How to Heat Print Shoes
How to Heat Print Shoes
Custom printed shoes are a premium product with a high perceived value. When shopping for custom shoes online, prices begin at £45 per pair and rise to £150-200 per custom printed pair of shoes depending on the method and style of shoe decoration.
By adding a shoe printing service to your product range, you could be opening your business up to major profit potential. Offering this service will propel you into the sportswear, wedding and personalised gift industries. If you're already a part of these industries then shoe printing will give you a profitable opportunity for upselling.
Shoe-spiration
HTV or Heat Transfers:
- Initials on to sports boots
- Team logos onto football or rugby boots
- Lucky Numbers / Position Numbers
- Surnames and dates onto wedding shoes
- Wedding roles such as Bridesmaid, Groomsman
- Names and nicknames
You may be thinking that shoe printing sounds difficult and expensive?
It isn't. You Only Need One Accessory!
The Hotronix Shoe Platen
Thanks to the diversity of the Interchangeable Platen range from Hotronix, the shoe platen slots right into your Hotronix Heat Press allowing you heat print onto shoes with accurate time, temperature and pressure.
At just £270, you could have this platen paid off with just 2 or 3 custom shoe orders.
One of 14 platen choices in the Interchangeable Platen range, this heat press accessory allows you to isolate print areas on two shoes at the same time opening up your product range to include footwear.
How to get started printing custom shoes
If you don't already have a Hotronix Heat Press, now is the time to make the switch.
Hotronix Heat Presses have 14 interchangeable platens that will open up a whole new world of print placements from printing slippers and can coolers to sleeves and trouser legs... and shoes!
The Auto Open Heat Press is the World's Most User-Friendly Heat Press because of it's auto release function. When the timer is up, the press opens up preventing over application or scorching
Check out the range of Hotronix Heat Presses HERE
After assembling your heat press setup, simply thread your pair of shoes onto the platen and apply your chosen heat transfer material.
Top Tip:
Don't forget to use a Grip Flex Rubber Pad to protect the shoes while pressing. This will ensure that any rubber or metal elements of the shoes stay scorch-free!