About
About this guide
A UK reference for pressing DTF transfers. Celsius first, Fahrenheit in brackets, and a standing instruction to follow the sheet that came with the film.
DTF settings are easy to copy into one number and hard to trust. Cold-peel film, hot-peel film and glitter do not share a single press. This site shows a starting point for ready-made transfers, and a named example beside it when a published page gives a different one.
Where the numbers come from
The common cold-peel band, 150–160°C for 10–15 seconds at medium pressure, is the press Xpres describe, including a cold peel and a second press. Their Evolution cold-peel sheets use that heat and time, a second press of 10–15 seconds, a wash up to 40°C inside out, and ironing on the reverse only. Amaya ProPeel is an instant-peel film with its own short times, including 3 seconds on cotton. Those cards are labelled. They are not blended into one average.
Denim, canvas, nylon and hi-vis do not have their own row on those pages. Where this site still offers a starting point, the page says so. Nylon is a test figure only if your supplier lists nylon. Hi-vis is a cooler cautious start, kept off the reflective tape. Heavier cotton uses the top of the published band because Xpres say heavier cotton may need a slightly higher temperature and they do not print a new number.
What we will not do
We do not invent a citation. If a page on this site links to a supplier, that page is one we are describing. If a row is a starting point rather than a named chart, it is labelled as a starting point. The instructions in your packet override both.
Nothing here is a promise that your press matches the dial. Test on a scrap. HTV and sublimation are a different craft. Their charts are on Heat press settings.
The guides were checked against those supplier pages on 12 October 2026. Makers revise sheets. If a product page and this site diverge, believe the product page, and tell us.