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    I never said that you "should" but there is few post on here about ricoh that need bit lower temps as prints may look funny.
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    Paul's right, in certain circumstances the blacks over cook and turn brown - its a gel ink which is different to the ink used in epson. Its worth a try dropping the temp!

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    Are you printing the coasters print side up in relation to the platten or print side down?

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    I'm printing with the print side up. Will they work print side down?

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    John -sorry, I am actually using the powerdriver

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    I've only ever done the wood ones so cannot really help - if the print on paper looks solid, and not washed out, then it's either the sub item or you heat press or platen.

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    not if it's wood. You can print ceramic or aluminium by heating through the back of the substrate - I was wondering if you were trying to do this with a blank that doesn't conduct heat well and hence the problem.

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    Thank you to everyone who has had input with this. I have finally got it printing and looking good, but I did have to get rid of the black background. For starters, the black background wraps down the side of the coaster a little and looks bad. For anyone else trying to print on the polymer coasters, I was told to use 190-200C for 50-60 secs and I ended up using 175C for 3.5 mins. I am now using a white background with black and red text/images and they look great with the lower temp and long pressing.
    I appreciate everyone's help! Now for a drink....it's saturday night after all;)

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    Is it me or is 3.5 mins long for a coaster.

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    Longer than a mug - that cannot be right!

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