Time temperature and pressure are all extremely important factors when you are using htv heat transfer vinyl.
My adhesive vinyl isn t coming off transfer tape.
Tape sticks strongly to a variety of surfaces including vinyl.
Rather than just peeling the transfer tape and decal off of the paper backing immediately try just folding back one edge of the paper backing see the image below for an example so that only a portion of the adhesive side of the decal is uncovered.
Yes i would consider transfer tape that is 4 4 1 2 years old to be old.
This film collects dirt and causes your vinyl surface to look dingy and discolored.
If your vinyl is not releasing from the transfer tape then your transfer tape may be too sticky.
Peel the vinyl away from the liner at a 45 degree angle.
Depending on your project i like to trim it out so it fits on my project perfectly.
You can see i bent the side down so i knew were to trim.
Check for instructions for the vinyl you are using and make sure all of your settings are spot on.
When you stick tape onto vinyl it often peels off with ease but you typically are left with a sticky residue from the tape adhesive.
The transfer tape should lift up all your vinyl.
A craft stick butter knife or the scraper from the cricut tool kit can be used to do this.
As a result the sticker the vinyl is rated as the more sticky your transfer tape needs to be in order to pull it up off the backing its self.
Remove tape residue from vinyl with white vinegar.
Peel off the vinyl backing removing it from the transfer tape and vinyl as opposed to trying to peel the transfer tape and vinyl away from the backing.
You still may need to encourage it a bit but by pulling the backing off rather than the other way around you should have no more problems getting the vinyl to stick to the transfer tape.
Burnish rub the tape onto the vinyl.
That means it is going to stick more then an indoor wall vinyl that is going to be more easily removable.
You will have the transfer tape on top.
The vinyl in the middle and the backing on the back.
Time pressing or ironing for too short a time can cause htvnot to stick to your shirt.