Here is the step-by-step guide for pressing Supacolor Transfers:

Set press to 320°F and allow it to fully heat up

Adjust the pressure of your press so you’ll get firm pressure

Pre-press your garments to get out moisture and wrinkles

Apply transfer either alone or with parchment paper on top for 15 seconds

IMMEDIATELY peel hot low and fast with confidence

Re-press either with parchment paper or by itself. If the design is peeling don’t fret – just lay down edges or letters before repressing.

Helpful Tips for Supacolor Heat Transfers

Tip #1: Avoid using heat press pillows for Supacolor Heat Transfers. It’s always a good idea to use a teflon sheet (affordable and can be used over and over) or parchment paper both underneath your project as well as on top to protect both the garment and the heat platen. In this case, parchment paper is best to avoid causing your design to turn out looking too shiny.

Tip #2: Peeling with confidence immediately is a must! Just go for it. Below you can see an example of some of the letters peeling up after the first press. This isn’t a problem, just lay down the design or letters and it’ll all stick nicely on the repress. For what it’s worth this only happened on the first shirt out of 60+ we made so I think it was an issue of the press not being fully heated up.

Tip # 3: Use a SUPER high-quality image for your design. You can see below that if you really zoom in the pixels of the design are actually visible – that shows you how high quality the prints are. While I still love the shirts and you have to be realllllllly looking to notice next time I’ll make sure to use a very high resolution image.

Do Supacolor Heat Transfers Last?

When compared to other printable heat transfers you’re going to be blown away. If you’ve done at-home print jobs onto transfer paper forget everything you’ve learned. Supacolor claims the transfers will remain colorfast and crack free for 70+ washes and I believe it.

Here’s a photo of one of the Onesies after being washed on repeat with all of my laundry loads for a couple of weeks, it looks brand new!