandex is why it won't work?


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Title: Re: Question about poly spandex?
Post by: rockerdude on February 10, 2015, 10:50:08 PM
Yes.. But I honestly think they are just trying to upsale me to the cadprintz? The test shirt I did has the normal Goof proof 2 color numbers with not much stretch and its holding up fine? I may just hit them with siser easy stretch one color and call it done? lol Never really layered the siser? They want white numbers with a black outline. But said worst case they could be just white.
I'm doing a cool print on the front with top score, so kinda wanted the back to pop also!
Title: Re: Question about poly spandex?
Post by: tonyt79 on February 10, 2015, 10:58:55 PM
I have never used the siser easy stretch. I do know the easy weed tends to stretch/shrink a lot and makes it kind of difficult to layer correctly on poly. I would think cadpritz would be very expensive for names and numbers


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Title: Re: Question about poly spandex?
Post by: Frog on February 10, 2015, 11:15:02 PM
I just ran some Easyweed two color numbers (not stretch), and rather than stacking, I just cut an outline straddling the number with enough of an overlap to place it easily.
I pre-shrink the jersey with a pressing also.
The stretch stuff would have worked similarly.
Title: Re: Question about poly spandex?
Post by: sweetts on February 11, 2015, 12:17:50 AM
I use easy weed stretch all the time, no issues even layered it stays looking good
Title: Re: Question about poly spandex?
Post by: Ryan on February 11, 2015, 10:50:58 AM
doing names numbers to me always seems to be less of an issue with stretch. At least thats how a I see it. I've never worried about the back, only the front. Easyweed stretch is nice. I think it shrinks less than the easyweed, but that could be in my head too. So I would think no issues with doing a name and number unless you are doing a name that connects all the way, then I might reconsider but there should be enough stretch in between letters to not effect the overall print. my .02