Sublimation Mugs, Faded bottoms and corners - Tried what seems like everything!

[GoonerGary]

A lot of the mugs on the market require the base to be pre-heated. Although very straight, Listawood mugs have issues with base printing, a heavy base, but a thinner mug. Printing the bottom centimetre is a pain.

I found that Raja/ Wycombe Rhino mugs and Xpres mugs do not have this issue and probably have a better distribution of ceramic throughout the mug. They are heavier too giving a more solid feel to them. There's no perfect mug though. If your mugs have a taper, parts of the blanket will not reach the mug properly, tightening the blanket can help.

[xlr8r]

So far, this is the best advice I have found on the entire internet!. thank you! After wasting a pile of mugs using a varied temp and time scale, this works 100%!

I had the same problems as you at first, with Ricoh 3110DN and CIE inks.

However, what works fine for me now is to attach my printed wrap to the mug, pre-heat the mug to 110 degrees for 240secs, the press it at 180/180. No top and bottom fading and no fading near the handle, and my blacks are black.