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Gkhnn
27-11-2013, 09:09 PM
Hi
Hope to get some help on this. I`ve bought heat transfer paper, and fully white phone cover. I printet a pic on the heat transfer paper. I took the alu plate from phone cover, put the picture on it, and tried to heat up using regular home iron. but its doesnt not work good, the pic can not be fully transfered to the cover, only 5 % the color can be transfered.

I can not use iron for it? Do i really need a heat transfer machine to do that?

Paper
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290924575446?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_900wt_932 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290924575446?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_900wt_932)

Blank phone case :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251057825223?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_896wt_932

Printer:
Epson p50

any help appericated.

Thanks

purpledragon
27-11-2013, 10:08 PM
You need a heat press for this also ard you using sublimation ink?

Gkhnn
27-11-2013, 10:14 PM
no , i use the regular ink. Didnt knew there were "sublimation" ink.

Paul
27-11-2013, 10:19 PM
i take it you tried to use heat transfer paper for t-shirts?? :) inkjet one? :)

Gkhnn
27-11-2013, 10:24 PM
no sorry , i have only tried on iphone cover, its seems that a bit of color gets transfered to the cover, but not much though and not clear :)

i havent tried with thisrt at all. So the its might be the ink which is not suitable with covers and tshirt

Gkhnn
27-11-2013, 10:29 PM
as you can read i am beginner on this area, please help me as much as you can :)

purpledragon
27-11-2013, 10:40 PM
You will need
A heat press
Sublimation inks
Sublimation transfer paper
And an icc profile suitable for the ink and printer you are using

Gkhnn
27-11-2013, 10:53 PM
Where dobi find icc profile from?

purpledragon
27-11-2013, 11:23 PM
Where dobi find icc profile from?
If your printer is suitable for sublimation ink (sorry dont know if yours is but someone on here will) you may be able to find a profile on the sawgrass website but you will need to use sawgrass inks. Failing that paul on this forum will make a profile for a small and very reasonable fee. If none of this makes sense then id suggest making a cuppa pulling up a chair and read through this forum you will find all the answers here if you take the time to look

Renniwano
28-11-2013, 01:22 AM
The paper in the link is sublimation paper.. but if you didn't realise there was sublimation ink, I would assume you are using regular ink on sublimation paper..

I agree with getting a cuppa and taking a long read through the forum.. and then asking the questions you require once you have done that :)

Sawgrass
28-11-2013, 09:03 AM
as you can read i am beginner on this area, please help me as much as you can :)

We have a Dealer in Denmark who can give you a bit more advice and local training : http://www.dansupplies.dk/

Gkhnn
28-11-2013, 12:44 PM
Thanks i will get in touch with them

Gkhnn
28-11-2013, 12:45 PM
Ok thanks i will wait to see someone knows it

Gkhnn
28-11-2013, 08:59 PM
You will need
A heat press
Sublimation inks
Sublimation transfer paper
And an icc profile suitable for the ink and printer you are using

Sublimation ink : I found this one , dont you think this will be great?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GQ7N76K/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers



Icc profile: Still searching

purpledragon
29-11-2013, 12:45 AM
Sublimation ink : I found this one , dont you think this will be great?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GQ7N76K/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers



Icc profile: Still searching
Theres much discussion over sublimation inks on this forum with varying opinions what is certain is that sawgrass hold the patent for sublimation inks used on small format printers
A small format printer according to sawgrass is any printer under 45 inches print width so legally you can not use any other ink other than the grossly overpriced (In my opinion) sawgrass inksnor can any supplier sell you ink that isnt sawgrass licensed unless you can prove you have a wide format printer.
The down side to this is sawgrass have an unfair monopoly on small format ink so can charge stupid prices for that ink
The upside is in zall fairness sawgrass do have quite a good support team and also ready made profiles for the printers they support. And they will take up the warranty of a printer thats beenrendered void by the manufacturer eg epson once you put sublimationink in the printer. You would be very naughty should you use any perfectly good non sawgrass sublimation ink and they wouldnt work anyway unless you had a profile created for you by the many profile creater guys out there.