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8. Removing the T-shirt
Remove the T-shirt from the platen or grip pad.
9. Post-treating the T-shirt
Fix the ink to the T-shirt.
Parent topic: Basic Printing
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Required Equipment
Related tasks
Preparing Your Printer
Starting a Print Job
Removing a Printed T-shirt
Related topics
Pre-treating a T-shirt
Loading a T-shirt
Determining the Height of the Platen
Creating Your T-shirt Design
Finishing a T-shirt
Required Equipment
To print on a T-shirt using this printer, you need the equipment listed here, depending on your print
project.
Platen (provided with the printer or optional item)
The printer comes with an M size hanger platen. There are five other types of platens available in
different sizes.
Heat press (commercially available)
A heat press is required before you can print on a T-shirt. A heat press is used to remove creases
from T-shirts, pressing down standing fibers on T-shirts before printing to help prevent nozzle clogs,
and to fix the pre-treatment solution and ink. Your heat press needs to be larger than your platen and
able to sustain a temperature of 338 °F (170 °C) or more for 90 seconds. Check the accuracy of your
heat press temperature with a probe; temperatures exceeding 356 °F may result in dull colors. For
best results, use a heat press with a piece of parchment (silicone) paper or a Teflon (fluoro-resin)
sheet at low pressure to allow the steam to escape.
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