mug printing problem still :(

[Billy]

hi there , just wondering if yous could point me in the right direction, i have been printing mugs for just over 3 weeks now, most of my mugs are fine and colours are great,but some are still coming out with poor quality,?!?!? why is this ? i usually put them in for 160 for 160, but sometimes lower the time if i am doing a photo mug because sometimes the the black is kinda brown:mad:, is there any set times, and temp to put the mugs in? i am using 12oz mugs now , is there a different time and temp to do the other than the 11oz ones? i have done a few plates and put them in at 170 for 120 secs, and they have been fine, is there anything i am doin wrong , i dont wonna keep ruining mugs !! plz help ppl

[Justin]

What printer/paper are you using? Are you sure they're 12oz mugs? Who do you buy the mugs from?

[Billy]

i bought the mugs from coralgraph, also the plates, the paper i got from ebay, but have used the paper before and it was fine , i got paper from a mate too who also was printing mugs fine, i have an epson sylus 21, yeah defo 12oz mugs

[bms]

hi there , just wondering if yous could point me in the right direction, i have been printing mugs for just over 3 weeks now, most of my mugs are fine and colours are great,but some are still coming out with poor quality,?!?!? why is this ? i usually put them in for 160 for 160, but sometimes lower the time if i am doing a photo mug because sometimes the the black is kinda brown:mad:, is there any set times, and temp to put the mugs in? i am using 12oz mugs now , is there a different time and temp to do the other than the 11oz ones? i have done a few plates and put them in at 170 for 120 secs, and they have been fine, is there anything i am doin wrong , i dont wonna keep ruining mugs !! plz help ppl

What is the poor quality? Is this banding, wrong colours, blotchy print, fading at edges, etc etc.

[Billy]

its mostly the colours (well mostly black) that dont come out properly sometimes the pic is patchy and not as clear as when i first started them

[Paul]

I dontthink coralgrqph is selling 12oz ones. Any way... What do you mean by bad quality??? Why 160c??? I wouldnt go lower then 180c.

[Andrew]

Yep, temp way to low. 180-190 would be needed as a starting point.

[Billy]

well i got 11oz mugs before and they came from coral graph and when i got these ones they are bigger so i assimed they are 12oz, i read on here somewhere that you usually use 160c for 160sec, i was told if u over cook it the blacks go kinda brown dont they????

[John G]

160c for 160sec, i was told if u over cook it the blacks go kinda brown dont they????

That info was for Ricoh printers, NOT epsons

[Billy]

so what will i do??? i think i am using ricoh ink (im not a pro at this lol)