Everything You Need To Know DTG Printing
DTG printed shirts are durable and can survive a number of washes before showing wear, if you follow these guidelines.
DTG prints with water-based ink. Because of this prints do not come out with the same vibrancy as other printing methods, but is superior when it comes to capturing photo realistic details, like shading, gradients and different blends of colours.
DTG is also great for text only prints!
DTG is thin, and because of this, shares the same texture as your apparel of choice.
DTG, or direct-to-garment is printing done directly to your shirt.
Similar to how we print on paper, our DTG machine prints your design using water-based ink. The applied ink is absorbed into the fibres of your shirt.
Once completed, we run the shirt through a heated press, to finalize your printed design.
We highly recommend that you send us your design as a Vector file. This is so your design will stay crisp and sharp even when printed.
Alternatively, a PNG with a high DPI (300 dpi) is also fine, but we can not guarantee the same quality.
To make sure you’re happy with the final product, you’ll always get a free mock-up before we go through with production.
This prevents your print from fading. Wash with similar colours.
Use a mild detergent. Do not use detergents that contain bleach!
If possible, take out the garment before it’s completely dry and hang it (out of sunlight) as repeated washes and excessive heat may fade the print.
Air/Hang drying is one of the best ways maintain a DTG printed garment!
Ironing directly onto the print will cause it to melt, and warp your design. We also recommend to iron your garment with another cloth on top of it, just to be safe.
Chemicals used in dry cleaning may harm and damage your print.
If you must, use a cloth and spot clean your garment.
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