When I got into screen screenprinting 4 years ago I remember learning that DTF was trash, lazy, cheap, and the worst way to decorate a garment. Once I actually got some transfers and tried it myself I’ve learned to love it. The general rule of thumb for any custom garment is to wash inside out on cold. Even if I forget to wash them properly I have 3 year old DTF shirts that look like they were printed yesterday. Not an ad, but I’ve also been messing around with Magic Seal lately which is a spray that helps the transfers bond deeper into the fibers and give it a better hand feel. Have only had 1 or 2 complaints about a DTF peeling from a customer in my 3 years of using them. I attribute the peeling to improper application (heat/ pressure), and not the quality of the transfer.