Question: What is the best way to get a decal to stick to velvet? Will a decal or sticker work? Answer: No, or at least none that I know of. Acrylic adhesives will adhere to the fabric somewhat, but not for long. And do NOT wash any fabric or garment EVER with an adhesive sticker,… Keep Reading
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How to Remove Vinyl Stickers from Various Surfaces Including Tinted Windows
Question: How do I remove a wrinkle from a car window decal? Answer: The answer will depend on when you installed it. If it’s been under 4 hours, a little heat from a hair dryer and carefully peeling the sticker back until the wrinkle has been lifted, then a little heat to soften the decal,… Keep Reading
Removing Your License Plate Tabs? Plus, Will Vinyl Stickers Wreck the Rear Window Defroster Element on My Car?
Question: How do I remove the reflective tab sticker from my license plate? Answer: I assume you’re talking about the reflective date sticker? Generally speaking, at least for most people I know, we just keep piling this year’s sticker on top of last year’s reflective sticker. Of course, if you are a perfectionist, this might… Keep Reading
How To Remove Stickers and Decals from the Window of Your Car or Truck
Question: When putting decals on a Football Helmet Visor, how do you remove the black decals that come on the visor? Answer: If the sticker or decal that is on the visor is an easy peel vinyl, it should remove easily, but if it’s a standard adhesive, it can be difficult to remove. In this… Keep Reading
Questions Regarding Stickers for X-box Controllers, Cheap Sticker Labels, and Small Major League Sports Stickers
Question: I have an Xbox 360 controller and I want to know what kind of stickers will stick best to it. Answer: Any sticker with a permanent (standard) glue adhesive should stick fine. Avoid static cling stickers as they are meant for surfaces like glass or acrylic (super smooth and hard plastics). There are a… Keep Reading
Banner Materials: What Are Printers Printing on in the 21st Century?
Question: What type of plastic are banners printed on? Answer: Polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, is still one of the most popular materials to print banners with. There are other plastics as well, although one is a fabric type of plastic, but comes from petroleum as well. PVC is a petroleum-based plastic, as they all are,… Keep Reading
Emission Inspection Stickers – Do I REALLY Need an Inspection to Get One?
Question: Can I get an inspection sticker for my car without going through an inspection? Answer: Well, off the cuff, I’d say “No way José!” However, I thought that might be a poorly thought out response, so I thought I’d go to some US State websites and see what they had to say. I reviewed… Keep Reading
Can Bumper Stickers or Car Window Decals Be Prevented From Being Torn From Your Car or Truck?
Question: How do you keep vinyl bumper stickers or car window decals from being torn off a car or truck? Answer: Most vinyl bumper stickers or vinyl or polyester car window decals have acrylic adhesive glue affixed to the decal on one side and your car window or bumper on the other. Acrylic adhesives come… Keep Reading
What Fabrics Are Used in the Dye Sublimation Printing Process, and Why Dye Sub Printing is Superior to ANY Other Printing Method
Question: Do fabrics need to be 100% polyester for dye sub printing? Answer: While you do need at least 60% polyester fabric to successfully dye sub print, it is better to use 100% polyester because you will attain a superior print if 100% of the fabric accepts the dye when it enters gas form and… Keep Reading
Dye Sublimation Printing of Plastics – Can it be Done?
Question: Are you able to print plastics using dye sublimation printing? Answer: Pretty much anything that has the correct chemical composition – i.e. is made from polymers (is polymeric in its chemical structure), it can be printed. Or, if not, if your substrate, whether it be leather, wood, glass, or non-polymeric plastic, will retain a… Keep Reading
Dye sublimation Printing of Substrates Other than Fabric – Glass, Metal, Ceramics, Etc.
Question: Can dye sublimation printing be used on glass, metal, and/or ceramics? Answer: Yes, but only with the right treatment. There are polymeric sprays that you can treat various materials with that create the right surface for dye sublimation printing. Dye sublimation printing is perhaps one of the best and most effective printing methods available… Keep Reading
Dye Sublimation Out-of-Doors, Items That Can’t be Dye-Sub Printed, and Is Dye Sub Printing Superior to Other Types of Printing?
Question: Why can’t dye sub printed banners or other items be used out-of-doors? Answer: I am not sure exactly who fed that information to you, but it is absolutely and unequivocally untrue. For instance, one of the most popular places to use dye sublimation printing is on snowboards. Another is light pole banners. There are… Keep Reading
Dye Sublimation Printing Basics, Plus, Can You Dye Sub Print on Dark Fabric?
Question: Is it possible to print dye sublimation inks onto darker substrates or fabrics. Answer: You can do it, but it probably won’t look that great. The short answer would be, “why?” The longer answer follows. Even double-sided fabric banner materials printed using dye sublimation barely pass the viewing test because there is just enough… Keep Reading
Dye Sublimation Printing: Materials That Can Be Used, and Those That Can’t
Question: Is the dye sublimation printing process usable for printing snowboards? Answer: Absolutely. Dye sublimation can be used on any surface where polymeric treatment of a substrate can be successful, from mugs to glass to snowboards. Because it is the polymers that are the basis of dye sublimation, if a substrate can retain the polymeric treatment on… Keep Reading
Dye Sublimation Banner Printing: Appropriate for Trade Show Graphics?
Question: We are designing a trade show booth, and would like to know if dye sublimation banners would be suitable for the boot backdrop? Answer: Yes. Not only would it be suitable, it would be the most attractive backdrop, in our opinion, that money can buy. And not that much money any more, as the… Keep Reading
Rigid Substrates Like Glass, Metal, or Snowboards – Can These be Printed Using Dye Sublimation Printing?
Question: Can direct-to-textile dye sublimation printed fabric be used for exterior banners or flags? Answer: You bet. The better dyes now are good for exterior usage, and there are several good options for polyester fabrics that are available for exterior usage. Teardrop flags, beach flags, pop-out banners, and basic banners are all outdoor types of… Keep Reading
Dye Sublimation Printing Paper and Ink – UV Resistance and Environmental Impact
Question: Do you use special paper for dye sublimation? Answer: Yes. It’s called “dye sublimation transfer paper,” or just plain “dye sublimation paper.” Not terribly original, I know. The paper is treated to accept sublimation dye images in the CMYO (similar to CMYK, except the K, or black, is replaced with O, which stands for… Keep Reading
How to Start Your Own Dye Sublimation Printing Company
Question: What equipment and supplies will I need to start doing dye sublimation printing? Answer: First, decide what market you’re going to enter. Will it be mouse pads? Check out the competition. What is the Asian market selling mouse pads for, landed, in your market. They’ll be your primary competition for the larger orders. If… Keep Reading
Can I Print T-shirts Using Dye Sublimation Printing?
Question: For T-shirts, is it mandatory to use polyester T-shirts/fabric with dye sublimation printing? Answer: There has been a lot of experimentation with various natural fibers and mixed natural fibers (like the 50/50 cotton tee), and for the most part, it is best, when using true dye sublimation printing on fabric, to use polyester fabrics…. Keep Reading
