dull print

[deano1234]

Hi i have just been getting a epson xp-255
When i have put the print onto a t-shirt some of the black had gone blue and it is is very dull.
Dose anyone know what i am doing wrong and please give me some advice.
i have changed the heat setting and time on my heat press but it is still the same.
Thanks Dean

[webtrekker]

I see you have also posted this in the t-shirt forums, where you say your shirts are 100% cotton, so I'll give you the same answer I posted in there -

ok thanks for the reply i am new to this only got the printer 2 days ago.
The ink i got with the printer is called sublinova and the paper is matte paper and the program that come with it is gimp.
I got 4 t-shirts with it and they are 100% cotton
Thanks Dean

If you're talking about sublimation, you CANNOT sublimate cotton! Your shirts have to be 100% polyester (for best results), or at least contain a high % of polyester.

Hope that clears things up for you. Sublimation ink washes straight out of cotton in the first wash.

[deano1234]

ok thanks for your help

[billy8581]

You can use siser easi subli for cotton, I have mastered it now and you can adhere it to 100% cotton 155 degrees for 15 seconds.[ATTACH=CONFIG]6196[/ATTACH]

[webtrekker]

You can use siser easi subli for cotton, I have mastered it now and you can adhere it to 100% cotton 155 degrees for 15 seconds.[ATTACH=CONFIG]6196[/ATTACH]

That's a solution, but I'd imagine it has a 'hand' to it, like HTV, and also, of course, you need a vinyl cutter, so a more expensive initial setup and extra time spent weeding.

Have you wash-tested that stuff billy? I'd be interested to know how long the print lasts, and whether any brand of sublimation inks can be used.

[billy8581]

Hi Web. The hand is very impressive. Like a thin htv sports vinyl. Nothing like the solvent printed logos you get on the thick backing. The wash-ability is very impressive too, I cannot see a difference in the before and after, having washed some designs 5 or 6 times. I always wash them inside out, and it is recommended that you don't go above 60 degrees. I like them for printing high vis vest logos[ATTACH=CONFIG]6197[/ATTACH]

Im using Sublijet HD inks and they are very good. They recommend you use easi subli, but I can tell it really doesn't matter.

[billy8581]

The one thing I will say, is that you need to let the ink dry to get the design across to the transfer sheet, the larger logos you can just peel away from the sheet and place it onto you garment, without the need for a transfer sheet.

Its tricky but certainly has its applications, and far cheaper than buying an entry level solvent printer. You cut it using twice the blade length of htv, i use 3 or 4 on the auto cameo blade force 14-19 speed 7 or 8 and its great.

[webtrekker]

Thanks Billy. Looks really good.