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Heat Transfer Vinyl Comparison Chart

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Find the best heat transfer vinyl for your needs. Compare materials according to attributes like finish, hand, application time, and more.

Choose between CAD-CUT heat transfer vinyl and CAD-COLOR printable heat transfer materials.

HTV Comparison Chart

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl
CAD-COLOR® Media
Product Finish Soft Hand Stretch Wash Cut Detail Time/Temp Peel
Product Attributes Production Attributes
Adhesive Clear No Good 50 Yes 3-5 sec
300°F/148°C
Hot
Chalkboard Matte Yes Good 50 Not Recommended 12-15 sec
330°F/165°C
Warm
Chroma Bling Gloss No Good 50 Yes 10 sec
300°F/150°C
warm
Chroma-TWILL Gloss No Good 50 Yes 20 sec
302°F/150°C
cold
EasyWeed Semi-Matte Yes Good 50 Yes 10-15 sec
305°F/150°C
Hot or Cold
EasyWeed Electric Satin Yes Better 20 Yes 10-15 sec
305°F/151°C
hot
Glimmer Sparkle Yes Good 50 Yes 10 sec
302°F/150°C
Hot
Glitter Flake Textured Glitter No Better 50 Not Recommended 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C (Natural Fibers); 290°F/143°C (Synthetic Fibers)
Hot
Glow Matte Yes Better 10 Yes 10-15 sec
305°F/152°C
Warm
GORILLA GRIP II Semi-Matte No Better 50 Yes 2 sec; 10 sec
320°F/160°C
Cold
Hologram Gloss No Good 25 Yes 10-15 sec
320°F/160°C
Cold
Metallic Puff Gloss Yes None 50 Yes 10 sec
300°F/150°C
Cold
Perma-TWILL Matte No None 50 Not Recommended 20 sec
350°F/176°C
Hot
Poly-TWILL* Matte No None 50 when sewn Yes 8-10 sec
330°F/165°C
N/A
Premium Plus Matte Yes Best 50 Yes 8-12 sec
280-300°F/138-149°C
Hot
PS Poly-TWILL* Matte No None 50 when sewn Yes 10 sec
330°F/165°C
N/A
Puff Matte Yes None 25 Yes 8-10 sec
280°F/138°C
Hot
Reflective Glitter Reflective No Good 50 Yes 15 sec
300°F/149°C
Warm
Reflective II Reflective No Good 20 Yes 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C (Natural Fibers); 290°F/143°C (Synthetic Fibers)
Hot
ReflectPRO Reflective No Better 50 Yes 10-20 seconds
325-350°F/165-177°C
Hot
Silicone Dye-Block Matte No Good 50 Not Recommended 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C (Natural Fibers); 290°F/143°C (Synthetic Fibers)
Cold
Soft Flock Velvet Yes Good 50 Yes 15 sec
311°F/155°C
Warm
Soft Foam Matte Yes Good 50 Not Recommended 15 sec
300°F/150°C
Cold
Soft Metallic Gloss No Better 50 Yes 8-10 sec
285°F/140°C
Cold
SportFilm Lite Semi-Matte Yes Better 50 Yes 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C
Warm
Thermo-FILM Semi-Matte No Better 50 Yes 6-8 sec
330°F/165°C
Hot
Thermo-GRIP Semi-Gloss No Better 50 Yes 6-8 sec
330°F/165°C
Warm
UltraWeed Matte Yes Better 50 Yes 12 sec
260-300°F/126-149°C; 280-300°F (50% or more cotton)
Hot
UV Shift Matte Yes Good 50 Yes 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C
Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Adhesive

Product Attributes
Finish Clear
SoftHand No
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 3-5 sec
300°F/148°C
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Chalkboard

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Not Recommended
Time/ Temp 12-15 sec
330°F/165°C
Peel Warm

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Chroma Bling

Product Attributes
Finish Gloss
SoftHand No
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10 sec
300°F/150°C
Peel warm

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Chroma-TWILL

Product Attributes
Finish Gloss
SoftHand No
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 20 sec
302°F/150°C
Peel cold

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl EasyWeed

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10-15 sec
305°F/150°C
Peel Hot or Cold

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl EasyWeed Electric

Product Attributes
Finish Satin
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Better
Wash 20
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10-15 sec
305°F/151°C
Peel hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Glimmer

Product Attributes
Finish Sparkle
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10 sec
302°F/150°C
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Glitter Flake

Product Attributes
Finish Textured Glitter
SoftHand No
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Not Recommended
Time/ Temp 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C (Natural Fibers); 290°F/143°C (Synthetic Fibers)
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Glow

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Better
Wash 10
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10-15 sec
305°F/152°C
Peel Warm

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl GORILLA GRIP II

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Matte
SoftHand No
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 2 sec; 10 sec
320°F/160°C
Peel Cold

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Hologram

Product Attributes
Finish Gloss
SoftHand No
Stretch Good
Wash 25
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10-15 sec
320°F/160°C
Peel Cold

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Metallic Puff

Product Attributes
Finish Gloss
SoftHand Yes
Stretch None
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10 sec
300°F/150°C
Peel Cold

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Perma-TWILL

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand No
Stretch None
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Not Recommended
Time/ Temp 20 sec
350°F/176°C
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Poly-TWILL*

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand No
Stretch None
Wash 50 when sewn
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 8-10 sec
330°F/165°C
Peel N/A

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Premium Plus

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Best
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 8-12 sec
280-300°F/138-149°C
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl PS Poly-TWILL*

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand No
Stretch None
Wash 50 when sewn
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10 sec
330°F/165°C
Peel N/A

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Puff

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch None
Wash 25
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 8-10 sec
280°F/138°C
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Reflective Glitter

Product Attributes
Finish Reflective
SoftHand No
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 15 sec
300°F/149°C
Peel Warm

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Reflective II

Product Attributes
Finish Reflective
SoftHand No
Stretch Good
Wash 20
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C (Natural Fibers); 290°F/143°C (Synthetic Fibers)
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl ReflectPRO

Product Attributes
Finish Reflective
SoftHand No
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10-20 seconds
325-350°F/165-177°C
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Silicone Dye-Block

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand No
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Not Recommended
Time/ Temp 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C (Natural Fibers); 290°F/143°C (Synthetic Fibers)
Peel Cold

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Soft Flock

Product Attributes
Finish Velvet
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 15 sec
311°F/155°C
Peel Warm

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Soft Foam

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Not Recommended
Time/ Temp 15 sec
300°F/150°C
Peel Cold

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Soft Metallic

Product Attributes
Finish Gloss
SoftHand No
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 8-10 sec
285°F/140°C
Peel Cold

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl SportFilm Lite

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C
Peel Warm

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Thermo-FILM

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Matte
SoftHand No
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 6-8 sec
330°F/165°C
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl Thermo-GRIP

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Gloss
SoftHand No
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 6-8 sec
330°F/165°C
Peel Warm

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl UltraWeed

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 12 sec
260-300°F/126-149°C; 280-300°F (50% or more cotton)
Peel Hot

CAD-CUT® Heat Transfer Vinyl UV Shift

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand Yes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Production Attributes
Cut Detail Yes
Time/ Temp 10-12 sec
302°F/150°C
Peel Hot

CAD-COLOR® Media Express Print

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Matte
SoftHand Yes
Garment Color Light or Dark
Dry Time 2-4 Hours
Production Attributes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Time/ Temp 15-20 seconds
300°F/149°C

CAD-COLOR® Media Glitter

Product Attributes
Finish Glitter
SoftHand No
Garment Color Light or Dark
Dry Time 30 Minutes
Production Attributes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Time/ Temp 12 sec
302°F/15-°C

CAD-COLOR® Media Soft Foam

Product Attributes
Finish Ultra-Matte
SoftHand Yes
Garment Color Light or Dark
Dry Time 2-4 Hours
Production Attributes
Stretch Good
Wash 50
Time/ Temp 15 sec
302°F/150°C

CAD-COLOR® Media Soft Opaque II

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Matte
SoftHand Yes
Garment Color Light or Dark
Dry Time 30 Minutes
Production Attributes
Stretch Best
Wash 50
Time/ Temp 5-7 sec
250°F/121°C

CAD-COLOR® Media SuperTEK Gloss Clear

Product Attributes
Finish Gloss
SoftHand Yes
Garment Color White or Light
Dry Time 30-60 Minutes
Production Attributes
Stretch Best
Wash 50
Time/ Temp 10 sec
280-300°F/138-150°C

CAD-COLOR® Media SuperTEK Matte Clear

Product Attributes
Finish Matte
SoftHand Yes
Garment Color White or Light
Dry Time 30-60 Minutes
Production Attributes
Stretch Best
Wash 50
Time/ Temp 10 sec
280-300°F/138-150°C

CAD-COLOR® Media SuperTEK Opaque

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Matte
SoftHand Yes
Garment Color Light or Dark
Dry Time 30-60 Minutes
Production Attributes
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Time/ Temp 10 sec
280-300°F/138-150°C

CAD-COLOR® Media SuperTEK Sublistop

Product Attributes
Finish Semi-Matte
SoftHand Yes
Garment Color Light or Dark
Dry Time 30-60 Minutes
Production Attributes
Stretch Better
Wash 50
Time/ Temp 10 sec
280-300°F/138-150°C

* Must be sewn for permanent adhesion.