Heat press printing

Heat press printing on textile

A hot stamp on a shirt or fabric is printed on a film, which depending on the manufacturer is a very thin material. Hot stamping principle: in the case of a hot stamp on a shirt or fabric, the image is printed on a film and pressed onto the shirt or fabric at a temperature of 100°C-150°C. The hot stamping process is based on the type of material used. Hot stamping is mainly used for printing logos on workwear and promotional clothing. It is well suited for printing sponsor logos, numbers and names on sportswear and team uniforms. Also used for printing umbrellas, bags, decorative mattresses and more. The films hold their colour very well and do not bleed. Depending on the type of film, it can be washed in a washing programme at 60-90 degrees.

Advantages of hot-pressing on textiles:

can print a logo on a photon
can be produced quickly
can print in silver as well as gold, neon, chrome plated gold and much more. (on request)

Hot-pressed textiles have drawbacks:

cannot be printed on all materials
– e.g. fleece and other non-smooth fabrics, woven fabrics
– heat resistant materials e.g. some synthetic fabrics
cannot be printed over uneven seams, edges, etc.
cannot be printed on cotton lined jackets, as satin melts when exposed to heat
cannot be dry cleaned – to keep the logo print looking beautiful, clothes should be washed on a delicate cycle at 30°C
For more questions, email us mgdisain@mgdisain.com

Hot-press maintenance:

Wash 24 hours after printing.
Wash garments inside out. With image or logo inside out.
Ironing can be done inside out.
Use a tumble dryer as little as possible.
Do not use bleach or strong detergents.

How to order a hot press?

Send us your design. We’ll review it, suggest the best solution for hot-pressing it, and provide you with a quote.

In order to prepare a price estimate, we need to know:

Quantity of products to be printed.
Product shape and material composition.
Logo size and colours we can get from the design you send us.
Information on any additional work required – sewing on the opening of the lining, which does not have a zip.

Hot-press prices for textiles:

If the logo is not in a suitable file format, a logo redraw or design fee starts from 35€/h.
This is a one-off job that can be used in the future.
If the logo can be presented as letters/numbers in the most common fonts, there is no design fee.
Preparation of the logo per batch 4,80€
Print on chest (width approx. 8-12cm) 2,90€
Print on chest + person’s name 3€
Print on spine 2/3 A4 (approx. 20x20cm) 3,48€
Print on spine A4 (approx. 28x20cm) 3,93€
Print A3 (max 28x40cm) 6€
NB! Media format.

Logo or company graphics should be sent to us as a vector graphic file. A PDF file is also suitable if the image can be zoomed in – zoomed out without affecting the image quality.