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HEAT ACTIVATED ADHESIVE Premium (Thick) Lasered Leatherette Sheets (Earth Tones Collection) - 12" x 24”

HEAT ACTIVATED ADHESIVE Premium (Thick) Lasered Leatherette Sheets (Earth Tones Collection) - 12" x 24”

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This Premium Lasered Leatherette Earth Tones Collection has a textured look and has HEAT ACTIVATED ADHESIVE for exceptional durability and bonding strength. This high-quality heat activated adhesive is a non-tacky film that activates quickly under heat for a permanent bond, ensuring confidence in all your customized projects.These leatherette sheets are available in a variety of beautiful earthy tones that will elevate your projects.

This lasered leatherette collection is thicker than our other leatherette at 1/16” (or 1.57mm thick). We have starting point laser settings listed below.

Premium leatherette sheets ship within +/- 3 to 9 business days.

Product Specifications:

Material:  Faux Leather 

Product Dimensions: 

12" x 24" x 1.57mm (1/16” thick)

Care Instructions: 

To clean laserable leatherette items use LA Awesome cleaner or a neutral soap with water. It will not leave any water spots. Alcohol works well on pen marks. Leatherette does not absorb finger oil.

Hand wash only

Colours of leatherette may not be as exactly shown due to screen variations.

 

LEATHERETTE INSTRUCTIONS:

These below settings are just a baseline, everyone's equipment will be different, so we recommend testing a small piece of leatherette first to find your machines optimal settings before applying leatherette to your finished product.

Premium Leatherette Settings - Colour/Black

Starting points are based on Epilogs and 80W Trotec

Raster Engraving:
35W 65%S 50%P 600DPI
60W 80%S 35%P 600DPI
80W Trotec 85%S 30%P 500DPI
120W 90%S 25%P 400DPI

Excessive Residue Tips:
*Try turning off your air assist
*Try increasing your speed
*Try lowering your power

Vector
35W 20%S 55%P 50hz
60W 30%S 50%P 50hz
80W Trotec 1.75S 35P 2500hz
120W 35%S 30%P 100hz

Extra Tips:

*Don’t go too slow and try a lower frequency(hz) as this will help decrease flaming
*Any remaining soot can be wiped clean with a microfiber cloth & LA Awesome cleaner
*Use a Sekalma mat or magnets to help hold your sheet down flat
*It's recommended to raster all designs first & then go back and cut out shapes

The above settings should be used as a starting point as machines can differ and are expressed in percentages, not millimetres, as some laser settings are.

HEAT SETTINGS TO APPLY:

280 degrees top and bottom
7 second prepress of hat
35-40 Seconds with 6 pressure
1/8" Foam
Let cool for 15+ minutes

SINGLE PLATE HAT PRESS
Temperature: 300 degrees
Pressure: medium
Time: 30 seconds
Place a paper towel on top of the patch when heat pressing to the substrate

TIPS FOR BEST RESULTS
1. Focus right on the leatherette
2. Cleaning should not be necessary with leatherette products. However can use a small amount of LA Awesome on a microfibre cloth.
3. Use a Seklama Mat to hold down sheet.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL
Weed: Reverse
Temperature: 240 Degrees Fahrenheit
Pressure: Medium
Time: 4 Seconds
Peel: Hot

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