Siser easyweed 12 htv is a polyurethane film that is on the thinner side of heat transfer vinyls which offers a quick one second tack application making it great for layering.
What vinyl is easy to weed.
Leave it in there for about an hour or until the vinyl shrinks.
Today in our getting started with vinyl series i am going to walk you through how to cut weed and apply adhesive vinyl once you know the steps it really is an easy process but there are also some tricks of the trade that you need to know to save yourself some frustration or ruined projects.
I ve also included a video at the end to show you how all of it works so let s get started.
It is an easy fix for a few stubborn pieces of backing paper attached to your vinyl.
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For adhesive vinyl you can weed directly on the transfer tape.
Place your htv on the warmed lower platen and the warmth will loosen up the adhesive on the pressure sensitive backing.
When using removable adhesive vinyl you can save the small details for after you have completely transferred your piece.
Some people remove the outer piece of vinyl then transfer the design and weed all the details on top of the sticky transfer tape.
You just have to know when to use what method.
Try these tips next time when you have to weed small letters.
Beautiful to cut easy to weed and effortless to apply siser psv permanent adhesive vinyl is a must have addition to your vinyl stash.
In fact the easiest way to weed vinyl actually consisted of 4 different methods.
Not for heat transfer or.
What makes vinyl even more easy to weed is what siser calls the heat press trick.
Your vinyl is not weeding correctly.
Today i m going to go over each of those methods with you and show you the different tools i used to weed vinyl each way.
Heat up your lower heat press platen for 2 3 seconds set at around 300 f.
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A fourth tip for weeding small letters is to put the vinyl in the freezer after you have cut the vinyl.