Transform a Plain Tee into a Custom Masterpiece with Ninja Patches!

About this video

The creator reviews Ninja Patches by ordering custom full-color printed patches of an English bulldog design and ironing one onto a plain t-shirt. On the Ninja Patches site he selects the design, shape, hot-cut border, colors and heat-applied backing, noting a minimum order of 25 pieces, tiered volume discounts — the site showed his order at $3.74 per patch, with much lower per-piece prices at higher quantities such as 1,000 pieces — plus free fast shipping claims. He created the bulldog artwork with ChatGPT using the StickerWiz GPT and DALL-E 3, iterating prompts (including a blue-and-white blonde bulldog, since he owns two English bulldogs), then removed the background and enhanced the image. For application, he smooths the shirt with the iron, positions the patch using a four-finger placement guide, tapes it in place, flips the shirt over and presses the iron for about 20 to 25 seconds so the glue on the patch back melts into the garment; the finished patch resists peeling and looks clean when worn. His verdict is positive: the patches are lightweight, easy to ship and simple to apply. He suggests business angles such as selling patches alone, upselling them applied to t-shirts, listing on Amazon, Etsy or a personal website, and even using a GPT template to take custom sticker or patch orders — while noting the time cost of ironing each shirt yourself limits daily orders unless you hire help.

Key takeaways

• Custom patches can be ordered with heat-applied backing in small minimum quantities, with per-piece cost falling sharply at higher volumes
• AI tools (ChatGPT with a sticker GPT and DALL-E 3) can generate patch-ready artwork quickly, after background removal and enhancement
• Application is an iron-on process: position with a four-finger guide, tape, flip, and press about 20-25 seconds to melt the backing glue
• Patches are lightweight and cheap to ship, making them attractive for online sales alone or applied to shirts as an upsell
• The main downside is hands-on labor per shirt, which caps daily order volume for a solo seller

Episode details: published November 4, 2024 · 12:45 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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