foil transfers

Foil decoration is achieved by combining custom foil adhesive transfers with foil rolled material.

To order custom a custom foil adhesive transfer please email your (1) artwork (.ai, .eps, .cdr), (2) proof (.jpg, or .pdf) with the artwork shown on a contrasting non-printing background and (3) pdf order form to sales@fmexpressions.com.


Note: For ink color specify "Foil Adhesive" on the order form.

The foil rolls are 12" x 200' rolls and is available in gold, silver or rainbow. Foil rolls can be ordered individually online.

Application Instructions
Foil decoration is a two step application process. Click here for a detailed foil application tutorial.

FIRST APPLICATION:
Apply the foil adhesive design to your substrate (cotton/poly-cotton blends).
Time: 7 Seconds
Temperature: 350 F
Pressure: Firm (50-60 psi, 8-9)
Peel: Hot


SECOND APPLICATION:
Cut a piece of foil to the size of your design and lay it over the imprint area.
Time: 7 Seconds
Temperature: 350 F
Pressure: Firm (50-60 psi, 8-9)
Peel: Cold


ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS Formatting your artwork according to the specifications below improves turn-around time, quality and allows you to have your custom Spot Heat Transfers printed free of any art charges. If your artwork does not meet specifications, your account manager will provide a quotation that you can approve to have our art staff make the corrections or you can make the changes and resubmit your art file. Turn around time begins when approve artwork is received.

VECTOR ARTWORK

SIZE Artwork must be supplied at the final size desired.

FILE FORMAT Adobe Illustrator CS4 of previous editions or Corel Draw X3 or previous editions are accepted formats.

PLACED IMAGES All Artwork contained in the art file must be vector and cannot contain placed images.

COLOR Use white in any area that you wish to have white printed. Do not use white to "mask out" areas that represent shirt color.

FONTS All fonts must be converted to curves (Corel Draw) or outlines (Illustrator). Learn More.

LINE THICKNESS Minimum line thickness is 1 point (.034"). Non-print areas need to measure 2 points thick.

ARTWORK MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PDF OR JPEG PROOF. Click here to learn more about creating proofs.