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Pastey Finish On Subli Mugs
Ive started getting a pale, pastey finish on Subli Mugs recently. Ive ran a nozzle check and all is fine, ive also checked ink levels and they are fine. The press hasnt been touched and im using the same paper as I always do.
Any suggestions?
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12 Replies
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Has the paper got a little damp in this nice weather were having? Don’t know if it would cause this Paul but I was told to make sure paper is kept absolutely dry and not left out.
Steve
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Or are you using a new batch of mugs possibly with different coating Paul?
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Same batch of mugs, its colder here but still quite dry. Im pressing at 200c, is it worthwhile trying to either pre warm the cups or increase the heat slightly?
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Mine are boxed in an uninsulated room and I usually get them out sitting at room temperature for an hour or so before printing. I’ve watched the mug press temperature drop enormously when I’ve put a cold mug in which I had to compensate for with extra time and I’m not as happy with the end result.
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I might try running my heat gun over the mug gently before pressing. My mugs are also in an uninsulated, cold room.
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quote Paul Humble:I might try running my heat gun over the mug gently before pressing. My mugs are also in an uninsulated, cold room.put em in a low oven for a few minutes
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If they’re really cold and time’s against me I put the blank mug in the press for 10 seconds just to take the chill off it. That’s usually enough for the heat to get through to the inside as well.
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quote Peter Normington:quote Paul Humble:I might try running my heat gun over the mug gently before pressing. My mugs are also in an uninsulated, cold room.
put em in a low oven for a few minutes
PeterI dont have luxuries such as that along here Peter!! Our microwave for the office is 600W, I didnt even know you could get 600W microwaves.
The press for 10 seconds idea is the obvious one, now why didnt I think of that!?!
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Hi Paul
I’m with Mark on this one. I ordered mugs from Magic Touch and didn’t realise they were designed for laser transfer paper rather than Dye Sub. If i used DYE SUB paper I had to soak them and scrape the transfer of. Also the time was much shorter in the press. The coating is different.
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Hello Paul,
could you solve your problem in the meantime?
Do you use a special colour profile for printing with your sublimation ink?
If yes, try installing this profile again.
I had a similar problem and noticed that the colour profile for subli-print has vanished somehow.
Re-installation made me happy again.Roland
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H, I haven’t got to grips with my subli kit yet, but I was told to ensure that the mugs were warm to start, as has been said, the temp drops enormously, and instead of an accurate time and great colour prints, it was all guesswork with extended times and poor results.
lorraine
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I dropped the temperature by 10 degrees and reduced the time to 4 minutes after listening to Steve Underhills advice in another thread. He had suggested a slightly lower time but my mugs are freezing at the moment.
All is well now, very strange though as the settings were never changed from when the Xpres technician installed the kit.
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