Yamation DTF Powder Polyurethane for Textile Transfer Printing

It has been a frustrating experience to do the sublimation DTF hack with Yamation film and powder - I went through about 25 sheets of film trying to get it to work (argh!). For anyone else frustrated with streaks/roller marks on their film, I found that I could change the print density by going to the Maintenance Tab (of my Epson SC-F100) and selecting Extended Settings. From there, I dragged the slider to the left so it was around -25%. This eliminated most streaking for me. If a design has a lot of black in it, maybe go even more negative with your number. If a design doesn't have much black at all, then go for a smaller negative number. I can get away with about -5% for an image with little to no black. Other things that might work for you are to choose the Rigid profile, or to choose Standard quality. But I use the Textile profile and high quality and then reduce the print density as described. I bake my powdered design at 385 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes on the bed of my HTVRont auto press. Obviously, I don't bring the press down, but just let it hover. Because it is a few inches above, it takes more than a minute. Because the sublimation ink has already been activated through this process, it isn't necessary to press the design at such a high temperature as you would with sublimation. After having conquered the problems with streaks, I then went about experimenting with pressing times, temps, and pressures. Following the recommendations on the package for temps and times did produce a nice result on the shirt, but the designs were degrading quickly upon washing. After a bunch of further experimentation, I found that I needed to do a higher temp and higher press time in order to have the design really adhere and last through washings. I think the success of this whole process really depends upon your equipment - basically your press and your printer and your ink. Be prepared for problems in figuring it out. Now that I HAVE figured it out for my setup, I do like the products and will continue to use them. But boy oh boy, was this a struggle to get it right! Note that for the Epson SC-F100, I do NOT need to apply the film to a piece of paper with tape, as others would tell you. It feeds right through my machine with no issues as is. If you have a different printer, your experience may be different. For anyone who has the HTVRont auto press trying to do this hack, put a pressing pillow beneath your garment to trick the press into applying more pressure. Also, for me, I need to press at 345 degrees for 45 seconds to get a good result and to get the design to last through washings. I do NOT do a second press with a teflon sheet on top as others recommend. This tends to remove ink and degrade the design in my experience. I find that after the first washing, the design feels more "embedded" into the fibers as it would if you did a second press anyway.

I love this DTF adhesive powder for the DTF sublimation hack. It makes vivid-color shirts that are extremely durable, even when laundered without following care instructions (wash without turning inside out, hot water, hot dryer, etc. ). Easy to use, very affordable compared to other recommended brands, doesn't clump, and produces high quality, professional-looking shirts. Will definitely purchase again.

Powder worked well for DTF.

I like it, this is the first one I have used,

Good product & delivery on time