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Your situation will vary compared to ours when we typed up these instructions; eg ambient temperature and equipment used. Therefore, time settings and heat settings may vary. These instructions are only meant as a approximate guide so please use these instructions at your own risk. You may wish to utilize your own method if you know a better and safer way to utilise this item.

First and foremost, 3 things to remember at all times:

1. Test sheets are an ABSOLUTE MUST! : Before you start your main project, you must first cut out / make tiny 2cm x 2cm test transfer samples and try transferring those to identify the best temperatures and times to use with your equipment. Start from low temperatures (~100 degrees Celsius) and shorter heating times (10 seconds) and increase the temperature and heating time gradually till these test samples transfer properly. You can for example, print/transfer tiny name tags onto shirts or spare rag cloths or tissue paper first until you get the best temperature and time configuration, or you will risk ruining a lot of material and wasting a lot of transfer paper. If you are printing to Expensive fabrics and materials and don't have material to do test sheets on, you can try doing a test transfer on the inner sides of the garment or where mistakes will not be visible, eg: transferring to an expensive shirt turned inside-out; and if it fails, you should not use this transfer paper with that material or you might ruin it. Also note that if the temperature is too cold, your transfer won't stick, and if its too hot, it won't stick properly due to excessive melting, chemical breakdown and evaporation etc...
2. Do Not Mirror! - Use whatever inkjet printer or software you want, but remember, whatever is printed on OPAQUE paper will not appear reversed like a mirror after you iron it on.
3. Avoid moisture - Keep the unused paper away from moisture when not in use. Transfer paper is very easily damaged by moisture especially during the transfer process. Store it in an airtight bag/container when it is not in use. A transfer is only safe for moisture exposure 24 hours after the transfer is complete.

-The following instructions are based on our experience with them.

Step 1
If you have your Transfer paper in front of you, Notice that there are 2 Sides on this paper.

Side A is Smooth & shiny & waxed
Side B is Matt and Rubbery in texture.

We Strongly recommend you 'mark' Side A for reference- make a small invisible indentation mark using a pen, or anything that allows you to identify it later. (You will need to re-use this side later in the transfer process since it is waxed. It may seem obvious now, but it will be hard to tell later after you peel off side B. )

Step 2
You can Print / Draw / Paint an image on Side B.

Be careful not to tear the rubbery surface..
Use Non-sharp pens or markers if you have to write
on the paper.

Step 3
Cut your image to size if required, be careful not to tear the rubbery surface film of Side B

Step 4
Very Carefully peel off SIDE B from the back paper SIDE A, and cut it to size.

Be careful not to tear the rubbery surface of Side B.

Keep the left over paper (Do Not throw away Side A yet)
Step 5
Position Side B Facing Up On the fabric just as you would like it to look in the final result

Step 6
< Be Careful Here! >

To ensure your printed piece only sticks to the fabric it is sitting on, use the Waxed side of Wax Paper to cover Side B while you iron it on to the fabric. So when you transfer the image, Side B only sticks to the fabric it is sitting on, and not to the wax paper.

(If you don't have wax paper, use ONLY the face of Side A which you marked earlier in Step 1. It is also waxed, so you can use it perfectly well. Be careful as Both sides on that paper now look glossy- if in doubt, use the less glossy face of Side A as it is indicative of wax).

If you use the non waxed side, the transfer will glue the paper and the fabric together.

Step 7
Cover the transfer paper with a 2nd layer of paper, or tissue paper or a thin cloth. This evens out the heat and protects your iron incase of leakage from the transfer.		 Step 8
Iron your transfer into the intended fabric at the temperature and time which has proven to be the most effective with the test sheets that you should have done earlier. (15 to 30 seconds at about 190 degrees Celsius is an approximate average. Note that time/heat will differ for equipment, materials and irons).		 Step 9
Let the transfer cool down and carefully remove the 2nd protective layer, then peel off Side A(or the waxed paper) from the corners without burning yourself. (Reheat if necessary if it sticks too hard and or use tweezers if you would like)		 Step 10
Let it dry for a few hours and then you can use it as normal. we washed it after 10 minutes with no problems, but we recommend waiting 24 hours.

Other Notes

Transferring the Image:

HAND IRONING: The iron should be preheated to the hottest setting and be completely emptied of water and set to the dry setting. Iron the shirt to remove any wrinkles and excess moisture. Iron on a safe hard surface like a counter top. Do not iron on a wood, glass or metal surface. Place the transfer face down on the garment. Iron, using the heaviest pressure, in straight lines vertically and horizontally over the entire image. Make sure to overlap the edges. Obviously, iron each section of the paper evenly. Don't iron one part more than the rest. The Fabric should cool completely and then the excess paper that isn't part of the transfer should be peeled away using an even motion. Each part of the transfer paper should be exposed to the heat for around 30 seconds, but you must utilize trial and error for determining both the pressure and exposure times. Ironing times may therefore vary from as little as 10 seconds to 1 minute for any section of transfer paper.

HEAT PRESS: Set the heat press to 340 - 350 degrees Farenheight (around 170 degrees Celsius). Prepress fabric for a few seconds to remove wrinkles and excess moisture. Allow the garment to cool. Place the transfer face down on the garment. Using medium pressure, press for 20 seconds. The transfer paper can be removed while hot or you can allow the transfer to cool before removing paper in an even motion. A hot peel will leave a brighter initial image and a Matte finish. The cold peel with leave a heavier layer of coating over the image which can lead to a better durability.

Washing the completed garment / fabric after the transfer:

It is recommended that you wait at least 24 hours prior to washing the fabric/garment for the first time after the transfer. For the initial wash, turn the garment inside out and wash seperately in cool water. Immediately remove the garment from the washer and put in the dryer at a warm setting. If left wet in washer, the inks may bleed. This bleeding will end after a couple of washes and may not even occur with pigmented inks. NEVER use bleach. To iron the shirt, do not put iron directly onto the transferred area.

Storage of unused paper :

You can store paper that has images/text printed on it for some time before you transfer it to the fabric. Just ensure that the paper doesn't get damaged by water/moisture/sunlight etc) in storage prior to transferring to the fabric. We recommend printing within 72 hours because thats the longest we've waited to make a transfer after drawing an image on it, and it still works fine. The time interval though, varies based on the type of ink you use to create your image on the transfer paper, ie: how the ink interacts with the paper before it is printed.  Many factors influence shelf life after the image has been created on the paper. It should be able to be kept for weeks on end but we cannot officially recommend it because we havn't tried it yet for such a long period of time.

Return unused portion of paper to a sealed airtight bag or container with as little air, water and moisture in it as possible. Keep the unused paper or portions in a cool dry environment away from heating and cooling sources, and also UV radiation such as the sun. Bent / warped paper may be flattened under a stack of books overnight (or by other methods that you can think of, except heat irons.)

Colour Matching Advanced Users / Complicated images with undefined borders
Opaque transfer paper doesn't merge into the background like our transparent transfer sheets. That means that any unprinted area will appear white after transferring. so if you want to create more detailed images with detailed or blurred boundaries, it would be best to colour the unprinted areas with the same colour as the background fabric, and matching the colour may be difficult unless you are willing to make solid borders or using an obvious dead end colour, like Black. To solve this you may need to do a colour match, using a colour matching sheet printed from a computer image (visit the original instructions on the advertisment listing for a link to download one, or you can create/use your own rainbow sheet); an example is shown below:

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