I want to make a cotton cover for my greenhouse, &amp; affix this material to it using an iron on fabric adhesive--will heat/ironing ruin it? Thanks!
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You will have to make sure your iron stay below 150 C (302 F), or you could damage the Mylar. Note that the minimum steam setting of your iron is 100 C, so if you can use that temperature for your adhesive, you should be fine. Otherwise you will have to figure out a way of measuring the temperature of the iron, or just trying it on a test piece. A simpler thing to do would be to buy metalized buble wrap. A variety that I have used called Reflectrix Insulation model BP48050 has an R value that ranges from 7 to 3, depending on how you use it. It's pretty inexpensive and will save you a lot of time.
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I used cotton shirts as well as polyester zip up. Unfortunately my heat press started having issues after 1-2 months so I'm now returning it :-(
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I have not send any shine on my fabrics from this iron. I use it on the highest setting because most of my ironing is on cotton fabric for quilting. One or two passes over the fabric is all that is required so remove the most stubborn wrinkles!!
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Although the curtain is a polyester fabric, it does not look like it should be ironed. Since you usually would need to use higher heat when you iron on decals, I would be afraid of scorching the curtain.
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It does get quite hot, an I often iron with the steam off and only turn it on when needed (I also a spray fabric finish to avoid using steam). As an indicator of the high temperature the iron reaches, I note that I recently made the mistake of ironing up close to the buttons and the thin sole plate was able to melt and sever the synthetic threads holding the buttons, so I suspect the synthetic fusibles would easily melt as required.
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I used Gorilla tape around cast iron pipes and it worked fine. I then wrapped the insulation around the pipe and finally vapor barrier strips of plastic provided with the insulation around the outside of both.
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Yes it definitely can be ironed, I see no reason why you could not heat print this material. So yes to both questions.
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We ironed it. Worked fine. Depending on how close you're standing to it/lens you're using wrinkles might not make a difference to visual look of photos/video.
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To date, this has not happened. I did add additional padding to the ironing surface. I like the spacial ironing surface andadjustable height. The metal work on the one end seems superfluous; the cord often gets caught on it.
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This is an Electronics Soldering Iron, and is not for the use that you want. I would suggest a very strong Epoxy.
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I just ironed mine last week before a shoot. You can steam also and another trick of wetting the muslin while it's hanging is said to work - though - I have not tried that one. The real trick is managing 20 ft. of material...
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NO!!!!! An Iron will melt the patches and ruin the bottom surface of your iron. Aa sheet of laminating film is composed of various layers of plastic.
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I have cut the material and gave some thought to fraying before making the cut also. I had an old iron that I had warmed(not hot or you'll melt the fabric) standing by. After making the cut, I ran the warm iron over the cut line to soften the cut area and fuse any frayed ends together. You can also create a hem at your cutline-folding the cutline and frayed ends under. I used a hot glue gun(low setting not high) to bond the hem closed. Heat is your friend-just don't get carried away or you'll melt things rather than soften and join. If you are going to have some extra, just cut off a small piece and experiment.
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I need a dependable iron (meaning one for YEARS not months/days) that does well with cottons and synthetics but I use a spray bottle--not trusting even bottled water to save an of today's irons from spitting....I just want one that will get hot and stay hot when I am ironing cottons...the two irons I am currently using in separate locations don't seem to get very hot.
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I put a towel over mine a steamed it with the iron. Try it with a color you probably won't use 1st that's what I did.
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The padding is adequate. I use a metallic pad next to my ironing board to reflect the heat from my iron, then cover that pad with a cotton cover (also comes with padding). My old metallic pad lasted 40+ years, but I change my upper cotton pad about every two years. I am a quilter and like the extra "cush" for opening up seams. I am also old school enough to iron some of our clothes...
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set your iron to the low end of synthetic- cool to slightly warm. This is a cheap poly synthetic, with a low melting point. good luck!