Can You Use Iron On Vinyl On Glass Cups

Normally with htv i use freezer paper to protect my iron from the plastic film.

Can you use iron on vinyl on glass cups.

You can use one of the larger ones but it takes a bit more effort. This test did work but depending on what you re ironing we have no guarantee that the htv will stick forever to the acrylic. But which of the iron on products should you try. Yes you can use heat transfer vinyl on glass.

If you re not sure how durable your acrylic is do a little test. It is permanent but does require some knowledge that i will go over below. I will also share a few resources for what to use to add your iron on to glass below. I highly recommend this 6 by 7 easypress for this project.

From this experience we suggest cutting around your design as close as you can. This will help eliminate the carrier sheet press marks that can show up on glass we did not do this. Iron for about 30 seconds. Psst if you are brand new to crafting with vinyl be sure to check out my vinyl 101 page to find all of my vinyl resources for beginners.

Hopefully i can help you figure out which vinyl vinyl to use for whatever project you have in mind. Here are the steps for how to decorate mugs with iron on vinyl and a cricut step one. Today we re using glitter heat transfer vinyl. On fabric you only need to iron the htv for 12 15 seconds but glass needs much longer.

I have found it s a little easier to get it to adhere and it will hide any little flaws that might occur with your design. Now if you are going to hand wash your mugs you can probably use either adhesive vinyl or heat transfer vinyl and any of the application methods mentioned. Let s start off by talking a bit about what the different types of vinyl are. 3 weed away the excess vinyl from your design.

I will say my favorite application method for the heat transfer vinyl on a mug was the mini iron. It needed closer to 30 seconds for each area to adhere. This experiment is a perfect example of why you need a teflon sheet if the acrylic had melted the melting plastic wouldn t have ruined my iron. 1 as with any htv create your design and send it to your cutter.

2 when using htv textured glitter make sure to cut your design in reverse mirror image. It wasn t necessary during this part of the process. You do need to be cautious when heating glass to make sure it doesn t break.