After you apply the vinyl use your blow dryer to heat set it.
What is used to apply vinyl to tublers.
If you re customizing that mug to gift it to someone special sealing the vinyl will ensure you give them a quality gift that lasts a lifetime.
Take your plaque outside and spray the entire thing including around the edges.
When decorating mugs with vinyl you need a permanent long lasting variety that won t peel off after rinsing and washing.
It just helps activate the glue better.
A lot of work goes into cutting and applying these decals so we want them to last.
Which vinyl to use on mugs.
Oracal 651 for mugs.
Make sure before applying the vinyl i use oracle 651 you wipe the surface of the glass with rubbing alcohol to remove any grease or fingerprints.
So to keep this nice for years and years to come grab some polyurethane spray.
The other side is where the adhesive is it is not sticky or tacky to the touch.
The trick to applying vinyl on a curved surface is a hair dryer and patience.
Adhesive vinyl can come in all kinds of colors and finishes but it will always have a paper backing and be sticky to the touch when that backing is peeled off.
My personal favorites are cricut and oracal brands.
This further shows how important sealing the vinyl designs you apply on your mug is.
What vinyl is used on tumblers.
I also use 651 or permanent vinyl when i m making mugs travel mugs plates tumblers etc.
Heat transfer vinyl on the other hand does not have a paper backing instead htv has a clear plastic carrier sheet that covers the top of the vinyl.
Oracal names their vinyls with numbers so oracal 651 is their outdoor vinyl.
Vinyl on mugs.
And in 99 of these cases the vinyl was sealed.
Even if you use premium outdoor vinyl or permanent vinyl that vinyl will fall off eventually and start curling up either in icy cold temperatures or in the heat and so on.
They all go in the dishwasher at my house so i like to know that they ll hold up.
If you try this with removable vinyl it will fall off pretty quick.
For tumblers you definitely want to use a permanent or outdoor vinyl.
I used my cricut to cut the vinyl but if you don t have one a computer print out of what you want the vinyl to say a marker to trace the letters on the back and a pair of scissors will work too.
Cricut calls the vinyl you want to use premium permanent vinyl.
With that in mind here are 3 different permanent vinyls that you can use on mugs and cups.
Many crafters have reported cases of the vinyl coming off their mugs.
Make sure you go back and forth don t stay in one spot for about 10 15 seconds.