SUBLIMATION MUG PROBLEM ! WTF IS THIS??? MUG CHICKEN POX

[Eduardo Castro]

Hello guys, recently I sublimated this mug using a 3D Oven. But when I took I out of the oven, some magenta strains showed in the design and also in the white part like grainy dots. I used Adobe Illustrator to print the artwork, an Epson L210 Printer which I left idle for 4 days so this was my first print since those 4 days. First time happens this, what could this be ??? I just came with a name for this problem MUG CHICKEN POX

 

[thezigman]

What was your time and temp and how did you cool it?

 

[JCinNY]

I have a love hate with sublimation. Was there excessive ink on the sheet and did you cool it in water?

 

[bob]

Looks like the dye sub receptive coating on the cup is not right;

 

[Eduardo Castro]

What was your time and temp and how did you cool it?

195ºC - 9 Minutes and air cooled. A german once told me that when submerged in water the mug develops micro-cracks and thus reduces durability and becomes more fragile so from that day on I cool my mugs with a fan.

 

[Eduardo Castro]

I have a love hate with sublimation. Was there excessive ink on the sheet and did you cool it in water?

I started my business with sublimation and has been a pain in the ass. I don't think there was excessive ink because other times mugs come out perfect, with the same printing parameters that I used with this mug. I cool the mugs with a fan.

 

[D2S]

Check the paper and see I find sometimes my print settings from Job to job might change controlling that output of ink

 

[captainron19]

Looks like Ghosting - first the correct time and temp of a ceramic mug should be 400 degrees F (204c) for 4 minutes. Yes there is a possibility of cracking when submitting in water (actually never do that) - I have been hit or miss with ghosting when it comes to cooling the mug sometimes it happens sometimes it doesn't. So now, what i do is after pulling the mug to out of the press and removing the transfer I immediately submerge the mug in hot water - that way there is not a giant temperature change so there is no cracking

 

[Kali539]

so sorry this thread is so old, i would buy that ugandan knuckles mug. but now i've learned about sublimation problems... we were thinking of trying it out here at our new shop.

 

[Dan360]

so sorry this thread is so old, i would buy that ugandan knuckles mug. but now i've learned about sublimation problems... we were thinking of trying it out here at our new shop.

Do you know da way?

 

[Kali539]

Do you know da way?