Everything we learned printing DTF, written down.
Short, practical, written from real printers and real complaints. New guides every month.
- White ink · 5 min read
Why your DTF transfer has a white halo — and the 3 fixes
A thin white edge around a DTF design comes from soft pixels, an opaque background or a missing choke. Here is how to see it in the file and fix it in one click.
- Getting started · 6 min read
The channel test: find out which Epson tank prints which colour in 5 minutes
Converted Epson printers put white ink in the light cyan and light magenta tanks — or somewhere else. The channel test shows the real mapping so prints stop coming out blue or single-coloured.
- Colour · 7 min read
ICC profiles for DTF: what they do, where to get one, and the one rule that breaks colour
An ICC profile maps your screen colours to what your ink, film and powder can actually make. Use one, use it once, and set ink limits — that is 90 % of colour accuracy in DTF.
- Printer care · 5 min read
Keeping white DTF ink alive in a converted Epson
White pigment settles, dries and clogs faster than any colour. A daily routine of two minutes prevents the expensive head replacement.
- Business · 6 min read
How to price DTF gang sheets: the cost formula and the nesting margin
Film, powder, ink and time per metre — then the trick everyone misses: nesting decides your margin more than your ink price does.
- Getting started · 8 min read
Converting an Epson L1800 or L805 to DTF: what you need and what goes wrong
The two most converted DTF printers in the world, the parts a conversion needs, and the four mistakes that turn the first week into a support ticket.