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katy5145;100247 wrote:the ink i have bought was for refill cartridges which i have been assured are sublimation ink! I am doing a test on 100% polyester now to see if it prints then i can rule out mugs or ink

If your prints are producing a faint yellow then this isn't sublimation ink. Sublimation ink will transfer into polyester fabric with bright vibrancy assuming you have a heat press working at 190 degrees C and for 60 seconds.

katy5145;100247 wrote:the ink i have bought was for refill cartridges which i have been assured are sublimation ink! I am doing a test on 100% polyester now to see if it prints then i can rule out mugs or ink

You can't use refill carts on a Ricoh because the sublimation ink that comes in bottles is not gel sublimation ink, I believe it was tested on here but the post was deleted because the ink used was not Sawgrass.

thank you BMS & GALERION this is very helpful and i will be going back to the supplier with this information.

James it doesnt have a name on it no and not sure what my location has to do with it but i didnt set that either.

James990;100252 wrote:And does this 'High quality sublimation paper' have a name or is it generic just like your location?

Someone else on here has claimed to me that they use refill carts with a sublimation gel ink in a ricoh so it seems what I had read in the past must have been wrong.

Its so hard to find whats right i am really new to this as you may have guessed. i dont have a clue what to do with icc profiles so thats next on my hit list lol i appriciate everyones help though. thank you

galerion;100262 wrote:Someone else on here has claimed to me that they use refill carts with a sublimation gel ink in a ricoh so it seems what I had read in the past must have been wrong.

can you post a picture of a mug that you've tried to sublimate?

the second one came out a little black as selected to print in black

galerion;100265 wrote:can you post a picture of a mug that you've tried to sublimate?

Although you will need a ICC or Powerdriver from that pic I would say the ink isn't sublimation ink, has your printer had regular ink in it at any point in its life?

you dont have those mugs from Asda have you?