Flip over your design the grid on the release liner should be facing up.
Vinyl won t release from transfer tape.
This can either be the center or one end of your design.
This video might help.
What you need is a transfer tape that won t melt and won t leave adhesive residue on your newly decorated garment.
The contact paper isn t gridded the backing paper is though.
The vinyl needs to be more sticky than the transfer tape to stick down and release from the transfer tape contact paper.
Tips to stop vinyl sticking to transfer tape i am trying to get some very small words to stick to very smooth plastic but the surface is so slick that the letters stay on the transfer tape.
If you see the vinyl is not sticking lower the release liner and apply more pressure.
A good kiss cut is not one that doesn t go through the paper backing but rather one that doesn t penetrate it.
Having problems getting the transfer tape to pick up all the letters in your decal.
Attach a small area of transfer tape to your design.
You can test this by cutting out a small shape weeding apply transfer tape and peeling off the backing.
Separate the release liner from the transfer tape and vinyl by peeling the release liner back.
Clear tapes for vinyl signs such as r tape at60 or main preview plus are very likely to melt on the heat press.
Transfer tape or stronggrip transfer tape see table above to choose the right one for your vinyl type scraper or other burnishing tool.
Cross them off your shopping list.
Many of my vinyl decals are made up of individual.
Use a scraper to burnish transfer tape onto.
Your vinyl is not sticking to your transfer tape.
If i pick at them you will notice the damage as they are so small plus i don t really want to have to pick at over 100 individual letters.
You could always trace a reference line on it from the backing paper if you really needed it.
You create a decal but when you go to pick it up with the transfer tape the vinyl refuses to release from the backing paper.
Peel liner from transfer tape.