Patchy colours on t shirts

[brent]

Hi im pretty new to sublimation so it may be what im doing thats at fault,
im printing out on thee paper and the colours all look ok on the paper, when i first tried i had xpress garments and they say 200deg c for 50 seconds this changed the structure of the shirt , so i now go 170 deg for 50 sec but colours are coming out ok then not so good in certain areas , any ideas please ??

[NikGrey]

I'm also new to this, are you sure the heat is even all over the Platen of your heat press?

[brent]

yes that is something i was wondering , ill check the temps tomorrow

[AJLA]

An even pressure is a must. While my heat press is ok for t shirts its absolutely no use to print larger hard items such as the hardboard placemats so I dont bother now. Maybe just try tightening the pressure just a tad? to try to overcome it.

[NASH]

Hey Mandy, when doing placemats press for 50 seconds then rotate the mat 90* and press for another 20 seconds and then rotate again 90* and then press for another 15 seconds. This works for me.

[AJLA]

Hey Nash, shame i didnt think of that (silly me) i don't know why as i had to do that with my old mug press. Blonde or what??? I No longer keep the stock to give it a whirl either as i'm trying to reduce everything for my big 'close'.

Hope you are ok?

[NASH]

Not really the mini lab industry is still a very big struggle

[AJLA]

Hmm... yes it is. I do think our shop here has some potential to offer various other services. Our premises are also big enough but unfortunately after 23 years in it, watching the changes, (many of which I don,t enjoy) My hearts just not in it.
Hope the Christmas season keeps you busy. I have canvases coming out of my ears this year.