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  1. Need Help 20x40 Fabric banner

    Hey all, I am looking for a supplier that can print a 20ft tall x 40ft wide fabric banner that is not see through. Would need some sort of grommet option on top. My customer wants to do an unveiling and either pull it to a side or just let it drop to reveal what is behind the covering. I...
  2. Grando Printer driver or control board swap

    Hi all! I have a Grando 3202 DX5 wide format printer and due to change of hands we dont have the driver software for this unit deeming it useless otherwise. Grando will not help for some strange reason (even when offered to pay) and nor will the european supplier.... Shocking service! Driver is...
  3. Roland Texart XT-640 Print Head Drop Out

    I am newer to this machine but i manage many other digital printers. I have been on this machine for a few months and i have a stack of solid test prints. We usually run this machine non-stop but have had a few months down time. When i came back to run the machine as i did before the test prints...
  4. How to remove sublimation ink from mugs?

    There are following methods to remove sublimation ink from mugs: 1: Play with vinegar and draw the unwanted design: Vinegar may be used in removing sublimation ink from mugs, and it is a tried and tested procedure. 2: The dishwasher Method: If you want to remove a design from your coffee mug...
  5. Questions on Epson Surecolor F570

    With CobraInk closing and my apparent inability to fix the 1430 we got from them, we're looking at getting an Epson Surecolor F570 Pro Sublimation Printer but I have Questions(TM) about it before I tell my boss we should get one. I have only very little experience with the ink transfer we were...
  6. Need Help Color matching sublimated fabrics to dyed material for sport jerseys

    Good afternoon, Im looking for some help with Color-Matching fabrics, specifically a sublimated material to a dyed piece of fabric. We produce sport uniforms and most styles have both dyed fabric and sublimated fabric right next to each other on a sport jersey. For example; The "body" piece...
  7. Need Help Mimaki TS55 - 1800 sublimation printer, anyone?

    Hello dear printing community. Our company is in the move to get an new sublimation printer. Due to the COVID-19 situation, we have recieved some great offers, and one printer catched my eyes: Mimaki TS55-1800 . It's a demo printer with 10l ink bulk system, and mini jumbo roll unit. On paper the...
  8. Need Help Mutoh RJ 900 X - Charging the Ink Lines

    Hello all, I come to you, again, for help. I have been fighting with our Mutoh for two weeks. Friday, Jan 31, It printed fine. The following Monday, Feb 3, it showed a lot of missing segments on the nozzle check. I alternated between cleaning cycles and nozzle checks until I decided that it was...
  9. Desktop Sublimation Printer

    I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about which desktop sublimation printer might be a good substitute for a Mutoh RJ900. I'm looking for a desktop for smaller orders so I can use my Mutoh for our larger runs. Thanks in advance.
  10. Converting Epson f6200

    Hello, I'm admittedly a total sublimation noob. Wondering if it would be possible to convert my Epson f6200 4 color printer to 8 colors and use different inks? Guessing I would have to do all new color profiling in addition to adding a bunch of hardware.
  11. Need Help Bubble on captop with HI-PRO Kiian

    Hi, I have been using Kiian's HI-PRO ink recently on a JV-300 and since then I have a bubble problem that forms on the captop during a long print. The ink seems very easy to lather. Bubbles that form on the captop cling to the head and produce spots and lines on the print. Has anyone had this...
  12. JV300 mystery - will not print yellow ink on either head

    Hi, we've got a two year old JV300 running bulk 2L mimaki sublimation ink and we've got a mystery issue. The printer will not print yellow ink on either head. This sounds like a simple fix but notes on it are below. Cause - we believe that the bulk ink bag was not seated correctly and this...
  13. New printer

    I have purchased an oric 1.6m printer (chinese) with dx5 printhead and sublimation ink. When I try to print test strip it is only printing one color. The ink is coming through the print head after I suction with the syringe, inkfill and several head cleanings. The dampers are filled. What could...
  14. Color stains on white part fabric sublimation

    Hi, We have an issue on white fabric when we make sublimation. This #problem is on calander, flat bed press too. We use always protection felt but we have stains after heating but we cannot see that before doing. We have more blue stain little #dust of fabrics. I clean always calander before i...
  15. Dye Sublimating Polyurethane Foam

    Hey everyone, We are trying to find out how to dye sub to 1" polyurethane foam coated with a painted faux-concrete finish without making the heat or pressure destroy the material but, making sure the aqueous ink sublimates at a high enough temperature. We are using a Mimaki JV-150 to print the...
  16. Achieving good blow through on Flag

    We print to Kaspapir 105 and transfer to flag material and are trying to achieve good blow through of color so the front and back of the flag have a matching color. The issue we have is we get great color on the front, but only about 70 to 80% of the color on the back. We have clients asking...
  17. Suggestions Sublimation or Digital printing for sign face for thermoforming?

    Hi all, How practical, successful is sublimation on plastics like Acrylic, PETg, in large sizes like 3x2 feet, or 8x4 ft. with thickness of 2.5mm ? Also possibly on moulded surfaces, to make outdoor sign fascia ? I have two choices: 1. Direct digital printing using a flatbed printer and then...
  18. Need to outsource artworks for full sublimation t shirt printing

    We just started our sublimation business. We only use coreldraw for screenprinting I need a graphic designer that can do wicked artworks for full sublimation printing on tshirts. We can work through emails and i can pay daily or weekly per logo email to exclusivesigns@gmail.com or send me...
  19. Need to outsource sublimation artworks layout s for printing

    Any designing companys online that i can send artworks for sublimation printing. We only use coreldraw for screenprinting But new to sublimation i need somebody to do wicked full sublimation design on t shirts?? My email is exclusivesigns@gmail.com looking to start asap. Can pay daily as...
  20. Need Help Sublimation printing issue

    Please help! I am using a Epson 1430 Sublimation printer to print cell phone cases. I had a continuous ink system that was printing fine until the colors were off and notice some of the plungers fell out so I bought a new continuous sublimation ink system, this time from Ink Products for Heat...
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