Cheap Dye Sublimation Polyester Fabric Silk Banner Printing for Brokers and Resellers
Dye sublimated Polyester Fabric Banner is made of a soft, textured 50 denier woven poly silk fabric. This product offers the feel of silk in 100% polyester. This fabric banner material has a sheer quality that allows light to come through and the dye sublimation fabric printing image is semi-transparent for an unusual but gorgeous affect.
What is Dye Sublimation Printing
Dye sublimation printing is a heat-transfer process, whereby a graphic is printed in reverse on a special transfer paper and heat-transferred while applying high pressure to polyester fabrics. After the paper is printed, the ink/paper is heated to 400+ degrees and using pressure on the paper/ink/fabric, the ink turns into a gas and “sublimates” itself into the fabric – hence the term dye-sublimation.
Compared to direct solvent print to fabric, the dye sublimation process provides more vibrant colors and a photo-clear definition. Another advantage of the dye sublimation fabric printing process is that these polyester banner materials are machine washable on a gentle cycle with mild detergent. You can’t do this with solvent-printed fabrics.
Product Features and Options
Poly Silk Sublimation Printing on Banner Fabric is available with the following options and/or features:
- FREE set-up on most banner printing
- Hot knife edge-finishing
- Hems and/or Grommets
- Pole Pockets
- Hem Reinforcing
- Design Services
- Ship in approx. 3 to 5 working days
- Rush Orders & Expedited Shipping
- Note: We cannot guarantee exact color matching for all Pantone™ colors
Where to Use Silk Dye Sub Banners
Dye sublimated 2.1 oz. Poly silk Fabric Banners are mainly used for:
- Trade Show Displays
- Convention Hall Banners
- Interior P.O.P. Displays
- Backdrops
- …and more!
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OMG The banners came out FANTASTIC!!! I just can’t get over the color on them and how nice they look… Big kudos to you and your team! Please pass along how happy I am! :) Thank you again SO much…I’m already happily planning next year’s order ( but hopefully we won’t have to rush you next time lol).
– Kellee at KelleeArt Design, FL
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If you need large quantities of silk dye sub fabric banners, call us at 509-483-8000, email our sales department directly at sales@visigraph.com, or fill out our Get A Quote form.
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Calculating the Size of your Polyester Silk Fabric Banners
Height x Width = Number of Square Feet. For example, if you have a banner that is 5ft. x 5ft.- 5 x 5 = 25 square feet
Dye Sublimation Printing of Fabric Banners
The Polyester Fabric
Another polymer-based banner material is polyester, which is a woven fabric. Some polyesters are plant-based from naturally occurring chemicals, although they are in the minority. Some of these naturally occurring polyesters, and a few synthetic ones such as polybutyrate, are biodegradable, but most are not.
This fabric is very stain resistant, and only certain specialty dyes are able to permanently color the fabric.
Polyesters have also been made to mirror natural fibers. An example is “polysilk” fiber, obviously mimicking silk. Some polyesters are “thermoplastics,” and these are the type used in polyester fabric.
What Happens in Dye Sublimation
The dye sub printing process is currently done two different ways. The first way is to print a paper transfer material with CMYO (Cyan Magenta Yellow & a clear Overcoat). Once the paper is printed, it is “married” to a cloth banner and is pressure-rolled using heated rollers to sublimate the print to the fabric.
The pores of the polyolefin fabric expand and open. Second, the dye from the transfer paper is converted to a gaseous state and the pressure from the rollers forces it into the open cells of the poly fabric, thus infusing the color to become part of the fabric itself.
As the fabric cools, the pores close back up around the dye, but are now whatever color the dye was that infused them. This process is somewhat like photo printing in that the tones are continuous, unlike the dot pattern of an inkjet printer. This also is what creates the richness of color, tone, and continuity in dye sublimation printed fabric graphics that catch everyone’s eyes.
Advantages of Dye Sublimated Banners
Dye sub printing permanently infuses the poly fabric with color during the print process so that you can send these banners through the washer without color loss, and a rain storm would be more gentle than your average washing machine.
The dye sub print process uses heat and pressure to transfer the CMYO (instead of the usual CMYK) print from the transfer paper to the synthetic fabric itself. The black is eliminated and the clear overcoat is used instead. This overprint is both a UV protectant and helps to create a water-resistant coating for polyester banners and displays, t-shirts, table covers, sportswear, flags, and other items that require high definition printing.
The fabric can be washed without damaging the quality of the printing. Other advantages of dye sublimation fabric banner and display printing is that the images don’t peel or fade (permanency), the colors can be brilliant due to the amalgamation of the dye to the fibers of the polyester or other synthetic fabric.
The colors can be brilliant due to the continuous tones that make the printing appear photographic. These images also can be printed all the way to the edges of the fabric.
Note that if you use fabric banners or graphics for your booth, you will be separating yourself from the competition who may be using cheaper graphics, thus making themselves look cheap. No one wants a cheap company – just a cheap price with great services or products.
Banner Care
If the banners are small enough to fit in a washer, and I didn’t mention that a rotary washer is superior to an agitator-type washer, then this will be the easiest way to wash your banners.
If you can’t fit the banner or banners in your washer, then you’ll need to manually wash them, whether when you’re hanging them or washing them in a large tub or barrel.
You’ll need to use a more aggressive grease removing detergent with an outdoor banner that you would with its indoor banner counterpart.
Once you’ve washed your dye sub cloth banners, the best practice is to hang them up to dry. If you don’t have this option, and they’ll fit in a dryer, go ahead and dry them that way. Make sure you don’t leave them in the dryer once it stops, as it’ll create wrinkly banners, and it’s not a lot of fun ironing them out.
Once the fabric banner has dried, you can also use an iron on low heat to iron out any wrinkles that may have occurred in the drying process.
Dye Sub Fabric Banner Durability
The ink being washed off the cloth banner should never be an issue.
Banners are most often seen as temporary signage, particularly vinyl banners. Fabric banners are used indoors more often than out-of-doors, so they will have less UV damage regardless.
Most digitally printed banners, though, should, if properly installed, last at least 3 years outdoors.
Wind is the biggest enemy of banner longevity. I’ve seen wind destroy a poorly installed banner in a period of a couple days, but I’ve also seen a well-installed vinyl banner last over 10 years.
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