Metallic Heat Transfer Vinyl

Description

MagiCut SoftMetallic

Introduce an addition to our extensive range of HTV, Flex, Flock, Glitter, Reflective, Holographic and Foil products, all part of the established MagiCut brand. The new “Soft-Metallic” product ticks all the boxes for those looking to decorate a vast range of different garments and textiles with the ultimate soft metallic feel.

The market for personalized and short run garment decoration has never been stronger as the demand for more unique effects and styles continues. After 2 years in development the soft-metallic offers easy cutting and weeding using traditional plotter/cutters. With its lightweight (62 Micron) high elastic properties precise and detailed designs are easily produced and together with a superb look and feel offers great potential for sportswear, fashion, promotional, workwear and craft markets.

Perfect for cotton, polyester and poly/cotton blends. Also works well on performance fabrics that require that extra stretch flexibility from the transfer. The Soft Metallic transfers are applied at 150°c for 10 seconds, medium pressure and peeled cold.

Metallic HTV Instructions for Heat Press Application

• Create design and place your setting to mirror in your design space.
  • Tip: By mirroring your design you are flipping the placement so when you place the design down it is right side up.
• Place color shiny side down on your mat. Dull side (no color) is facing up during cutting.
• Cut design and weed vinyl.
• Place item on the heat press and put your vinyl design in the area you want to press.
• Place a cover sheet (Teflon paper or Parchment paper) over your design and press with medium pressure at 300°F – 315°F for 15 seconds.
• Open press, allow design to cool and cold peel application sheet in 1 pull for best results.
• Remove product from press.
• Tip: Metallic Vinyl is not used for layering with other vinyl materials.

Metallic HTV Instruction for Hand Iron Application

• Create design and place your setting to mirror in your design space.
  • Tip: By mirroring your design you are flipping the placement so when you place the design down it is right side up.
• Place color shiny side down on your mat. Dull side (no color) is facing up during cutting.
• Cut design and weed vinyl.
• Set iron dial between Cotton and Linen pending the item you are pressing.
• Place on flat hard surface (Iron board is not recommended).
• To achieve best application press, don’t use the iron steam function.
• Place a cover sheet (Teflon paper or Parchment paper) over your design and press iron with firm pressure straight down for 30 to 60 seconds (pending the design).
  • Tip: Don’t move iron slide to slide.
• Allow design to cool for a few seconds and cold peel application sheet in 1 pull for best results.
• Tip: If design lifts up during cold peel process, re-press design area with a cover sheet for 10 seconds.

Material Recommendations for Metallic Vinyl

• All products should be polyester or cotton. Nylon materials will not work.
• Lycra and Spandex
• 100% Polyester
• 100% Cotton
• 50% cotton / 50% polyester

Care Instructions

• For best care we suggest waiting 24 to 48 hours before washing your garment.
• Suggest to turn item inside out and washing in cold water.
• Suggest to dry on low setting or hang dry item for best care.
• Suggest to stay away from using chlorine bleach.