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Dye Sublimation Printing on Snowboards and Cotton

snowboarding under the heat of the sun
May 25th, 2023
Banners

Can you do dye sublimation pressing on snowboard or cotton fabric surfaces? Read here to find out.

Question:  Is the dye sublimation printing process usable for printing snowboards?

Absolutely. Dye sublimation can be used on any surface where polymeric treatment of a substrate can be successful, from mugs to glass to snowboards.

Basis for Dye Sublimation to Work

Because it is the polymers that are the basis of dye sublimation, if a substrate can retain the polymeric treatment on its surface, that substrate can be dye sub printed. Plastics, glass, wood, stone,

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Dye Sublimated Banners as a Trade Show Backdrop

Custom trade Display
May 25th, 2023
Banners

Using Dye Sublimation Fabric Banner Displays as Trade Show Booth Backdrops.

Question: We are designing a trade show booth, and would like to know if dye sublimation banners would be suitable for  the boot backdrop?

Yes. Not only would it be suitable, it would be the most attractive backdrop, in our opinion, that money can buy. And not that much money any more, as the price of dye sublimation printed fabric comes down to more affordable levels.

It is our belief that if you use dye sublimate fabric banners, displays, backdrops, whatever you can do with dye sub printed fabrics,

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Glass, Fiberglass or Metal for Dye Sublimation Printing?

custom printed mugs
May 25th, 2023
Banners

Fabric, glass, and rigid substrates for sublimation Printing. And, large versus small format prints.

Question:  Can direct-to-textile dye sublimation printed fabric be used for exterior banners or flags?

You bet. The better dyes now are good for exterior usage, and there are several good options for polyester fabrics that are available for exterior usage.

Teardrop flags, beach flags, pop-out banners, and basic banners are all outdoor types of flags and banners that are used every day all over the world to advertise products and services.

Check here to see more details about dye sub printing on outdoor banners and flags.

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The Type of Paper Used in Dye Sublimation Printing

Dye sublimation paper
May 25th, 2023
Banners

Dye Sublimation: Paper used, direct printing, UV resistance, & environmental advantage.

Question:  Do you use special paper for dye sublimation?

Yes. It’s called “dye sublimation transfer paper,” or just plain “dye sublimation paper.” Not terribly original, I know.

The paper is treated to accept sublimation dye images in the CMYO (similar to CMYK, except the K, or black, is replaced with O, which stands for the overprint which creates black). This paper is matched up to a polymeric fabric (polyester), and run through a heat press which operates around 400 F.

As it passes through the pressurized and heated rollers,

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How to Start Your Own Dye Sublimation Printing Company

dye sublimation printing
May 24th, 2023
Banners

There are certain things that you need in order to start up your own dye sublimation printing service.

Question: What equipment and supplies will I need to start doing dye sublimation printing?

First, decide what market you’re going to enter. Will it be mouse pads? Check out the competition. What is the Asian market selling mouse pads for, landed, in your market. They’ll be your primary competition for the larger orders. If you’re focusing on the smaller market orders with higher margins, research your local competition. What are they getting for the product?

If Printing on Mugs

If you’re going to focus on coffee mugs,

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Fabric Used in Dye Sublimation Printing of T-shirts

T Shirt Printing, T shirt heat press
May 24th, 2023
Banners

Is polyester fabric the required cloth for printing t-shirts through dye sublimation?

Question:  For T-shirts, is it mandatory to use polyester T-shirts/fabric with dye sublimation printing?

There has been a lot of experimentation with various natural fibers and mixed natural fibers (like the 50/50 cotton tee), and for the most part, it is best, when using true dye sublimation printing on fabric, to use polyester fabrics.

Some have reported success with the 50/50 cotton tees, but most prefer to use available digital printers that have the proper inks for adhering to cotton, or screen-print inks which are also formulated for cotton or 50/50 t-shirts.

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Dye Sublimation Printing – Printers, Papers, and the Process

wide format printers
May 24th, 2023
Banners

Using dye sublimation printers – the special paper and the process of large format dye sub printing.

Question:   What are Dye sublimation printers used for?

Dye sublimation printers are used mainly for making prints on polyester fabric. The fabric can be used for clothing or advertising media, such as teardrop banners, “L” banners, hanging banners, flag banners, tradeshow displays, backdrops, X Banners, roll up or pop up banners, retractable banners, etc., etc.

Dye and Ink Color Spectrum

Dye sublimation printing is different from other types of printing in that it uses dyes rather than ink,

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Fabric Banner Thickness, Sizes, Installation, and Usage

School Cloth Banners
September 28th, 2023
Banners

The standard sizes and different thickness of fabric banners, and how to install or display them. Also, why you should opt for dye sublimation printed fabric banners.

Question: How thick are fabric banners?

Measuring Fabric Banners

Fabric or Cloth Banners are not generally measured by the thickness of the material like many graphic substrates are, such as polyethylene, paper, or corrugated plastic. Rather, it is measured either by weight per square yard or square meter.

You will commonly hear or read when researching cloth banners that it is a 9oz.

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Dye Sublimation Fabric Printing Compared to Screen Printing

On-Screen Printing Process
May 22nd, 2023
Banners

On-screen printing versus Dye Sublimation printing. Also, discover how pigment inks are different from dye sublimated inks.

Question: If cost is not a concern, what is better?  Screen printing or dye sublimation printing?

While you could, in theory, print a fabric banner using screen printing equipment (t-shirts are most often screen printed and they’re made of cloth), the wider variety of things you can screen print cannot be printed using the dye sublimation printing process.

Dye Sublimation Printing

Here’s a short explanation to back up what I’m saying.

Fabrics Used

Dye sublimation banner or display printing is almost exclusively done on polyester fabrics,

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Choosing a Dye Sublimation Fabric Display Printer

epson sublimation printing machine
May 22nd, 2023
Banners

Recommendations when it comes to choosing the right dye sublimation printers, especially if you are starting your own fabric banner printing shop.

Question: Could you recommend a sublimation printer?

No. I post these Q & A articles on sites that won’t allow me to use brand names or shamelessly self-promote our company, so I have to tread lightly. However, I can tell you how we shop for equipment like dye sub printers.

Determine Your Market

First, determine your market. Do you need a 2.1 meter width printer, or a 3.2 meter. What is available?

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