It was the paper, using trupix now and works fine.


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<r><QUOTE author="logobear;125326"><s>[QUOTE=logobear;125326]</s>my guess is that you have dye sublimation PHOTO paper, (the 'host' paper) - meant to be used with a 'donor' ribbon of RGB.<e>[/QUOTE]</e></QUOTE>
Whatever it is I think it's defective, the surface just repels liquid. I ordered some ...

<r><QUOTE author="socialgiraffe;125286"><s>[QUOTE=socialgiraffe;125286]</s>Without touching or seeing the paper it is difficult to be 100%, but it does sound like you do not have dye sub paper there.<br/>
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My recommendation would be to telephone someone like Conde in N America and buy a box of ...

<r><QUOTE author="socialgiraffe;125282"><s>[QUOTE=socialgiraffe;125282]</s>OK, try printing something on draft settings and see what happens.<br/>
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Having seen this paper it could now be as logo describes and the normal ink is not flush completely combined with your settings.<e>[/QUOTE]</e ...

<r><QUOTE author="socialgiraffe;125279"><s>[QUOTE=socialgiraffe;125279]</s>It sounds like you have not got the right paper, if I were to take a guess you have purchased (or they have sent) laser transfer paper which is not dye sub paper. <br/>
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Dye sub paper should have a matt feel to it and if ...

<r><QUOTE author="logobear;125277"><s>[QUOTE=logobear;125277]</s>did you flush out old ink?<br/>
probably need to pass a lot of ink through the tubes to ensure 100% sub ink, - if atr all possible without new heads?<br/>
have you profiled?<br/>
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i think going down the DIY route is one for the ...

<t>Hi I'm new to the dye sub world. I'm using an Epson 1400 with a ciss some dye sub ink from eBay and some a4 dye sub paper I bought on eBay . I am a screenprinter and had this epson 1400 doing nothing around the house and thought I would try the Dye Sublimation world out. <br/>
Like most noobs I ...