Help! Swirl effect on colour presses

[Judebill]

Hi

I have purchased the combo press 8 in 1 machine from Love Cut and have tried pressing mugs with a main bold colour and text in white at 180C for anywhere between 180 and 210 seconds. We are getting a formal step and repeated ghosted image of a rectangle with decreasing rectangles inside it, all around it. I will upload a picture to try and show it.

We are using a Ricoh 3110DN printer with trupix paper and visi-sub ink.

Any advice as to what is wrong and how to stop it?
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[Paul]

to hot for to long like for ricoh.
also increase your pressure.

[Justin]

From your description it sounds like the blanket may be the problem. Are you using firm pressure?

[Judebill]

What would you recommend for heat/time?

[Judebill]

From your description it sounds like the blanket may be the problem. Are you using firm pressure?

As firm as we can get it i think!

[Judebill]

Just tried a mug at 170C at 150 seconds but still have patterns....the patterns seems to be in the same place on every mug. Could it be a problem with the mugs? they were brought from Love Cut too?

[Justin]

Lovecut don't have a very good reputation at all I'm afraid. I'd certainly try different mugs. I've only seen this once before and a new blanket cured it but you have a combination of Lovecut products that I personally would never recommend Have a search on the forum for Lovecut and you'll see what I mean.

You could also try a thin silicone insert as this can help the problem. If you do that you need to increase time and temp a little to compensate...may well sort you out though.

[Judebill]

Lovecut don't have a very good reputation at all I'm afraid. I'd certainly try different mugs. I've only seen this once before and a new blanket cured it but you have a combination of Lovecut products that I personally would never recommend Have a search on the forum for Lovecut and you'll see what I mean.

You could also try a thin silicone insert as this can help the problem. If you do that you need to increase time and temp a little to compensate...may well sort you out though.

Thank you for your help, it seems that i may have purchased some rubbish equipment/materials! I shall try different mugs from another supplier and see if that helps, if not try a silicon insert or another machine.

Thank you

[Justin]

Try the silicone first, should only be a few pound. I always use the red oxide sheets that you can get off eBay.

[Renniwano]

If it is in the same place.. maybe turn the mug the other way and try that ?? to see if it could be the blanket ?