Chameleon effect screen screen printing silicone reverse heat transfer is a technique within the silicone heat transfer industry that combines special visual materials with a specific printing process. Simply put, chameleon powder is incorporated into the silicone; the design is first printed onto a silicone heat transfer PET film using a reverse printing method and then heat-transferred onto the garment, ultimately creating a dazzling logo or pattern that shifts color when viewed from different angles.
What is silicone reverse heat transfer?
Unlike traditional direct transfer printing, the printing sequence here is reversed. The color layer (adding in chameleon powder) is printed first onto a released PET film, followed by a crossing linker, and finally a hot melt glue layer. During the heat transfer process, the hot melt glue layer bonds directly to the fabric; once the film is peeled away, the chameleon color layer — originally the innermost layer — is revealed on the surface. This process is particularly well-suited for intricate, multi-colored designs with sharp, right-angled edges, and it effectively protects the special-effect surface layer.
What is chameleon silicone material?
It’s a special functional silicone material that can display two or more different color gradient effects under different angles and lighting conditions, visually resembling the skin of a chameleon. This material is soft to the touch, environmentally friendly and skin-friendly (usually OEKO-TEX certified), water-resistant, and crack-resistant.
How to do chameleon effect screen screen printing silicone reverse heat transfer?
1, Print 2 layers with HD silicone and chameleon powder
HD Silicone FY-1320-1 100G
Slow dry catalyst FY-003 10G 10%
Chameleon powder 5G 5%
Silicone thinner FY – 1 # 10-20 G 10-20%
2, Print 6 layers with HD silicone and silicone pigment
HD Silicone: FY-1320-1 100G
Slow dry catalyst FY-003 10G 10%
Black silicone pigment 10G 10%
Silicone thinner FY – 1 # 10-20 G 10-20%
3, Print crossing linker 2 layers
Crossing linker FY-2901A 100G
Fast dry catalyst FY-600 10G 10%
4, Print hot met glue 6-8 layers
Hot melt glue FY-HP-02G 100G
Thinner FY-5# 10-15G 20-30%
5, After finish, put into the oven to bake by 110 degree for 1 hour
6, Heat press the film on the fabric via the heat transfer press machine under pressure of 4KG by the temp of 160-170 degree for 12-15 seconds for both sides.
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