Foil is an easy and attractive effect to use when decorating shirts. The flash and brilliance of foil makes a shirt stand out in a crowd and can increase the value of a shirt tremendously. We say foil is easy because when you use the right products it's actually not that hard to do! Foil is best applied through a transfer process on a special foil adhesive but it can also transfer to standard plastisol and special effects plastisol. Foil transfers are fun and can make your customers mouths drop. Foil can be a very lucrative process to add to your printing operation if you are not already doing it.
Foil is applied colored side up and aluminum looking (dull) side down. Rub foil with eraser immediately after application to help remove any wrinkles. Allow transfer to cool completely (20 to 30 seconds) after application before removal of foil sheet. Pull foil sheet off slowly. It can be helpful to tint the 3801LF foil adhesive, to the color of the foil being applied, with a small amount of conventional plastisol. This process will help to keep small pinholes in the applied foil film from being noticeable. As example: Use a few grams of yellow or gold plastisol in the 3801LF adhesive when using gold foil. Use a few grams of black or gray plastisol in the 3801LF adhesive when using silver foil.
* The brightest foil effect will result when the foil is first removed. To achieve a textured matte finish foil, re-seal the garment or hat in the transfer press for 3-4 seconds after the foil carrier film has been removed.
138°C to 190°C / 280°F to 375°F. Try lower temperature first for best results.
4 - 9 seconds.
t-shirts = medium (35lbs.).
Sweatshirts = medium to heavy (35 psi to 60 psi).
For best durability of the foil after it is applied, it is recommended that the garment be hand washed or machine washed (delicate cycle) inside out and line or air dried. Do not use bleach. Do not iron printed area.
Two or more colors with foil transfers can be accomplished one of two ways.
Foil can be transferred to a wide varitey of special effect inks. Depending on how the ink is printed, foil will stick to some or all of the design. It will work with puff, high density, granite base, blowout, suede and more! Crumpling the foil also creates a cool effect.
3801LF is a clear plastisol adhesive used to produce brilliant metallic foil designs on textiles. The adhesive can be printed directly onto the fabric and the foil applied to the dried adhesive. The adhesive can also be printed directly on the foil as a conventional transfer would be printed (mirror image). WE RECOMMEND DIRECT PRINTING!
Designs made with 3801LF adhesive may be applied to light or dark fabrics.
100% cotton and some cotton/polyester blends.
The 3801LF foil adhesive should be printed right out of the container without any modifications. Stir adhesive prior to use.
60-110 mesh (86 optimal). Any direct or indirect lacquer proof emulsion.
86 to 110 t/in or 34-43 t/cm mesh for t-shirts.
74 to 86 t/in or 30-34 t/cm mesh for sweatshirts.
70 durometer: sharp or beveled edge.
For direct printed fabrics: 325F (163C) entire ink film. For transfer printing (adhesive on foil): 240F to 275F (116C to 135C). Test dryer temperatures and wash test printed product before and during a production run.
Environmentally friendly plastisol screen wash.
Recommend storage at 65F to 90F (18C to 32C). Avoid storage in direct sunlight. Keep containers well sealed.
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I’ve used quite a lot of foil to toner products and this one works the best. Full coverage and adheres as good as a foil stamping machine does. We’ve had success with each foil color from this R-Foil line when using it with toner and foil fusing method.
Hi Dae! This is an awesome share, thanks for taking the time to give us all some solid advice! Keep on Powering the PRINT!
Great product, I will definitely order again and I hope they add rose gold too.
Super easy to use and the look is amazing. It makes our designs stand out as unique and awesome. Looking forward to creating new amazing designs with a variety of foil colors.
very impressive
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Foil is an easy and attractive effect to use when decorating shirts. The flash and brilliance of foil makes a shirt stand out in a crowd and can increase the value of a shirt tremendously. We say foil is easy because when you use the right products it's actually not that hard to do! Foil is best applied through a transfer process on a special foil adhesive but it can also transfer to standard plastisol and special effects plastisol. Foil transfers are fun and can make your customers mouths drop. Foil can be a very lucrative process to add to your printing operation if you are not already doing it.
Foil is applied colored side up and aluminum looking (dull) side down. Rub foil with eraser immediately after application to help remove any wrinkles. Allow transfer to cool completely (20 to 30 seconds) after application before removal of foil sheet. Pull foil sheet off slowly. It can be helpful to tint the 3801LF foil adhesive, to the color of the foil being applied, with a small amount of conventional plastisol. This process will help to keep small pinholes in the applied foil film from being noticeable. As example: Use a few grams of yellow or gold plastisol in the 3801LF adhesive when using gold foil. Use a few grams of black or gray plastisol in the 3801LF adhesive when using silver foil.
* The brightest foil effect will result when the foil is first removed. To achieve a textured matte finish foil, re-seal the garment or hat in the transfer press for 3-4 seconds after the foil carrier film has been removed.
138°C to 190°C / 280°F to 375°F. Try lower temperature first for best results.
4 - 9 seconds.
t-shirts = medium (35lbs.).
Sweatshirts = medium to heavy (35 psi to 60 psi).
For best durability of the foil after it is applied, it is recommended that the garment be hand washed or machine washed (delicate cycle) inside out and line or air dried. Do not use bleach. Do not iron printed area.
Two or more colors with foil transfers can be accomplished one of two ways.
Foil can be transferred to a wide varitey of special effect inks. Depending on how the ink is printed, foil will stick to some or all of the design. It will work with puff, high density, granite base, blowout, suede and more! Crumpling the foil also creates a cool effect.
3801LF is a clear plastisol adhesive used to produce brilliant metallic foil designs on textiles. The adhesive can be printed directly onto the fabric and the foil applied to the dried adhesive. The adhesive can also be printed directly on the foil as a conventional transfer would be printed (mirror image). WE RECOMMEND DIRECT PRINTING!
Designs made with 3801LF adhesive may be applied to light or dark fabrics.
100% cotton and some cotton/polyester blends.
The 3801LF foil adhesive should be printed right out of the container without any modifications. Stir adhesive prior to use.
60-110 mesh (86 optimal). Any direct or indirect lacquer proof emulsion.
86 to 110 t/in or 34-43 t/cm mesh for t-shirts.
74 to 86 t/in or 30-34 t/cm mesh for sweatshirts.
70 durometer: sharp or beveled edge.
For direct printed fabrics: 325F (163C) entire ink film. For transfer printing (adhesive on foil): 240F to 275F (116C to 135C). Test dryer temperatures and wash test printed product before and during a production run.
Environmentally friendly plastisol screen wash.
Recommend storage at 65F to 90F (18C to 32C). Avoid storage in direct sunlight. Keep containers well sealed.
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