Transferring Vinyl To Glass

American made v0820 works with a variety of vinyl.

Transferring vinyl to glass.

Works with a variety of vinyl. It can be difficult to smoothly attach vinyl designs to curved surfaces like drinking glasses vases or cars. In fact we went ahead and tested this ourselves. You can purchase gel transfer medium at any craft or hobby supply store.

Once you have the transfer tape on use a scraper tool or an old gift card to scrape over the design to make sure the transfer tape is adhering to the vinyl nice and tight. Use a craft brush to spread the transfer medium so that your fingers stay clean. Use the least amount of tape as possible. Shop all my amazon favorites here.

Being that glass conducts heat very well and is not coated it s totally possible to apply heat transfer vinyl to glass. Rub a layer of gel transfer medium onto the glass. Before applying vinyl clean the surface it ll be attached to and mark out your design with tape or a grease pencil. In this blog we ll walk you through a step by step tutorial on how.

Peel up a little and if it s now stuck to the glass instead of the transfer paper then you re all set. Use clear transfer tape to move your design from the vinyl backing to the glass. Apply a generous layer of transfer medium to the section of glass that you ll apply the image to. Great for decals signs wall words and more.

If it s having some trouble sticking rub it down and let it set for a few hours. Then slowly start to peel up your transfer tape at any corner. So cut the tape and the backing down as close to the vinyl as you can before peeling off the tape to transfer it to the glass. That will give the vinyl time to adhere and the adhesive to activate.