For adhesive vinyl you can weed directly on the transfer tape.
What vinyl is easy to weed.
What makes vinyl even more easy to weed is what siser calls the heat press trick.
Today in our getting started with vinyl series i am going to walk you through how to cut weed and apply adhesive vinyl once you know the steps it really is an easy process but there are also some tricks of the trade that you need to know to save yourself some frustration or ruined projects.
Siser easyweed 12 htv is a polyurethane film that is on the thinner side of heat transfer vinyls which offers a quick one second tack application making it great for layering.
Siser easyweed heat transfer vinyl is your to go for heat transfer projects.
When using removable adhesive vinyl you can save the small details for after you have completely transferred your piece.
Try these tips next time when you have to weed small letters.
You cut out a very intricate lettering design but when you are weeding it the letters will not stay on the backing paper and lift when pulling the negative vinyl away.
In fact the easiest way to weed vinyl actually consisted of 4 different methods.
Some people remove the outer piece of vinyl then transfer the design and weed all the details on top of the sticky transfer tape.
Not for heat transfer or.
I ve also included a video at the end to show you how all of it works so let s get started.
Heat up your lower heat press platen for 2 3 seconds set at around 300 f.
This will help save time and make the weeding process of small letters easier.
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Today i m going to go over each of those methods with you and show you the different tools i used to weed vinyl each way.
It is an easy fix for a few stubborn pieces of backing paper attached to your vinyl.
Place your htv on the warmed lower platen and the warmth will loosen up the adhesive on the pressure sensitive backing.
Leave it in there for about an hour or until the vinyl shrinks.
You just have to know when to use what method.
