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    Printing onto flat steel bottle openers / bar blades question

    Hi all,
    This may be a bit of a dumb question, but I'm new to the area of sublimation so please humour me:+)

    If I wanted to print on both sides, would each side need doing separately or would it be a case of securing the sub paper round it and doing both sides at once?

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    One side at a time BUT only if both sides can be sublimated on of course.

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    Completely the opposite... :-)

    Both sides need to be sublimated at the same time otherwise you will burn the already printed side.

    Double sided metal is a royal pain in the arse and you need to perfect your times and temps which means you are going to waste quite a few before hitting the perfect spot.

    Good luck and as someone who has printed these for several clients I do not envy you :-)


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    Guess you need to test it yourself. We've printed only a couple of hundred of these and do them one side at a time and they come out perfectly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UK Printed Mugs View Post
    Guess you need to test it yourself. We've printed only a couple of hundred of these and do them one side at a time and they come out perfectly.
    I suppose it depends on where you get your blanks from as well, and even then some double sided metals from the same supplier have opposing pressing instructions.




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    I suppose it'll be a case of trial and error. Thanks for your answers.

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