What are Laser Heat Transfers?

Laser heat transfers are a way to produce fast, self-weeding transfers in a dry production setup and without the need for a vinyl cutter or digital printer/cutter combo.

Using a computer, commercial heat press and an A3 or A4 desktop laser printer you can decorate garments and fabrics, plus a huge range of gifting and promotional products with cotton, polyester, leather, paper, cardboard, felt or wood surfaces.

FOREVER Laser Heat Transfers innovative 2-Layer self-weeding technology means that the white opaque adhesive of the B-Paper LowTemp sticks only to the toner that is printed on the A-Film. This in-turn means that only the printed toner areas of the A-Film adhere to your product during the final heat press and all other areas peel away. No cutting. No weeding.

Solid colour transfers

Available in a huge range of different standard, metallic and neon colours, FOREVER Flex-Soft (No-Cut) laser heat transfers are suitable for single colour jobs comprising of text, logos, sporting numbers or solid colour designs. FOREVER Flex-Soft can also be used to create more complex designs, simply by applying up to three colour layers to your products.

FOREVER Flex-Soft laser heat transfers are produced with a 2-Layer-System, utilising an A-Film Coloured film, B-Paper Opaque White Adhesive Paper, heat press and a sheet fed A3/A4 laser/LED desktop printer. The printer can be a mono or colour device as you will only require a dense black print for this product.

Full colour transfers

FOREVER Laser-Dark (No-Cut) laser heat transfers are suitable for multi-coloured, CMYK printed text, logos, images and designs with the advantage of including spot whites.

FOREVER Laser-Dark laser heat transfers are produced with a 2-Layer-System, utilising an A-Film Transparent film, B-Paper Opaque White Adhesive Paper, heat press and a sheet fed A3/A4 laser/LED desktop printer. The printer can be a CMYK or white toner inclusive device, depending on the colour of the surface you are transferring to. Printing onto darker surfaces will require a spot white in the transfer design to increase opacity. Printing any ligher coloured graphics onto any coloured surface will also require a spot white.

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Laser printing applications

Simple steps to success

1 Create

Design your artwork on a computer
2 Print

Print your design in mirror image mode on to the coated side of the A-Film
3 Pre-Press

Between 1-2 sheets of regular copy paper, heat press the A-Film (printed side facing up) and B-Paper (coated side facing down) together
4 Separate

After opening the press, rub the B-Paper with a cloth for 5-10 seconds before separating the two papers in a slow, low and fluid rolling motion while still on the lower plate
5 Press

Use your heat press to transfer the image onto your substrate. Remove the A-Film sheet in a fluid rolling motion once it is completely cold
6 Finish

Place a piece of Finish Sheet over the pressed transfer and press once more - this will provide either a Matt or Gloss finish depending on the finishing sheet you use as well as improve washability