paper or silicon ?

[steve 1]

hi guys i hope to get my mug press tomorow i have seen on you tube about wrapping the mug in a peice of white paper to stop ink bleeding through to the blanket. i have just been reading on another post about people using silicon sheet around the mug is this for the same reason or another reason

thanks steve

[Paul]

i never used anything to protect my blanket and never had any bleed. but if i use one it will be teflon sheet.
silicon has bit different purpose. its for smaller mugs that are bit loose in the press or has uneven surface.

[steve 1]

thanks for the explanation paul re silicon i may get a teflon sheet just as a precation if thats what is reccomended

[Paul]

you can also use cheap copier paper cut in to the strips.

[steve 1]

Thanks paul why cut into strips ? i would have just wrapped around mug

[accdave]

Thanks paul why cut into strips ? i would have just wrapped around mug

I don't think he literally meant strips, he means cut down to mug size, or slightly bigger

[steve 1]

thanks dave me being a bit of a thicko ne thinks

[Renniwano]

I use silicone paper cut to just larger than the mugs..

[logobear]

we found that provided you cover the whole mug with sub paper, then we never have a bleed problem, the odd time we have been tight and trimmed the paper too tight to the image so some mug is not covered, then there can be a danger of bleed through from the blanket.
BUT - given that the paper cost is low compared to the ink (or mug cost) we only print 3 mugs per A4 - and make sure we have enough sub paper to fully cover each of the 3 mugs, and then never get any bleed through.
Easy !

[socialgiraffe]

Use a decent paper like TRUPIX and then you should never get any bleed through.