Testing the Viral DTF Printing with Sublimation Ink Hack...Does It Even Work?

Can you use sublimation ink as a DTF and press it on leatherette?

As far as transferring to dark fabrics…. if you place Sublimation vinyl for dark fabric down first, it actually goes pretty well. That way you get the “white backing” first. Just saying.

Wasn't it supposed to be a Cold Peel??

Love your warning "Don't eat it!" 😀

Wow what a bad video 😂. You can tell how bias you are.

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What would be the steps if I purchased some dtf transfers do I need to use printer at all??? Or are the purchased transfers ready to just be heat pressed on our polyester shirts? 😵‍💫
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I'm getting lines on mine

love your hands / finger nails

I could hear her as clear as day, she has a nice mask on

Hi, thank you for the video. Question: if I want to use the DTF film to sublimate not fabric but plastic or other materials, can I get away with letting the sheet air dry and then using it without DTF powder?

Based on all the others videos and myself doing it, it should had set for at least 15secs before pilling the dtf paper off the shirt...

This would had eliminated all that ink still left on the dtf paper

You didn't come back after the washing....

I have been doing my research on this hack. There are several things that can cause the ink remaining on the transfer. Probably the biggest factor is the type of ink. If the ink is dye based, the colors will be muted and not completely transfer. Another is whether the film is hot or cold peel. Finally, the transfers may work better if they are attached to a carriage sheet.
I agree this is not the best method, but it can open up possibilites when you are at a stage where waiting on outsourced materials slows you down, but the investment in true DTF isn't quite justified for your business.

You peeled it off too quickly! All the videos I’ve ever watched they wait before they peel. Not fresh off the heat press

How to fix the rollers touching the paper

i dunno if you are still looking at comments on this video, but i do have a question. I have a 8550 that i want to convert to a dtf, but I dont want to use cadlink, can you still use the printer and get the white ink on the back of the print using silhouette studio to print the design to the 8550? or do you reccommend a better cost efficient dtf program. thank you.

DONT EAT IT ! 😂

Thanks for educating me! Do you have a uninet icolor 560 with sublimation toners vs a sawgrass ink comparison?

This was peeled hot when you clearly state that most are cold peel in another video?

USE BLACK POWDER FOR DARK COLOR

I love the concept but it definitely looks like too much work is there easier way and less toxic way

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How will you feel if i use this trick on DTF sheet for dark color T-Shirt printing

First I will print an reversed image on a sublimation ink printer
Then I will print the same reversed image on a white ink DTF printer,
But I will set the image color to solid white for back layer white on the printed Image

Is the result will be success or failure?

Thanks for the video. My F170 will not print on the film paper. I had to add tape to it to get it to feed, but it will not print the full image only a small piece of the image. Some say to change the payer type, well can't do that on the F170 it only has textile and rigid. There are a few videos out for this printer, and having a hard time with color profiles and printing on DTF film. Please help!

What paper settings did you use on the epson for the dtf film , I have a et 8550

Very helpful information. Thanks

Does anyone have a discord server specifically for dtf printing, sublimation and questionnaires? I’m having some issues with heat pressing and printing

How do you not get roller marks? I have the f170 printer and I get roller marks as in it takes ink off.

How do u get that printer to read the film!? Mine won’t.

Interesting. You read out the safety instructions as part of your video about wearing a mask with the powder, but you didn’t wear one when putting the powder on. In fact, we can hear you blow the powder away with your mouth.

An you use this on other sublimation printers?

You're supposed to wait for it to cool before you remove it or yes, it will pull the image off of the shirt. LOL

any suggestions on how to fix pizza wheel marks dragged through my dtf sublimation design?

I truly respect your knowledge especially with the powder and fumes. Safety is important. But I did the hack with Inkjet printer HP and it came great on cotton shirt. But the sublimation , inkjet is a cold peel not hot. But like you said it’s better to outsource it.

The DTF hack is a cold/cool peel. That may be the reason the image did not fully adhere to your garment. I've done the hack several times and my image always comes out vibrant and fully transferred to the garment.

tested it in a Sawgrass SG400.. relic of a machine but it does get the job partially done, Its got all the colors correct. the only issue im facing is the ink globs up on the paper rather than spreading evenly on the DTF film. I am using "high quality" german ink by inktec. it was around 100 for 4 colors, im unsure if its the printer at this point or the ink.

My printer is grabbing the film but only prints some of the image. Any tips? Thanks so much!

thanks for your video, but they say it's should be a cold peel

Do you think this would work in a epson f570?

For all the so called crafters even realize how dangerous this an toxic an your just standing right there an curing with a press is not how you cure a print your print will not stay long at all wow I can't believe all these people making videos an sharing this information without doing any research on this !!!! This is crazy to me ! Enjoy poisoning yourself an everyone in your home

I dont know why crafters are so hell bent on trying to make sublimation work on cotton and now trying to do a dtf hack. But your missing white ink duh. White ink is not good for printers. Dtf and dtg both are garbage. Both those prints look like crap. Neither of those would go out my shop. You could do this with regular pigment ink.

OMG - I have tried repeatedly to print onto DTF film with my F170 and it always smears down the page. Did you do anything special with your settings? Are you using the Epson sublimation ink, or another brand? Or maybe the difference is the film that you are using? I'm so frustrated that everyone else seems to be able to do this hack, but I cannot get it to work with my setup. I would love any insights. And no - I cannot afford a DTF printer at this time. I just want to do the hack.

Girl you have me hooked! I learn so much from you. I watch the videos so much that my kids say "I hear Melissa again" lol that being said. Do I need a Silhouette to join Silhouette U? I'm joining today if not. I plan on getting a new cutter possibly romeo. Thank you for all you do!