Description

HTS Metallic HTV brings the sparkle and shine to any craft project! Use Metallic HTV to make all your designs reflect and dazzle. HTS Metallic materials are easy to weed and apply in just a few seconds to many textile materials. Choose from our wide variety of colors and do not be scared to get a little color crazy.

Metallic HTV Instructions for Heat Press Application

• Create design and place your setting to mirror in your design space.
  • Tip: By mirroring your design you are flipping the placement so when you place the design down it is right side up.
• Place color shiny side down on your mat. Dull side (no color) is facing up during cutting.
• Cut design and weed vinyl.
• Place item on the heat press and put your vinyl design in the area you want to press.
• Place a cover sheet (Teflon paper or Parchment paper) over your design and press with medium pressure at 300°F – 315°F for 15 seconds.
• Open press, allow design to cool and cold peel application sheet in 1 pull for best results.
• Remove product from press.
• Tip: Metallic Vinyl is not used for layering with other vinyl materials.

Metallic HTV Instruction for Hand Iron Application

• Create design and place your setting to mirror in your design space.
  • Tip: By mirroring your design you are flipping the placement so when you place the design down it is right side up.
• Place color shiny side down on your mat. Dull side (no color) is facing up during cutting.
• Cut design and weed vinyl.
• Set iron dial between Cotton and Linen pending the item you are pressing.
• Place on flat hard surface (Iron board is not recommended).
• To achieve best application press, don’t use the iron steam function.
• Place a cover sheet (Teflon paper or Parchment paper) over your design and press iron with firm pressure straight down for 30 to 60 seconds (pending the design).
  • Tip: Don’t move iron slide to slide.
• Allow design to cool for a few seconds and cold peel application sheet in 1 pull for best results.
• Tip: If design lifts up during cold peel process, re-press design area with a cover sheet for 10 seconds.

Material Recommendations for Metallic Vinyl

• All products should be polyester or cotton. Nylon materials will not work.
• Lycra and Spandex
• 100% Polyester
• 100% Cotton
• 50% cotton / 50% polyester

Care Instructions

• For best care we suggest waiting 24 to 48 hours before washing your garment.
• Suggest to turn item inside out and washing in cold water.
• Suggest to dry on low setting or hang dry item for best care.
• Suggest to stay away from using chlorine bleach.

HTS Recommendation for Project Tools

• HTS Cooling Block is a great tool to make sure your press is fully cooled off and applied.
• HTS Mini Tweedy or Tweedy Lites are a great help with weeding fine lines.