Transferring Vinyl To Glass

Then slowly start to peel up your transfer tape at any corner.

Transferring vinyl to glass.

You can purchase gel transfer medium at any craft or hobby supply store. You will also want to be sure to burnish well after application to ensure good adhesion. Once you have the transfer tape on use a scraper tool or an old gift card to scrape over the design to make sure the transfer tape is adhering to the vinyl nice and tight. This allows the adhesive to fully adhere.

Use transfer paper to remove your vinyl from the backing and put it on your glass. You can tape a piece of graph paper or grid to the inside of your glass to help with alignment. Applying vinyl to glass clean your glass with rubbing alcohol or glass cleaner. Use the least amount of tape as possible.

Use a craft brush to spread the transfer medium so that your fingers stay clean. Apply a generous layer of transfer medium to the section of glass that you ll apply the image to. While i m looking at my computer i lay mine on top of the glass first to gauge where i want everything. We ve had numerous people inquire about applying heat transfer vinyl htv to glass.

You just finished creating a cute decal that you want to put on a mirror but when you go to remove the transfer tape the decal does not stick to the mirror. Your vinyl isn t sticking to glass or metal surfaces scenario 1. It is best to hand wash this type of thing though personally i do put mugs with the same vinyl through the dishwasher and they re totally fine. As many of you likely already know it s heat that activates the adhesive glue on htv.

Rub a layer of gel transfer medium onto the glass. So cut the tape and the backing down as close to the vinyl as you can before peeling off the tape to transfer it to the glass. Cut out your wording with whatever color vinyl you want weed it and then start putting the vinyl on glass part of your frame. Use the least amount of tape as possible.

When applying vinyl to glass you need to leave the finished project for a day or two afterwards before using and washing it. As you peel the vinyl should come off the backing with the transfer tape. That being said it s reasonable to conclude that htv will adhere to anything that conducts heat with exceptions to certain fibers and coated materials.