Understanding And Using Transfer Tape

http://www.expressionsvinyl.com Transfer tape really is a crucial part of using your Cricut vinyl to complete your projects. Transfer tape allows you to take your cutting and transfer it to its final resting place. During this transfer process the transfer tape maintains all the elements of your cutting where they are supposed to be. This results in a finished project that looks perfect.
The first thing to understand has nothing to do with transfer tape. This has to do with the cutting. For example cutting a phrase that is 6 tall and 12 long will require a piece of vinyl that is approximately 7 x 13. Unfortunately you do have to waste a bit of vinyl to make the things you want to make. When you make your cut it is imperative that you only cut through the vinyl and not the backing. This 7 x 13 piece of backing must remain in tact in order for the transfer tape process to work smoothly.
So now that that is clear you will make your cut and weed out the unwanted vinyl. This leaves behind a piece of backing that is 7 x 13 and your vinyl phrase as you want it to appear. Then you will take a piece of transfer tape that is even a little bigger than your backing. This allows you some room to make mistakes in your alignment. Place the transfer tape over the entire project, vinyl and backing. Rub it down to insure that it is stuck to the vinyl. Trim off the excess that is hanging out past the 7 x 13 backing.
At this point you have a sandwich of backing, vinyl, and transfer tape. There is no adhesive of any kind exposed and you have a project that can be easily stored to be finished later or ready to transport to the location that it will be installed.
When youre ready to finish your project just remove the backing from the transfer tape and vinyl. This exposes the adhesive of both the transfer tape and the vinyl. Carefully place your project where you want it. Rub it all down. Using an application tool is very helpful at this point. You want to make sure that there are no air bubbles under the vinyl. With it all rubbed down simply peel back the transfer tape leaving the vinyl behind. All the vinyl is now moved in one step and everything is exactly where it is supposed to be.
So you see if you have a roll of transfer tape with no backing that is fine. If you have a sheet of transfer tape with a backing this backing is only to protect the adhesive of the transfer tape until youre ready to use it on a project. It really serves no other purpose.

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[bananasofcourse]

whoa

[smellymellyflipflop]

Great - thanks for this. I received a big roll of this tape when I bought a die cutter recently but have been a bit intimidated by it. Now I know what it's for!! Thanks!

[mystrawberrybus]

Thanks for posting this... I was just asking hubby what I had gotton myself into with this vynol... This was very very helpful! 

[happydi67]

That is awesome very clever I will have to give that one a go

[alwolf76]

Thanks for the tutorial!