Re: Issue printing mugs with solid colours
Posted: 27 Sep 2014, 15:55
Printed 1000's mugs over the years and pretty much perfected what I need but then.....
Trying to print a customers order. It's a solid blue background 200mm x 85mm. I can usually print to 200mm width easily as this is quite conservative.
On edge next to the handle was fading, maybe a little too close, tried again but this side still fading. Slight fading at the bottom despite being pre-warmed. I've never had to change the blankets in either of my two main mug presses so I thought, ok must be time. Ordered up 2 new ones (big thumbs up to Xpres for getting them here very quickly) Fitted and tried again. Pretty much the same issues!!! What a waste of £150 that was!
Hey ho, probably needed them anyway.
Just got one mug printed, still slightly faded but now I'm seeing banding in the blue and further fading! I'm now assuming this must be a print issue.
Ricoh 7100, TruPix paper, ceramic setting and so on.
I've always hated printed block colours but surely this shouldn't be such an issue? I have a different type of perss and 3d oven so will try these out of interest...but could it be that blooming print!
Trying to print a customers order. It's a solid blue background 200mm x 85mm. I can usually print to 200mm width easily as this is quite conservative.
On edge next to the handle was fading, maybe a little too close, tried again but this side still fading. Slight fading at the bottom despite being pre-warmed. I've never had to change the blankets in either of my two main mug presses so I thought, ok must be time. Ordered up 2 new ones (big thumbs up to Xpres for getting them here very quickly) Fitted and tried again. Pretty much the same issues!!! What a waste of £150 that was!
Hey ho, probably needed them anyway.Just got one mug printed, still slightly faded but now I'm seeing banding in the blue and further fading! I'm now assuming this must be a print issue.
Ricoh 7100, TruPix paper, ceramic setting and so on.
I've always hated printed block colours but surely this shouldn't be such an issue? I have a different type of perss and 3d oven so will try these out of interest...but could it be that blooming print!
Possibly slightly mottled but might be the mug surface. Print isn't as sharp as with the press which is why I no longer use ovens. I'm playing with time and temp and upped pressure a little, see what happens now.