Printing a vibrant red onto aluminium - any tips?

[3twenty6]

I'm printing using a Ricoh 3300n with Sawgrass inks on Trupix paper. I use Powerdriver. I can never get a decent red, it is always on the pink side. (The process colour of 100%M, 100&Y has always given a beautiful red on paper). My cooking times are 190C for 50 seconds at medium pressure and I have tried countless variations on this but it is always pinky. Anybody have a solution?

[spongerobinson]

Not quite a definite solution, but I can suggest printing a swatch with a whole range of small red squares, and see can you find one you like, then colour pick it in whatever application your using.

[3twenty6]

Thanks for that, I tried it with all different colour mixes and temp and times. maybe it is just not to be that you can get a decent red

[purpledragon]

white ali or silver ali ?
id look at your times maybe take them to 30 or 40 secs

[pisquee]

I'd be tempted to use the ICC profile from within Photoshop, and print to the Ricoh driver, not PowerDriver. Switch PS into proof mode to see what you're actually printing (assuming you have a decent and calibrated monitor)

[dougbraz]

On white Chromaluxe (is that what you have?) try 255,0,0 in RGB for pure red (at least that is what shows on my printed palette - also Ricoh and Sawgrass/Beaver combo). 180,0,0 gives a fire engine red.
I press at 200 degrees at 60 secs medium/light pressure.
Let me know if it works.

[wayupnorth]

I am producing poppy bookmarks which naturally feature red. No problems on BMS white coated aluminium. I press at 200c for 45 seconds but very light pressure. Bookmark on top of paper face down, greaseproof paper between ally and hotplate. Different printer Ricoh 3110, Texprint-R. Used both Powerdriver and ICC modes with same results. Why do you send CMYK instead of RGB ?

[3twenty6]

Thanks to everybody who has replied. Haven't been on here for a while but I am going to give all suggestions a go and let you know how it works