How long can I leave paper printed before transferring to product?

[eluminx]

Hi all,

I have just ventured into sublimation as a means of expanding the range of products that I currently offer (I'm a laser cutter and engraver primarily). I don't expect to be making a great deal of mugs however the ones that I do make I intend to use the same design over and over. Because of this I had the idea of printing enough designs to create maybe 20 mugs at a time and then a question popped into my head... How long can a piece of printed sublimation paper sit there before it goes bad (maybe the ink drying etc and reducing its ability to transfer)? Can anyone please shed any light or advice on this? I've not even powered up my printer yet I just want to do a little reading first.

P.S - I'm about to post in the new members section I just wanted to ask this question whilst fresh in my mind

A.T.B - Wesley

[logobear]

virtually forever. keep dry in the dark

[eluminx]

Awesome thank you for the quick reply mate

[Kyinta]

Thats really good to know, thanks!

[paul 44]

I have some old mug prints that I printed up about a year ago, what i've found is that the inks tend to bleed over time (these were in plastic wallets in a folder) and into the paper giving you a sort of haze on the edges of the print but i'm sure if they are used within a reasonable time frame you should be ok