Help!!!

[BillyG]

Let me give you A rundown of my setup. zeny 6in1 press osir dye sublimation ink dye master R paper. I am trying to print on A mug the temp is 385f time 180 sec. when done I have no image on mug. what am I doing wrong. Printer is Epson c88+. Thanks BillyG

[Adrian B]

Is it possible that you have put the sublimation paper in the printer the wrong way around? Common mistake to make that often happens. I also *think* that we use about 140/150 seconds from memory.

[BillyG]

Adrian I have tried it both ways same results. Thanks for the reply BillyG

[webtrekker]

Is the mug press heating to the correct temperature? Removing the mug after 180secs at that temperature it should be too hot to touch and only able to be held by the handle.

[webtrekker]

Is it a sublimation coated mug?

[BillyG]

Webtrekker Ytes the mugs are very very hot I have two fingers to testify to that. Now for the question of the mug being coated well I don't know I have ordered mugs for sublimation have not came in so I went to thrift store picked up A mug with A space to sublimate photo it has one photo on it so I thought it would work.I guess I was wrong. BillyG

[webtrekker]

The image already on that mug may have been produced by other methods, eg. screen printing. If you run a fingernail gently over the edges of the image you will be able to feel if it lies on the surface, unlike sublimated images which are 'in' the surface.

[BillyG]

Thank you. You can feel the image it has A very slight raised feel I do belive you have solved my problem and taught me something Thank You. BillyG

[webtrekker]

No worries. It's all a bit of a learning curve but you'll soon get there.

[BillyG]

I am74 I guess you can teach old dogs new tricks. Thanks Webtrekker. BillyG