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  • Epson SC-F500 Dye Sublimation Prints, advice please?

    Posted by Wayne Maxwell on May 5, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    Hi all.
    Hope everyone is keeping safe and well.

    I bought a new toy for my missus to produce custom sublimated products. Bottles, Mouse Mats, T-shirts etc.

    An issue we have regarding T-shirt printing. It is very hard to find 100% polyester T-shirt at a decent price.
    I can buy 100% cotton from my local stores cheap as chips. But… The print quality gets a very faded and washed-out look.
    Is there anything I can use to allow printing onto a cotton T-shirt that won’t fade after a few washes or am I taking out my a$$?

    Thanks in advance everyone 👍

    Wayne Maxwell replied 2 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Karen White

    Member
    May 5, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    Hi Wayne

    I am no expert but i do offer various sublimation products.
    I tend to think it is a combination of quality t-shirts and the ink type that dictates the life of the garment prints.
    i am sure others here will have more knowledge than me but I use various garment sources like xpres, fruit of the loom with Sawgrass ink.

    https://www.xpres.co.uk
    https://www.themagictouch.co.uk

    • Wayne Maxwell

      Member
      May 5, 2021 at 9:54 pm

      Thanks for your advice Karen. I’ve just come across a product called Subli Flex No Cut. I’m gona order some samples and give it a blast. Still at the learning stages of adjust times and temps to get the correct print result 🙂

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