Cognac Latigo Leatherette Sheets 12×18 | Laserhyde Deluxe™ 1.85mm
Laser Engravable Leatherette by Laserhyde™
RATED #1 BEST LEATHERETTE FOR HAT PATCHES
Upgrade your production with Cognac Latigo Leatherette Sheets designed for clean, high-contrast laser engraving. These 12×18 laser engravable leatherette sheets feature a rich russet brown finish with a latigo-style texture, delivering a premium high end leather look with superior consistent engraving results, and are UV printer friendly, making it the perfect product for UV printed or engraved patches
Built thicker than other competitive leatherette materials, Laserhyde’s 1.85mm standard delivers deeper engraving while still remaining super flexible and simulating that thicker leather style patch you truly desire – making it the #1 product for hat patches, custom branded apparel, and laser project applications.
🔹 MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS🔹
- Sheet Size: 12″ x 18″
- Thickness: ~1.85mm
- Top Color: Cognac Latigo
- Engraving Color: Black
- Finish: Smooth Satin Gloss
- Adhesive: Laserhyde low-temp thermoplastic film (optional or pre-applied)
- Water resistant
- UV printable leatherette
Why Choose Laserhyde Products?
🔹 HOW LASERHYDE OUTPERFORMS OTHER LEATHERETTE COMPANIES🔹
Unlike standard leatherette sheets on the market, Laserhyde leatherette is engineered with reinforced internal layers and backed with our exclusive low-temperature adhesive film designed to give you superior performance and durability. Most leatherette sheets on the market today are thinner and produce inconsistent engraving results, as well back there leatherette material with high heat adhesive films above 290F which can scorch your custom apparel products. At Laserhyde we resolved that issue to create a better and safer adhesive standard
- Stronger bonding adhesion during heat pressing
- Lower operating temps for safer application on fabrics and hats
- Cleaner stable engraving without burn inconsistency
- Stronger support backing that support the leatherette material
- Cleaner results when laser cutting your project
🔹 THE BEST LEATHERETTE FOR HAT PATCHES & LASER ENGRAVING🔹
If you’re searching for the best leatherette sheets and adhesive for laser engraving, this material offers the perfect balance of thickness, flexibility, and adhesive strength—making it a #1 top choice for serious patch makers, and professionals.
🔹 KEY FEATURES🔹
- Laser engravable leatherette sheet material
- Our 12″x20″ is sized to fit in most laser bed workable spaces @ 12″x24″
- Size optimized for use with Magnetic Hold Down Bars for Laser Beds
- Adhesive-backed thermal activated thermoplastic film (heat press compatible)
- Approx. 1.85mm thickness for deeper engravings
- Water-resistant and UV-resistant material
- Vegan Faux leather – no sealing required
- Easy to clean and maintain (with LA Awesome)
- Compatible with CO2 and diode lasers
- Fiber laser friendly (non adhesive only or pre-cut patches with adhesive)
🔹 PERFECT FOR🔹
- Hat patch businesses
- Custom apparel brands
- Laser engraving shops
- DIY leatherette projects
- Promotional items
🔹 FAQS🔹
Leatherette is a synthetic material designed to mimic real leather while producing clean, high-contrast engraving results.
Yes, Laserhyde leatherette and adhesives are specifically engineered for professional hat patches and work perfectly well with heat press applications.
Yes all Laserhyde Leatherette and adhesive materials are laser safe and as well offer a Oeko-Tex 100 safety standard
Both CO2 and diode lasers are compatible. We recommend Laser powers above 20 watts, for better results, and for hat patches the RF tube is the best for precision and details.
Our recommended cleaner is a 60 to 40% ratio of LA Awesome to water. Lighty spray and wipe with a microfiber towel. Try to stay away from alcohol cleaners as they may damage the top surface or dull the patches fiber engraved layer
We primarily use a premium sponge solid backing material for our backing. In our testing of other competitors who use primarily double fiber layer backing, we found that the cutting results were very poor, wen compared to ours, and the patch did not have enough stability in a fiber only backinglayer. With further testing we found in our pull test, the fiber backing peeled faster and more consistantly than the premium solid sponge style backing.
🔹 SHIPPING POLICY🔹
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heat press instructions
Upper platen heat 230F
Lower platen heat 275F
“Make sure your heating element doesn’t have any heating inaccuracies.”
All heat presses may vary so dial in your settings beforehand for best results.
Pre press your hat for 7 seconds to eliminate any moisture and to loosen up the material, Make sure to mold the hat shape to the platen, you should have no bubbles between the hat and platen it should feel flat to the platen surface.
Peel the paper backing off patch and place the patch on the hat. Some patches may or may not come with a paper backing. The lower heat and pre press should help this patch stay in place slightly. Hold the patch down for 10-15 seconds to melt adhesive and grip the patch to hat, then, Press patch for 35-40 seconds using our Laserhyde Silicone Pad Hat Mat which is highly recommended, to reduce or eliminate scorching your hats. Always preheat your silicone pad before, for best results, and through the process, keep it warm.
All patches and finished products are hand wash recommended, but when using LaserHyde water resistant adhesive you can wash or dry clean this product up to 55C (130F)
You can use a light spraying of LA Awesome cleaner to clean any residue on your leatherette patches
- Adhesive 6 mil or 0.15mm
- Leatherette 1.85-2mm
For all other hat presses here are some jumping off point setting you can use. As always practice on your machine to dial in your settings as they will vary from machine to machine
Bonding the dhesive film to leather or leatherette Sheet.
Heat Press Time
12 seconds dwell time, with a silicone baking cover sheet
clamshell Heat Press Temps
Temperature 230F
Final bonding application settings to the hat or product.
Heat Press Time
25 seconds normal dwell NO Silicone rubber mat and 40 Seconds with the hat mat silicone rubber mat.
360 IQ Hat Press Temps
Upper Platen 235F / Lower Platen 275F
Pressure
Medium 4 without a mat, and a 5 using a Silicone rubber mat.
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Recommended - Our Optimized Hat Mat Silicone pad kit
Nor Recommended - FOAM PADS NOT RECOMMENDED as they stain and require higher heat
important tips
- Always use a silicone pad for best results. we do not recommend any foam pads, as the pressure is not as good using those. for post ( preheat ) press use only a silicone pad as well (recommended), use our see our silicone hat mat for best results
- Always Check your patches before hat placement.
- Always check your upper heat press platen with a laser temperature gun to ensure accurate temps, before applying GripTec adhesive to your leatherette sheets
- Store your patches or leatherette sheets in a cool dry place.
- Lint roll your hats prior to patch placement.
- keep your adhesive backing free of dust, use a water based wipe to clean any dust off
- All our tests are done using a Stahls Hotronix 360 IQ Hat press, your settings may vary for any other style leatherette and adhesive or hat press. For Patches upper and lower heat is recommended, which is why we use the 360 IQ.
- Always order a few extra sheets of leatherette, to dial in your laser engraving and cut settings
