putting Transfer Express' CAD-Printz on t's with reflective tape

[Sbrem]

A customer has a design, that in order to print it on some safety green t's with reflective tape. The shirt has a pocket OVER the tape, and they would also want the same image, but larger, on the back. I told them that because of the design, and the color and location (on the pocket) that a transfer might be best. However, do you think there is a danger of melting the tape? Has anyone been through this scenario?

Steve

[Ryan]

they have a shirt with the reflective material already on it and you want to put transfer above/near/next to where the reflective material already is? Correct? got confusedd reading it, but that being said, look up what the temp is for the 3m reflective that Stahls sells and I would make sure that the transfer isn't going on any hotter than that. Or worse case use some build up to keep from pressing the reflective

[aauusa]

you can do it, just watch heat.      but if they are wear them as osha requirement then no part of the safety tape can be covered.

[Sbrem]

Here's a pic of the shirt. I think I would need to build it up and place an insert into the pocket, and on the back make a buildup that fits between the tape.

[broadway]

I would print the pocket as i would any other pocket job using a pocket attachment. The backs hopefully will lay flat with the tape. Maybe build up the back image area making centering the image between the vertical tape stripes easier. Only once did i print on this style of shirt and what i did was fold the shirt as small as possible on the dryer and put pellon over any exposed tape. The job was on one color pocket print  and under 30 pcs. so the extra folding and pellon placement did not bother me.

[Ryan]

If you any extra teflon, if thats what you use to cover an image, place that over the reflective material as well, then put image on and cover that. Building that section up is the best way to go in my opinion, atleast that is what I would do

[Sbrem]

It's not the kind of image that would print well, a transfer is best. The logo has a lot of fine detail and gradients, when reduced for the pocket, would look nowhere as good as a transfer. It would be a 6 color with 2 flashes... don't really want to go there for 20 pieces.

Steve