As it name, rhinestone are imitated diamonds or crystals, which are heavier than other materials. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the size and the number of the rhinestones to select the hot fix tape. Generally speaking, the size and numbers of rhinestone is small, hot fix tape can be selected to be thinner; on the contrary, thicker hot fix tape is needed to ensure the integrity of the motif.
rhinestud Mostly made of aluminum, lighte weight, thinner hot fix tape can be used. Since the surface of the studs are usually with electroplated, the glue will occasionally be glued away when it comes into contact with the glue of hot fix tape. Therefore, low adhesiveness tape is suggested be chosen in this case.
The laser cut motif need to laminate the whole piece material onto the hot fix tape for laser cutting. Therefore, the tape needs to use a thick one like 100um, and the adhesiveness should not be too high, so that it is easier to remove the unnecessary part of the material during the motif making,as well the transparent film is easier to peel off after ironning on the clothes.