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DTF Transfers

Raised UV Patches

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Production-ready raised UV patches with dimensional cure for apparel and hard-good branding.

Raised UV Patches — Golden DTF sample
Wholesale rate, no coupon needed

4 x 4

$10.40

8 x 8

$41.60

11 x 11

$78.65

14 x 12

$109.20

Wholesale rate of $0.65/sq in, held on every unit of every order.

About This Product

Production-ready raised UV patches with a fully cured dimensional surface and clean edge finish. Bonded backing options route into standard apparel and hard-good decoration workflows.

Best for hat fronts, polos, jacket chests, bag panels, and branded merchandise where decorators need embroidery-grade dimension without digitizing. Priced at $0.65/sq inch.

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If we mis-produce your order, we reprint free. No forms, no back and forth. Same production line, same quality target, every time.

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Order by 1 PM ET for same-day print. VIP members get the 3 PM ET cutoff.

Live Configurator

Raised UV Patches sample

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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

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Drop your artwork. We check every file automatically the moment it lands.

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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

  • Richardson 112 hats
  • Snapbacks
  • Trucker caps
  • Beanies
  • Hat patches
  • Premium jackets

Industries That Order This

  • Hat Decorators
  • Embroidery Shops
  • Outdoor Apparel Brands
Real Prints, Real Customers

Every image below came off a Golden DTF sheet ordered through this same configurator.

White t-shirt with mountain sunset DTF transfer print
Mountain sunset tee
Hoodie with vibrant floral DTF print
Floral hoodie run
Canvas tote bag with red and gold mandala DTF print
Mandala canvas tote
Ceramic coffee mug with pet portrait DTF wrap
Pet portrait mug
Baby onesie with rainbow DTF print
Baby onesie drop
Stack of professional polos with team logo DTF prints
Team polos, 200 units
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
285°F
Press Time
15s
Pressure
Medium firm (40 to 60 psi)
Peel Type
Cold peel
Max Print Size
6 inches wide
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.

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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 $0.65 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

This product earns its place on these programs.

If your customer sits in one of these categories, this is the transfer to quote them. If not, scroll to the alternatives below.

  • Hat decorators building Richardson 112, snapback, and structured cap programs where PVC minimums are too painful.

  • Embroidery shops adding a raised patch option without buying molds or holding stitch inventory.

  • Outdoor and heritage apparel brands where a rubberized patch is the retail signature.

  • Corporate program builders needing 25 to 500 pieces per style with turnaround under a week.

  • Boutique brands prototyping a patch look before committing to PVC tooling.

When Not to Order This

If this describes your job, look elsewhere.

This is where we tell you not to buy. If any of these fit your program, the alternative in the callout is the smarter quote.

  • High-volume repeat programs above 1,000 patches per style

    Once volume clears 1,000 units per style, PVC tooling amortizes and undercuts raised UV on unit cost.

    Try Raised UV vs PVC Guide

    Break-even and tooling math.

  • Highly stretch garments (spandex jerseys, lycra)

    The 0.5 to 0.8 mm relief cracks under heavy stretch cycles.

    Try Standard Custom DTF Transfers

    Full stretch tolerance.

  • Photorealistic full-color micro-detail

    The dimensional cure smooths sub-6-pt detail. Faux embroidery texture on top can further soften fine gradients.

    Try Custom UV DTF Transfers

    Flat UV DTF for maximum resolution.

Recommended Substrates

What this actually presses well on.

Raised UV patches ship with heat-press backing standard. Sew-on backing is available on request. Substrate compatibility mirrors traditional patch application.

Presses cleanly on

  • Richardson 112 structured hat fronts

    Press with a hat press at 280 to 300°F, 15 sec, firm pressure.

  • Snapback and trucker cap crowns

    Same press cycle as Richardson 112.

  • Beanie fronts, cuffed

    Cold peel, lower press temp at 275°F to avoid singeing acrylic knit.

  • Cotton fleece and canvas jacket panels

    Standard clamshell heat press at 300°F, 15 sec.

Avoid or approach with care

  • Waterproof shell fabrics with DWR

    Adhesive skips, use sew-on backing.

  • Ultra-thin performance polyester

    Patch weight overwhelms the fabric, sags on the panel.

How It's Built

Material construction and behavior.

UV-curable acrylate ink layered in multiple cure passes on a die-cut carrier film. Full CMYK photographic detail, dimensional relief, no digitizing or tooling.

  • 1

    Build height: 0.5 mm to 0.8 mm standard. Higher build available on custom orders.

  • 2

    Silhouette: extracted automatically from the alpha channel of your file.

  • 3

    Backing: heat-press polyamide adhesive standard, sew-on backing available.

  • 4

    Wash durability: 40-plus industrial cycles when pressed correctly.

Fit, Weight, and Feel

What it feels like on the finished garment.

Rubberized, tactile, and premium. Not thread, not PVC. Feels close to a soft PVC patch with cleaner color reproduction and no mold seams.

Build height

0.5 to 0.8 mm standard

Hand

Rubberized, smooth surface

Edge

Clean die-cut silhouette, no bevel

Press

280 to 300°F, 15 sec, medium-firm, cold peel

Real-World Applications

Where this actually gets ordered.

These are the recurring jobs behind the orders we see for this product. Not marketing filler, actual production programs.

  • Structured cap fronts (Richardson 112, snapback, trucker)

  • Outdoor apparel jacket chest patches

  • Boutique cap and beanie retail drops

  • Corporate logo patches on staff outerwear

  • Bag panel branding on canvas totes and duffels

  • Prep-school and academy crest patches

  • Motorcycle and biker apparel branding

  • Restaurant and hospitality cap programs

Industries Buying This

Which industries order this the most and why.

Each link jumps to that industry's hub with the full decoration workflow and program templates.

Artwork Recommendations

What to send us so the print lands right.

Send a print-ready file at 300 DPI. The patch silhouette is extracted automatically from the alpha channel. No mold, no tooling, no digitizing.

File Specifications

Preferred format
PNG with transparent background
Also accepted
PDF, AI, EPS, SVG
Resolution
300 DPI at final patch size
Minimum stroke
1.5 pt
Minimum text
6 pt
Maximum patch size
6" x 6" for structured cap fronts, larger available on request

Avoid these in artwork

  • Sub-1-pt hairlines, they break during cure

  • Overlapping alpha channels, silhouette gets confused

  • Rasterized text pasted from screenshots, always send editable text or vector

Keep Reading

Cross-linked products, buying guides, and industry pages so you never have to leave the site to make the call.

Frequently Bought Together

The three most shops always keep on hand

Whatever brought you to this page, these three should be in your first order. We ship them together every day.

DTF Gang Sheet
Pick 1DTF Gang Sheet

$15.12

The workhorse. Anyone printing shirts should have a gang sheet in the drawer.

Custom DTF Transfers by Size
Pick 2Custom DTF Transfers by Size

from $0.06/sq in

For the one-off logos that never fit a sheet layout. No minimums, priced by square inch.

Free. Send it with any first order and the reorder rate jumps.

Combined total

from $16.62

Priced-by-size items open in their own page so you can size the art.

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 the difference between raised UV patches and PVC patches?
PVC patches require custom mold tooling, typically 100-unit minimums, and 2-week turnaround. Raised UV patches require no tooling, no minimum beyond 10 units, and ship within 48 hours. PVC delivers slightly higher dimension at the cost of color limits. Raised UV delivers full CMYK photographic detail with 0.5mm to 0.8mm of tactile height.
Do raised UV patches require a mold or tooling charge?
No. There is no mold, no tooling fee, no digitizing fee, and no setup charge. The dimension is built by layering UV-curable ink in multiple cure passes directly from your digital file. This is the structural cost advantage of UV-based patches over PVC and embroidery.
Can raised UV patches be heat-pressed or do they need to be sewn?
Both backing options are available. Heat-press backing is standard and applies to fabric at 280 to 300 degrees F for 15 seconds with firm pressure. Sew-on backing ships on request for jacket panels, bags, and applications where mechanical attachment is required.
How thick is the dimensional layer on a raised UV patch?
Standard build height is 0.5mm to 0.8mm of tactile relief. The height is controlled by layer count during the UV cure cycle. Higher build is available on custom orders but adds cure time and cost. For most apparel and headwear branding, 0.5mm to 0.8mm reads as full dimensional embroidery feel.
What file format do I send for raised UV patches?
PNG with transparent background is preferred. PDF, AI, EPS, and SVG also work. Resolution should be 300 DPI at final patch size. Minimum stroke weight is 1.5 pt. Minimum text height is 6 pt. The patch silhouette is automatically extracted from the alpha channel.
Are raised UV patches washable?
Yes. UV-cured raised patches hold bond integrity through 40-plus industrial wash cycles when applied correctly. Wash inside-out, cold water, tumble low. Avoid bleach and fabric softener. The UV polymer itself is chemically resistant.
What is the minimum order for raised UV patches?
10 units. No digitizing fees, no tooling fees, and no volume tiers above the 10-unit minimum. Per-square-inch pricing holds at the same rate whether you order 10 units or 10,000.

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Upload your design, see your price by the square inch, and get your transfers on the truck the same business day.