Heat Transfer Vinyl On Painted Wood

It is permanent and does require some knowledge that i will go over below.

Heat transfer vinyl on painted wood.

Place your transfer design on the wood surface and iron into place. I am using the cricut brand of iron on. The first thing i like to do is to paint the background of my wood. You can absolutely used heat transfer vinyl on wood.

Heat press iron or easy press. You might have a more difficult time getting something like glitter htv to stick. Yes you can use heat transfer vinyl on wood. This helps remove or smooth down the little splinters and uneven patches of the wood to help the htv adhere better and look smoother on the surface.

Types of wood you can use. But which of the iron on products should you try. I used my easy press to attach the heat transfer vinyl to. Even better get 2 of everything when trying out experimental crafts like this one.

I think it s because i used really smooth wood and it s hard to capture on camera but if you d like a more painted on look using htv with heat is the way to go. Not only can you use htv on wood but i actually prefer it to adhesive vinyl in many cases. I am using a wood slice in this example but you can even use painted wood with this tutorial. It s a nice alternative to painting or working with adhesive vinyl.

Types of heat transfer vinyl for wood. I didn t do complete step by step because the process is quite simple. Any heat transfer vinyl should work for decorating wood really. Iron on cotton setting.

So can you iron siser heat transfer vinyl to painted wood. Peel off the excess vinyl from around your design leaving behind the cut design on the transfer film. Other varieties and colors of paint may react differently under the heat so you ll want to take that into account when choosing your materials. It is recommended that you sand and put some type of stain or paint down on the wood before applying your heat transfer vinyl although raw wood works too.

Heat transfer vinyl is not as glossy as most permanent adhesive vinyl and the more matte finish looks closer to paint and less like a sticker. However keep in mind this was just one test. Because i cut it out mirrored it s right side up on the wood now. But really it works like a dream and almost feels like it is painted on the surface once complete.