anyone ever print the underside of a hat brim?

[ericheartsu]

we had a request for this, and i'm wondering if anyone has ever done it, and if so, how did you set it up?

[TCT]

We did this, it is not easy, and I wouldn't describe it as fun..... Is there a lot of them? It is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easier to have it done before the hat is assembled. This can be done in the US also so no 2 month turn time. Flat brim is the only way to go.

[LuxInks]

We do it. If printing direct, fine detail is a bit of an issue. Only 1 color prints.
We have also done it with plastisol heat transfers. If you have the time and are making a decent margin, transfers are a breeze and turnout great.
Hope this helps & good luck.
Paul

[ericheartsu]

We do it. If printing direct, fine detail is a bit of an issue. Only 1 color prints.
We have also done it with plastisol heat transfers. If you have the time and are making a decent margin, transfers are a breeze and turnout great.
Hope this helps & good luck.
Paul

i didn't even think about this. this might work great!

thank you!!

[whitewater]

I have...black brim, black ink...so it was easy...LOL...I would only do one color, darker ink color than the brim..no way we could have flashed.

When going through the dryer i think  i had to slow it down for the cure...hard time reaching temp...

[Ryan]

Never printed but I did do heat applied vinyl and it looked good, white on a dark brim too. Never even thought about screening them. I can only imagine that using a heat press would be far easier to use.

[Frog]

I also heat seal the top of the brim, and it's kinda' nice, the way it follows the seams.

[ZooCity]

his can be done in the US also so no 2 month turn time

Oh no, it would still take 2 months...well, probably 5-6 weeks actually.

[TCT]

Screen printing transfers is how we usually do it if the order is small enough. It can get tricky if they want a pattern covering the whole bill. The corners are notoriously difficult,  using s smaller platten has been our best solution.

[royster13]

Pad printing works great......

[shellyky]

how are you guys positioning the hat on the pallets? we've done it before for kicks but you really can't get 30-40% of the area due to it being flat pallet on a curved item...i was almost thinking cut out a "hole" in the end of a wood pallet so the hat bucket sits in there while your bill is U shaped, supported by printable pallet all around there.  Of course, who has time to make that...