Hello I am new to sublimating, but I have been trying to sublimate onto vintsge ceramic plates.
I have primed my plates using Subliglaze Adhesion Promoter, and Subliglaze Clear Sublimation Coating spray with multiple coats, and allowed the plates to cure for the appropriate time and temperature in a small convection oven.
I am using A-Sub sublimation paper (125 G, 8.5x11) and printing on the paper with an Epson 2720 using Hiipoo sublimation ink.
The heat press I am using just says it is a Combination Heat Press Machine.
When I heat press I allow the heat press to heat up to 400 degrees F. Then I pre-heat the plates before sublimating by heat pressing onto the plate for about 5-10 seconds. I found some advice that said that pre-heating the surface will allow the ink to transfer more evenly.
Then I sublimate the plates. I've tried 240sec (the hippo), 220sec, 200sec (the leopard), 180 sec(giraffe), 160sec (the heart). I've had the best results with 180 seconds (the giraffe).
However, most of the plates have a small depression in the middle of the plate, directly in the center. It looks like most of my plates are blurry in the very center of the plate where the depression is. Moreover, most of my plates are not transferring very well at the very edges of the image I am trying to sublimate.
Thanks for your help!
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