AlexTurner
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Hi
The dishwasher resistance of sublimation mugs is a function of the durability of the coating used by the mug producer.
If the coating is not particularly durable, you will find that after a number of washes the mug fades, in some cases, very nearly back to white as you have already experienced.
The only truly dishwasher proof coating for sublimation in the world at the moment (as far as I am aware) is a product called Duraglaze – manufactured in the USA. Otherwise referred to quite often in the States as RN Coating.
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Alex
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Hi
Depends really on the material you are trying to apply the image onto.
For example, T-shirts would typically take 30 to 45 seconds at 200 degrees C.
Ceramic tiles on the other hand tend to take longer – 4 to 5 minutes, again at 200 degrees C.
If you would like to call our technical support team for help, please feel free. 01485 529742.
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Hi
We’ve tried to get this kind of press to work for customers in the past, but so far with very little success.
Typically the coating on the mugs will start to show signs of burn, even though the image has not been fully transferred in other areas.
If sublimation is the way you want to go, I think that you have a couple of options:
1. Use some kind of convection heat – ie, domestic oven with the paper wrapped around tightly with tape. OR oven with mug clamps.
2. Get hold of a mug press.
Option 1 would enable you to have a go with the process without spending too much.
Which option you decide to use longterm will depend upon the kind of work you are planning to do.
For example, we decorate very large volumes of mugs for the promotional market. Convection ovens are the obvious choice for us. (capable of producing many hundreds of mugs per hour, high quality, etc)
Some of our customers on the other hand, are doing very short runs and prefer the convenience and often portability of the mug press. (easier to switch on and off throughout the day, light weight, etc)
If you would like to get in touch with me to discuss further, please feel free.
Kind Regards
Listawood Trade SuppliesAlex.
Tel: 01485 529742.
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Hi Mike
If you are still looking for fridge magnets, feel free to give us a call. Could probably get you some samples and literature out in the post this evening.
Kind Regards
Alex.
Listawood01485 529100
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Hi Moss
I agree with Sharon – generally when you get a roughness on the mug after it is decorated, this is because the coating has not been fully cured when it was initially applied, and the paper is sticking to the coating as a result.
If you want to work you way through your stock, there are a couple of ways around this problem :
1. By re-curing the mugs. If you have a convection oven, you would be able to salvage your mugs by cooking them at 200 degrees C, for around 20 minutes. You may need to play around with these settings a little, as I am not familiar with the coating that has been used on these mugs, but generally this will do the job.
2. Using a high release transfer paper. I have found that high release transfer papers are far less prone to sticking to slightly under cured mugs than other standard inkjet papers. We sell it as Jewel paper, lots of other suppliers sell similar products which they describe as being suitable for textile printing. This way you would probably be able to salvage your mugs without having the hassle of sticking 70 mugs or so in the oven. Will gladly arrange for some samples to be sent to you to try if you like.
Hope this helps.
Alex.
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Hi Iosif
It varies slightly from press to press, but generally with textile topped mats you should print them for 20 to 30 seconds at 200 to 210 degrees C.
In most cases 30 seconds at 200 degrees C does the trick.
Unlike the ceramic tiles, you have to decorate these face up, with the paper placed print side down on top. Also, there is no need to use the silicon rubber sheet with this product.
Hope this helps.
Alex.
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Hi Iosif
You need to pull back on the pressure a little. The platen needs to make contact with the tile, but not that much. Just needs to be enough for the tile to press into the silicon very slightly.
Also, you only need to use one piece of silicon rather than two. If printing the tile face up, place the silicon over the top of the tile.
If printing the tile face down, place the silicon on the bed of the press, the transfer print side up on the silicon, and finally the tile face down on the transfer.
I personally often find it easiest to decorate tile face down in the press. Works just as well (perhaps takes a minute or so longer – ie 200 degrees C for 4 to 5 minutes), and much easier to line up the image.
Hope this helps. If you are still struggling, feel free to get in touch with me.
Alex
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Hi Linda
18 mousemats to a set of cartridges seems unusually low to me. Would expect much more than this, especially from a full set of cartridges.
Sometimes if your design is very heavilly saturated with one of the CMYK colours, for example yellow, this can run out much faster than the other colours. A full set should stretch much further than this though.
Perhaps if you get a spare moment you could get in touch with us so we can look into this in more detail for you.
Many thanks
Alex Turner
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Hi James
Sorry to hear you are having colour problems.
Can I suggest you get in touch with our technical support team after the weekend. I am sure they will be able to help.
Alex.
Listawood Trade Supplies Ltd