YamationDTF Transfer Film: 100um Thickened 8.5" x 11" inch 60 Sheets Premium Double-Sided Matte Finish PET Transfer Paper Direct to Film for T-Shirts

I used these for the DTF Hack. Worked great and came out awesome. I have a lot of powder left over. Just wish the paper alone did not cost as much as the paper and powder combo.

I used this paper with my SG500 it worked just fine. I had to tape the top of the paper to a regular piece of paper for the printer to pick it up. It came out wonderfully. It was my 1st attempt at this. Make sure you keep the paper on the right side before printing!!!! Wait at least 5 minutes in between printing because the rollers will be wet from printing on top of the transfer paper. After using the yamation powder I cured it with a heat press at 365 for about 6 minutes. DO NOT PRESS THE POWDER UNTIL ITS CURED!!!

The dtf powder was not in the package

If you’re thinking about buying this DTF transfer film, you will also need to buy the DTF powder in order to use Yamation film properly. DTF powder is basically the glue used to heatpress your images onto your project. Now that you know this, I show you how to use a sublimation hack that the crafting world is going nuts over! If I had known about the sublimation hack with Yamation a long time ago, it would have saved me a lot of headaches, but maybe added a few new ones. Lol! Yamation is a great alternative, allowing you to sublimate on cotton! Yup, you read that right. I show you how to use this transfer film in my video. But it does come with some problems that I still need to iron out. Keep in mind, my video shows you the hack and is not how DTF film is supposed to be used. In order to use this product properly, you should be using a DTF printer with DTF ink. DTF printers use white ink, which allows you to print on dark and light garments. Whereas the sublimation hack only allows you to use light-coloured garments (this includes cotton). It’s very important to know this. ✅WHAT I LIKE: ▪️I can now Sublimate on cotton using Yamation film AND DTF Powder Adhesive. ▪️You can use regular inkjet ink too, as well as sublimation ink. No need for an expensive DTF printer with DTF ink! 🙌🏼 I have not tried the inkjet method, but there are many videos out there. Make sure you investigate before you buy.😊 ▪️You can make the print shiny on your shirt, or you can do a final press for a matte finish to significantly embed the ink into the shirt. It‘s truly quite impressive! ▪️It looks and feels like screen printing. It’s fairly soft and doesn‘t have that vinyl feel after that second press. Love it! ▪️Easy to use. Make sure you COLD peel. ▪️Washes and dries AMAZING. The colour is still as nice as the day I pressed it!!! I can’t believe it. I make sure I turn the shirt inside out for extra protection. ❌WHAT I DON’T LIKE: ▪️The film is too slippery to run through most regular printers. I used masking tape on top of a sheet of paper and this worked perfectly. Some people don’t have an issue at all. ▪️Roller marks are an issue. Just what I had suspected. I made sure EVERYTHING was printing perfectly before starting my video. I’ve never had roller marks as an issue and I’ve been sublimating for years. As it turns out, I should have changed my printer speed and paper settings to “glossy paper”. This should solve my roller mark issues. I’m happy to show you my mistakes, so that you know how to fix it, if it happens to you. I was able to fix most roller-mark issues with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol. You will need a steady hand for this because if you touch the design at all, it will show up in the final press and you cannot fix it. Do touch-ups AFTER you put the DTF powder on it because the image must be wet when you add the powder. ▪️There are a lot of steps involved to get my prints onto cotton. This could tie up a business’s production line. Add an extra 10 to 15 minutes of labour into your price…that’s if all goes fairly well. I stuck my fingers into my design, so ya know, it’s not all perfect like the YouTube videos we see.😳 ▪️I feel that you don’t get enough sheets in the package for the price. Yes, it certainly is a game-changer in a sense. However, I’m not sure if I could justify switching my popular polyester shirts that feel like cotton. I’ve done enough research to have found my go-to polyesters that my customers are happy with. I do like the fact that I have an option if someone were to request cotton, but I’d never advertise it because of the extra steps involved in using DTF transfer films. Plus, this hack doesn’t allow you to press onto dark-coloured shirts. So, we’ve only corrected one disadvantage, being the cotton items. ▪️There are no instructions on the package. Do people actually know they need the DTF powder to use this film? I didn’t until I did my research. This is so important. I looked at this transfer film 5 times before I ordered it. I brushed it off because I didn’t own a DTF printer and I wasn’t sure if it was going to work for me. Something kept bringing me back to Yamation. It wasn’t until I went down a rabbit hole online and found out it is exactly what I needed…pfft, years ago - lol! ⏰TIMES AND TEMPERATURE: 👉Cure Powder on The Film Under Heat Press - 300° for 8 minutes. I think next time I’d bump my heat up to 350° or 375° because it seemed too long before the powder began to melt. It could be because I’m using a clamshell heat press. Whatever temperature you use, monitor it. 👉Press: 330° for 15 seconds. Worked perfectly! 👉Equipment: Siser Clamshell Heat Press. Times may vary based on your heat press. I don’t recommend using an iron. 🦋OVERALL:I’d consider ordering Yamation transfer film again if it came in bulk, with bulk prices. Yamation sells the film on a roll, but when you price it out, the savings are just “okay”. I’m always on the hunt for cheaper alternatives. Many crafters are already at a disadvantage with the price of shirts being so expensive; unless you’re lucky enough to be making enough volume to get those discounted prices. This is why we look for hacks. It’s cheaper, yet still an expensive hobby. However, I am grateful I can get some seriously awesome results with this transfer film and DTF powder without having to spend over $3000 for a decent DTF printer.At the end of the day, despite some of the issues, I have to be fair and give Yamation full 5 stars. I’m using this product in a way that wasn’t intended and the quality is jaw-dropping. I’m using printers that shouldn’t be used with this film. I’m using inks that shouldn’t be used with this film. I’m using shirts that shouldn’t be used with these inks! AHHH! 🤯 My mind is blown away by the quality of the adhesion and quality feel of this product. In case you’re wondering, it feels nothing like the printable vinyl that you buy for a DIY project. This feels like my Direct To Garment prints [DTG] that I’ve had to send away to have printed for me. I feel like there is a lot more research I can do on this product and more hacks I don’t even know about. I think everyone should try Yamation film and DTF powder to play around and have fun. It truly is a fantastic product, and I hope one day, I’ll be able to get a DTF printer and use Yamation properly. Also, I’d love to be able to put my artwork on dark-coloured products - now that would be the ultimate game-changer!

Yes, I had no problems with it.