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Flag materials printing
Hello all
I got a job that we attempted to print on Metamark TF2 flag material on our full solvent JV3-S, but I know printing and it bleeds over text and it can look flat.I have read that HP5500 printer can do Dye-Sub and these machines can be picked up for a grand or so.
Can anyone advise is Dye-Sub on say TF2 is going to ‘wow’ me?
Does the HP have heaters in the Head and not under the print? I understand Dye based ink is practically boiled and then it gives off gas which is sprayed, is that right?Basically I am trying to print something that looks like ‘a pair of jeans’ on a printer then cut them out at right size, they also have a branding logo on them
We have tested flag material and it is transparent and therefore the top colour comes through the second side as it is absorbed.
Is this the machine that will do it?
Also I am wondering if a dye-based HP5500 can be reverted into a proofing printer once the job is over and done with or does it have to remain with dye inks?
The original plan is to print them onto Banner material and then flip it and print solid colour on the back.
The job is potentially worth buying a machine to do it, so any advice would be welcomed at this stage.
Cheers
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As a producer of large format dye-sub printing I can tell you that the material needs to be 100% polyester, and that you need to print in reverse onto dye-sub transfer paper using dye sublimation inks.
Once dry you then need to feed the print plus the material through a calender press at 200c to transfer the print to the material. This will only print on one side, if you try to print the reverse side the first print will bleed onto your press and show on the side you are now printing.
The print will not last outside for more than a few months before it starts to fade. Having said all that, the print will pop out at you and looks much better than a solvent print.regards
Peter
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Printing of flags is very specific job whichever technique you choose. The material is normally 100% polyester rather rough and transparent fabric so you can not expect very sharp images on it. Also you can not print it both side because of its transparency. You also have to count that flag is normally watched from distance of at least few meters and details are not visible so some bleeding should not be a problem.
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