My heat press is smaller than this image my friend wants transferred

[Fraz]

Quite new to sublimation so unsure about this.

I have an image which is about an inch bigger than my press. If I were to press part of the image then slide the fabric along with the transfer on top of it are there any issues that can come up for the overlapping area which would have been pressed twice?

[Sawgrass]

You run the risk of burning out the colours if you press twice , e.g. your blacks turn brown.

[purpledragon]

You run the risk of burning out the colours if you press twice , e.g. your blacks turn brown.

nt just that when you press an item twice the first print will lose vibrancy on the second press so what you will end up with is a 2tone effect that is assuming you can do this without moving the paper even .5 mm will stand out like a sore thumb

[Justin]

Can I ask an obvious question? Why not scale the image down a little?

[pisquee]

3M have a repositional contact adhesive spray, for high temperature work, (Scotch-Weld 75) which is a must if trying this kind of thing. We got it down to a fine art before upgrading to a rotary press, but it did take a lot of practise, to essentially minimise the overlap of the double pressing, so that there wasn't an area which was darker (from being pressed twice) or a noticable gap between the two. A swingaway press makes it easier for lining up, as does a press with a good even temp across the platen. It isn't easy, takes more time and patience, and has a higher rate of bad product, so you have to ask yourself whether it is a method you want to persue.