Anybody know why I’m getting blotches of less ink transferring? I’ve gone up in temp but not helping. Normally I’m at 200deg 55 secs. Tried 205-210 for 60 secs and some presses leaving streaks as per image. Tried orange pad, the beige foam one that came with press and nomex felt. As if it’s sweating and rejecting ink to transfer. Using new manual press. My pneumatic never did this but it quit on me recently. Using 90g tacky paper. Can not figure this out. Anybody?
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Pressing issue
- Thread starter benski
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GamecockGrafx
New Member
I've always dye subbed at 400 degrees for 45 seconds and have to use a cover sheet to prevent ghosting (color bleed). Not sure what you mean by tacky paper, but if pressing vinyl or DTF, then a texture paper would be used to finish, but never use a texture paper for dye sub - cover sheet just smooth parchment paper. I would try to bump temp at least to 350
Geneva Olson
Expert Storyteller
why are you at 200? for sublimation its close to 360-400, for regular htv is 312 - 315 and for direct to film it's 300.
Geneva Olson
Expert Storyteller
stahls has a great education manual you can download on their website for free.
JBurton
Signtologist
200C is very close to 400F...
Geneva Olson
Expert Storyteller
oh. didn't see the "c" there
Geneva Olson
Expert Storyteller
nope...it's not.
Geneva Olson
Expert Storyteller
hey. you never know what people know or don't know. Apparently, I think everyone on here is in the US and uses our goofy standards.Context clues!
hybriddesign
owner Hybrid Design
Hi, is this a rotary or clamshell? We get this on our rotary from time to time and it seems like it’s usually caused by the Paper and fabric shrinking at unequal rates. For us we try to shorten the length of each piece of fabric we’re feeding and that minimizes it. If it’s a clamshell I’m really not sure what could be causing it but maybe a pic of your setup would help
HI well 200 C is close to 400F
thanks Ill check it out.
Well I use tacky paper with adhesive to prevent ghosting. Nothing has changed on my end except the press. My pneaumatic press the base platform had holes all over it maybe for being able to dispense some heat? I going to drill some holes in the base platform. I dont know what else to do. Its as if its sweating and theres too much heat and nowhere to go so Its rejecting some ink.
Ive changed my press only. been pressing this way for 10+ years. My press drawer or platform does not have holes at the bottom. As if its not allowing the bottom to breathe or move air.
hi it is a clamshell. Ive pressed the same way for 10+ years with no issue. Changed the press to a manual with no breathing holes on the bottom platform. I think you are correct. Now that I have no breathing holes its shrinking much more especially the brown paper. paper looks alot more beat up after a single press. As where before I could use the same paper for half day.
I do nomex pad, fabric to cover it, brown kraft paper, then my fabric, then my print on top then one more brown kraft paper on top. I wonder if my brown paper is the problem with excessive heat as Gamecockgrfx stated above. My small 16x20 never does this. But this is a large format press.
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Im using kraft paper. All my presses are on a 40 by 30 inch press. Is it possible to find parchemtn paper of that size?