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Custom Die-Cut Vinyl Stickers
Reprint guarantee·Ships in 24 Hours·Order by 1 PM Eastern for same-day production
Get It As Soon As Tomorrow
Upload your design, we auto-detect size and price at $0.22/sq inch
Wholesale rate, no coupon needed
Tiers auto-apply4 x 4
$3.52
8 x 8
$14.08
11 x 11
$26.62
14 x 12
$36.96
Wholesale rate of $0.22/sq in, held on every unit of every order.
About This Product
Custom die-cut vinyl stickers precision-cut to match the exact contour of your design. Thick, durable vinyl available in glossy or matte finish. Weatherproof, fade-resistant, and scratch-resistant.
Perfect for product labeling, brand promotion, event giveaways, laptop decals, and packaging. Upload your design and our system automatically detects the size and calculates your price by the square inch. No wasted space. 1-2 business day turnaround.
Golden Reprint Guarantee
If we mis-produce your order, we reprint free. No forms, no back and forth. Same production line, same quality target, every time.
Get it as soon as tomorrow
Order by 1 PM ET for same-day print. VIP members get the 3 PM ET cutoff.
Live Configurator
Upload Your Design
Drop your design
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PNG, JPG, SVG, or WebP up to 14" wide. AI/PSD/PDF: export as PNG first.
Upload multiple designs, each with its own size and quantity
Sadie says: I'll press it same-dayDrop your artwork. We check every file automatically the moment it lands.
100% Quality Guarantee : defects get reprinted free, no questions asked.
Sadie saysReprint free, always
Ships in 24 hours
Same-day print by 1 PM
Free Shipping $49+
US ground, tracked on every order
Reprint Promise
We mis-produce it, we reprint it, free
No Minimums
No Setup Fees
Commercial Quality
Ships in 24 Hours
Free Automated File Check
1 PM Eastern Cutoff
How It Works
From upload to finished garment in three steps.
No account setup, no minimums, no waiting on a quote email. Every order runs the same production line at the same wholesale rate.
1
Upload Your Design
Upload a PNG, JPG, or PDF. The configurator auto-detects the print area and quotes the wholesale rate on the spot.
2
We Print in the USA
Commercial DTF printers, calibrated daily. Same color match on run 1 or run 100. Orders placed by cutoff ship the same business day.
3
Press Onto Fabric
Standard heat press at 300 to 325°F, 10 to 15 seconds, medium firm pressure. Rated 50+ wash cycles at 40°C (104°F).
How to Press
Standard heat press settings, every fabric family.
Every Golden DTF transfer is calibrated to press on a standard commercial heat press. If you can press a screen-printed transfer, you can press a Golden DTF.
Temp
300 to 325°F
Time
10 to 15 sec
Pressure
Medium firm
Peel
Warm
Perfect For
Built for the shops actually pressing at volume.
Every decorator category below runs Golden DTF on their production floor. Same wholesale rate, same 24 hour ship, no minimums.
Common Applications
- Product packaging
- Brewery merch
- Bottle labels
- Equipment branding
- Hardhat decals
Industries That Order This
- Brewery Brands
- Product Companies
- Packaging Decorators
Real Prints, Real Customers
See what shops are pressing this week.
Every image below came off a Golden DTF sheet ordered through this same configurator.
Technical Specifications
The full spec sheet.
Nothing hidden, nothing padded. This is exactly what ships when you check out.
- Print Method
- DTF (direct-to-film transfer)
- Compatible Substrates
- Cotton, polyester, poly blends, tri-blends, nylon, canvas, denim, most fabrics
- Press Temperature
- 300 to 325°F
- Press Time
- 10 to 15 seconds
- Pressure
- Medium firm (40 to 60 psi)
- Peel Type
- Warm peel
- Max Print Size
- 22.5 inches wide (14 in for gang sheets)
- Wash Durability
- 50+ commercial wash cycles at 40°C (104°F)
- Production Turnaround
- 24 Hours from cutoff (1 PM Eastern)
- Minimum Order
- No minimums, order 1 or 10,000
- Country of Origin
- Printed in the USA
Need a spec confirmed for your press? Email [email protected] and we will send you a validated sample.
Sadie saysReprint free, always
The Golden Standard
Four promises we ship on every order.
Sadie has been quality-checking every print run since day one. If a sheet does not meet the mark, it never leaves the door. If somehow one does, we reprint it free, no forms, no fine print.
Ships in 24 Hours
Every order printed and dropped with the carrier the same business day it enters production. Free ground shipping over $49.
Golden Standard Color
Commercial USA-made inks calibrated daily. Order 10 or 10,000, the color matches the last run.
One Wholesale Rate
Priced at $0.22 per square inch, no minimums, no coupons, no application. What you see on the configurator is the price you pay at checkout.
Reprint Promise
If a transfer fails to lay flat, cracks in the wash, or ships with a defect, send us a photo. We reprint it free within 24 hours.
Who this is for
Built for the buyers who know the job in advance.
Every Golden product page names the specific buyers this product actually serves. If you do not see your job in this list, look at the comparison block below. The right product for your job may not be this one.
Product brands adding label or seal decoration
Skincare, candle, food, and packaging brands who need a scratch-resistant label they can peel and apply to bottles, jars, boxes, and shrink sleeves at fulfillment.
Breweries and beverage makers
Growler labels, keg tags, tap handles, cooler decals, and event merch. The laminate handles condensation and ice-bath exposure without lifting.
Product companies branding hardware
Equipment ID plates, tool decals, hardhat brands, laptop stickers, and hard-case labeling. Works on anodized aluminum, powder coat, ABS, and painted surfaces.
Retail and event decorators
Window clings for storefronts, laptop swag for conference giveaways, retail counter merch. Any surface where a peel-and-stick sticker outperforms a heat-applied graphic.
Etsy and boutique sellers running kits
Sticker packs, planner stickers, journal decorations, water bottle collections. The 3 mil vinyl reads as premium against the cheap 2 mil competitors on Amazon.
Do not buy this if
We will tell you when to buy something else.
Every competitor makes money when you order the wrong product. Golden makes more when you order the right one. Here are the jobs this product is not built for.
You are decorating apparel or fabric.
Vinyl stickers do not bond to fabric. The adhesive is designed for hard non-porous surfaces and the vinyl itself will not survive a single wash cycle.
Consider Custom DTF Transfers by SizeYou need a wrap for a curved tumbler or drinkware.
Die-cut vinyl on a curved 20oz tumbler will tent at the edges and lift under dishwasher heat. UV DTF is built exactly for that job.
Consider Custom UV DTF TransfersYour design is smaller than 1 inch on the shortest side.
The contour cutter needs a defensible cut path. Below 1 inch the cut becomes ragged and fine detail disappears into the laminate.
You are producing under $10 in stickers.
The $0.22 per square inch rate is efficient at scale but a single 2 by 2 sticker at 88 cents is not worth the shipping. Batch a sheet or add stickers to a larger order.
Production detail
What you actually get, from the shop floor.
No marketing adjectives. Real manufacturing detail: how the product is built, what it feels like, and where it applies.
Material and construction
3 mil premium adhesive vinyl with a UV-cured laminate top coat. The vinyl is calendered white PVC rated for 5 plus years of indoor use and 2 plus years of outdoor exposure. The laminate blocks UV fade and seals the print against moisture. Available in glossy or matte finish. The adhesive is a permanent-grade acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive rated for 40 pound peel strength on clean smooth substrates.
Fit, feel, and detail
Each sticker is contour-cut on a Mimaki-class production plotter with a kiss-cut through the vinyl face but not the paper backer. That means peel-and-stick with the backing intact until application. Overall thickness is roughly 5 mil after laminate, thicker than a bumper sticker but thinner than a decal you would put on a hardhat. Substantial enough to feel premium in hand, thin enough to conform to gentle curves like water bottles and coolers.
Where these stickers work best
- Rigid non-porous surfaces: glass, sealed wood, painted metal, powder coat, ABS, hard plastic, laptop shells, phone cases.
- Outdoor exposure: rated for 2 plus years of direct sun and rain. Vehicle windows, storefront glass, exterior signage.
- Product packaging: apply to smooth-finish boxes, foil bags, mylar pouches, and treated corrugate. Skip untreated craft cardboard.
- Cold and refrigerated goods: adhesive holds down to 20 degrees F. Freezer applications require test on your specific substrate.
Compare to alternatives
If this is not right, here is what is.
The neighboring products in the Golden catalog with a single-line reason each one might be the better call for your job.
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Custom DTF Transfers by Size
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For event giveaways where you want a pin-back mechanical attachment rather than an adhesive that only sticks to hard surfaces.
See this productCommon uses
Real applications, not marketing filler.
What decorators, brands, and buyers actually route through this product. If your use is not on this list, that is a signal to look at the comparison block above.
- Brewery growler labels, keg tags, and event coasters
- Product packaging seals and bottle labels for cosmetics, candles, and food brands
- Laptop, tablet, and phone decals for retail merch and conference swag
- Equipment ID plates, hardhat decals, and tool branding
- Window clings and storefront signage
- Vehicle decals for company fleets and personal vehicles
- Trade show and conference giveaway sticker packs
- Etsy sticker sheets and boutique packaging kits
Industry recommendations
Which decorators buy this most.
- Promotional Product Companies
Batch stickers into swag kits alongside apparel and drinkware for corporate accounts.
- Apparel Brands
Add packaging stickers to branded box drops, hangtag seals, and inclusion pack elements.
- Etsy Sellers
Run sticker packs as a secondary revenue line alongside your apparel drops.
Artwork recommendations
File spec, resolution, and gotchas.
Every file spec we would tell you on the phone if you called before uploading. No mystery, no ambiguity, and no guesswork.
- 1SVG, AI, EPS, or PDF preferred. The vector path becomes the contour cut path directly.
- 2PNG with a transparent background works. The cut path is extracted from the alpha channel edge.
- 3300 DPI at final sticker size. Lower resolutions produce visible pixelation once laminated.
- 4Add a 0.05 inch bleed inside the die line to hide any cut drift on complex shapes.
- 5Avoid pure black at 100% K in gradients. Use rich black at C40 M30 Y30 K100 for depth.
- 6Photographic images work but read best above 3 inches. Fine gradients compress on smaller sizes.
Questions we get
The answers most competitors will not put in writing.
Are these stickers actually die-cut, or contour-printed with a rectangular backing?
True die-cut. The vinyl is cut through the face material on the exact outline of your artwork, leaving the paper backer intact. When you peel the sticker off, there is no white border around your design. If you order a shield-shaped logo, the sticker is shield-shaped, not a rectangular sticker with a shield printed on it.
Will these hold up on a car bumper or in the sun?
Yes. The laminate is rated for 2 plus years of direct outdoor exposure including UV, rain, and snow. Bumper application specifically holds well because vehicle paint is a low-surface-energy substrate that the acrylic adhesive keys into cleanly. Wash the substrate with isopropyl alcohol before application to guarantee full bond.
Can I put these in the dishwasher on a Yeti or Stanley tumbler?
Do not. Vinyl on a curved dishwasher-cycled surface will lift at the edges within a dozen cycles. For drinkware use UV DTF instead. It is built for exactly that application and survives top-rack dishwasher cycles when applied to a clean room-temperature substrate.
How small can the smallest detail on my sticker be?
1.5 point stroke minimum for lines. 6 point minimum for legible text. Detail below that compresses under the laminate and disappears at reading distance. For designs with fine detail, sizing up half an inch adds legibility more than it adds cost.
Glossy or matte, which should I pick?
Glossy for packaging seals, brewery labels, and anywhere the sticker is meant to catch light and feel premium. Matte for outdoor equipment brands, tactical gear, and anywhere a subtle read is the goal. Matte hides fingerprints better on laptop and phone applications.
What is the difference between these and printed vinyl decals from a sign shop?
Full-color print plus laminate in one pass. A traditional sign shop cuts single-color vinyl or does spot-color prints, both of which limit design. Our stickers are full CMYK photographic printing under a laminate, so a photo of your product or a full-color logo comes out looking like a professional label.
Can I order a single sticker or do I need a minimum quantity?
No minimum quantity, but the per-square-inch rate makes single stickers below 3 by 3 inches uneconomical against shipping. Most orders come in packs of 25, 50, or 100 identical stickers, or mixed designs on a single order to spread the shipping cost.
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Stickers are the cheap add-on. These three turn a $30 sticker order into a $200 branded package.
“UV DTF is a sticker that survives the dishwasher. Different price point, same customer.”
“For the shirt that goes in the same box. Same art, different substrate.”
“Buttons + stickers is the classic event-swag combo. Order both, ship once.”
Combined total
from $5.49
Priced-by-size items open in their own page so you can size the art.
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from $0.10/sq in
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Prefer this if the sticker needs to survive dishwashers or outdoor weather. UV DTF outlasts vinyl on tumblers by 5x.
Custom Buttons
from $1.49
Best for branded apparel and pin programs
Choose this if the customer wanted a wearable, not an adhesive. Same event-swag customer, different substrate.
Reprint Guarantee
If we mis-produce it, we reprint it free.
Every Golden DTF order carries the same written guarantee. Email us within 14 days with your order number and a photo, a production lead reviews it within one business day, and approved reprints ship free with tracking. You never re-upload and never re-pay.
Color off the file you sent
If the printed transfer does not reproduce the file you uploaded, allowing for the difference between a backlit screen and printed ink, we reprint it. We calibrate our press against the same target ICC every day and keep a press log for every run.
Missing ink or dropout
White ink dropouts, thin black lines that did not lay down, or missing detail from a small text run: if it left our shop that way, we reprint it.
Film delamination before press
If the PET film separates before you press the transfer, that is a materials defect, not user error. We track film lot numbers per production run.
Wrong size or wrong file
If our team packed the wrong artwork or produced at the wrong size, we cover the reprint plus the reship.
Printed in-house before you press itReprint promise on every order
Common Questions
Everything you need to know about dtf transfers.
What is a die-cut sticker?
A die-cut sticker is precision-cut to follow the exact outline of your design rather than printed on a square or rectangular backing. The result is a sticker with no visible white border, in the silhouette of your art. We use a contour-cut process driven directly from your file's outline path.
What vinyl material do you use?
3 mil premium adhesive vinyl with a UV-cured laminate top coat. The vinyl is rated for 5-plus years of indoor use and 2-plus years of outdoor exposure to sun and weather. Available in glossy or matte finish. Scratch-resistant and waterproof.
Are these stickers weatherproof and dishwasher-safe?
Yes for outdoor use including rain, snow, and direct sunlight. The laminate blocks UV fade and seals the print against moisture. Dishwasher use is not recommended for adhesion longevity. For drinkware applications consider UV DTF instead.
What is the minimum sticker size?
Functional minimum is 1 inch on the smallest dimension. Below that, fine detail compresses and the contour cut becomes hard to follow accurately. There is no maximum size up to 22 inches wide.
How is pricing calculated for die-cut stickers?
Pricing is $0.22 per square inch based on your design's bounding box, the same per-square-inch model as our DTF transfers. A 3 by 3 inch sticker is 9 square inches at $1.98. No minimum order. Single stickers welcome.
What file format do you accept for stickers?
PNG with transparent background is preferred. PDF, AI, EPS, and SVG also work and are ideal because the cut line is extracted directly from the vector path. JPG is accepted but the entire rectangular image will print and cut without a transparent silhouette.
Ready to press?
Upload your design, see your price by the square inch, and get your transfers on the truck the same business day.