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Billy
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hi guys i just recieved my 'sublimation paper' from coral graph is this different from mug press paper??? it looks like normal paper to me??? just wondering if i could still use it to do my mugs even if its not mug press paper
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mug press paper
Not sure what you mean by mug press paper?

The xpres paper I use has a bright white side and this is the side you print on - but at a glance, yes it looks like normal paper.
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i ordered paper before and it was kinda off white and a bit sort of sticky on one end, the stuff i got today is white but one side is kinda more dull than the other , i dont know if sublimation paper does the same job as the sublimation paper i had before? it was in chinese when i got it today
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Print on the brighter side, just print a large stamp sized image out and test in on your mug, that's the only way you'll find out.

I use Trupix for everything tees, mugs etc with no sticking problems and produces brigght vibrant images. I wouldn't buy cheap stuff
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Also if you wet your thumb and fore-finger and hold the coner of the paper the side that is sticky is the coated side that you print on.

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I saw the cheap dye sub paper on corelgraphs website. Upon closer inspection it looks like they are selling normal colour inkjet paper for dye sub use. I understand you can use good quality inkjet paper for dye sub, but I decided to stick with what I know and got some from my usual supplier (TMT).
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Post by Justin »

This paper works well but personally I prefer Xpres paper. If your profile is set up to match the paper it's perfectly ok.
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Different papers release different amounts of ink. So the cheaper paper is okay for hard surface items, but for better ink release onto fabrics then you get better results from either pressing longer (if the paper will allow more ink to release) or going for a better quality paper that holds more ink on the surface rather than soaking it into the fibres of the paper.
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