If you are seeing a second version of your transfer like a shadow slightly to the side of your image you are experiencing what is known as ghosting.
There are black spots on shirt after heat transfer vinyl.
Simply close the heat press for 3 5 seconds.
Don t worry about this.
Pressing or ironing for too long can have the same effect.
This is actually good.
You may see steam leaving the apparel and out from the heat press.
There are a few ways you can fix a mistake let s look at some examples and some ways to fix the mistakes.
Time pressing or ironing for too short a time can cause htvnot to stick to your shirt.
This is what you want to remove before heat applying the transfer.
Mistakes happen it s part of life and part of crafting.
This is the smoke you re seeing come out of the side of the heat press when you re pressing.
Ghosting occurs when the sublimation transfer paper shifts during the sublimation process such as when you open or close your heat press.
Check for instructions for the vinyl you are using and make sure all of your settings are spot on.
Avoid this issue by pre pressing your shirts before applying the transfer.
There was a sheet of the red vinyl that has a bug smashed in between the vinyl and the clear sheet and another color.
As moisture is turned into steam and removed from the fabric one thing that happens is that the color of your garment is it will darken where the heat press touched it.
When you make a mistake with htv it can be frustrating.
I don t know about you but i hate wasting supplies especially heat transfer vinyl.