Colour red turning orange when pressing transfer to black shirt

[daveaturner]

Hi,

When I print red objects (100% magenta, 100% yellow) onto black shirts the transfer which was red before pressing turns a dark orange colour. I had the white spot fillup spot at 300% heat press at 155 degrees C, medium pressure for 30 seconds. I don’t want to waste lots of time and paper experimenting so any guidance where to start would be very welcome.

Regards

Dave t

[Anonymous]

Dear daveaturner,

red is in different branches which are working with heat a very difficult color.For the best result I would recommend to decrease the pressure and the time. 15 seconds should be enough. a light pressure should be also fine. this will lead for sure to a better red.
Additionally to that you can also decrease the temperature to 120°C.

Best Regards

[daveaturner]

Hi ,
Many thanks for your advice. Does this advice apply to both applying the transfer and fixing it?

Dave t

[Anonymous]

Dear daveaturner,

yes. Both steps should be done like this.

[daveaturner]

Hi,

Ok I’ve tried that and whilst its still not perfect its better than it was and good enough for what I need to do. Many thanks for your help and advice which saved me a lot of time and trouble

Kind regards

Dave t

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