Hey Community, i hope and think anyone can help me.
The following:
I have an Epson Sure Color F500 with original ink and sublimation paper. I would like to print aluminum metal sheets. Which I have done. But I'm having some problems with it because I'm pretty new.
These are the metal sheets: https://signzworld.co.uk/shop/gloss...-for-heat-press-sublimation-thickness-1-14mm/
If I press it like on the link from signzworld with 185°C and 55 seconds the pictures become pale you can hardly recognize anything if I set Rigid in Photoshop.
If I then set Photoshop to Textile, the print is better, but still pale. Then I tried 200°C with 100 seconds and it seemed almost perfect.
But there I also selected Textile for Paper. If I choose Rigid it becomes rather greenish at the degree and seconds.
I'm happy with Textile now, but black isn't really black and there are dots everywhere. Like in the photo. Is it because of the printer that the images look dotted? This is most noticeable on dark areas. It is not the case with light or red areas. If I increase the heat or duration, which I have already tried, then water spots/streaks appear on the gloss. I really don't know what to do. Please help.
My question would be, how do I get a smooth print so that the dark areas are also smooth and not dotted? I have already done 2-3 print head cleanings.
The following:
I have an Epson Sure Color F500 with original ink and sublimation paper. I would like to print aluminum metal sheets. Which I have done. But I'm having some problems with it because I'm pretty new.
These are the metal sheets: https://signzworld.co.uk/shop/gloss...-for-heat-press-sublimation-thickness-1-14mm/
If I press it like on the link from signzworld with 185°C and 55 seconds the pictures become pale you can hardly recognize anything if I set Rigid in Photoshop.
If I then set Photoshop to Textile, the print is better, but still pale. Then I tried 200°C with 100 seconds and it seemed almost perfect.
But there I also selected Textile for Paper. If I choose Rigid it becomes rather greenish at the degree and seconds.
I'm happy with Textile now, but black isn't really black and there are dots everywhere. Like in the photo. Is it because of the printer that the images look dotted? This is most noticeable on dark areas. It is not the case with light or red areas. If I increase the heat or duration, which I have already tried, then water spots/streaks appear on the gloss. I really don't know what to do. Please help.
My question would be, how do I get a smooth print so that the dark areas are also smooth and not dotted? I have already done 2-3 print head cleanings.
