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rossdv8;96541 wrote:I solved my problem with fading by getting a cheap Chinese press with the thin horizontal elephant.

Really hoping that's not an autocorrect error and you have found a way to incorporate elephants into your workflow.

They help with all the trunk calls.

Hi Everyone, I am having some major issues with fading at the bottom.
I have tried everything other members have suggested, Turning the cups upside down, leaving the 110z cups in the 3d sub machine for longer, 10, 20, 30 seconds.
I have even tried shorting the hight of the image to 88mm - but still having major issues.

Can someone help please. As I am running out of coffee mugs trying to get this right.
please see the image attached.

I am using xpres a4 sublimation printing paper, Richo a4 printer with Subli Jet inks. I am using the 11oz coffee mugs from signzworld / ukcutter.co.uk

Thanks

Hi DannyD - How are the Coralgraph coffee mugs printing, I am having a terrible time with SignzWorld / UKCutter 110z mugs.
I am using the 3d sublimation machine, not the single heat press.

Just curious to know if you are having better results ?
Thanks in advance

Stand a few of your mugs together to see how bad they taper in.. if it isn't that it could be worth investing in a tappanyaki grill.. I find that when it's cool inside *in this weather that is a possibility* the bottom of the mugs don't take as well as they are thicker than the rest of the mug.. a tappanyaki grill keeps the base of the mugs warm till you are ready to press them.

Hi , Thanks for your reply, When I am pre heating my 3D mini sub machine to the correct temperature 180c, I place my coffee mugs inside.

I have spoke support who have said the fading issue could be due to any silicone mug wrap over hanging at the bottom of the coffee mug, They suggested I tried again & to make sure the mug wrap had NO overhanging silicone at the bottom.

I tried this (see the image attached) and it did work (for me) but I now have fading at the top of the coffee mug, instead of the bottom.



So frustrating as I have the opportunity to print 200 coffee mugs on a regular basis for a potential client, They are waiting for a sample to be sent out, But I cant send the sample out as each mug I print has this fading issue.

Any direction or advice would be very welcome,
Thanks in advance.

Hi CustomPrints, my own pref are coralgraph 10oz, for the price you cant go wrong, going to test one through my mini 3d tmrw

Oberhanging shouldnt make any diference. It doesn with my mugs any way...

I had some really tapered mugs the other day, so much so that the transfer paper crinkled a bit but still got a perfect sublimation transfer edge to edge. See two pictures below.



Notice the way the silicone pulls in tight with the clamp on:-

Might take a wee while for some members to load those pics 25Mb between them, lol