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Can Dye Sublimation Printing Be Done on Hard Substrates?

Posted by visiprint on Monday, December 7, 2015, In : Displays 

Dye sublimation is a popular printing method used to press custom graphics onto fabric substrates. Do you know that you can also print on other materials like license plates, mugs, or snowboards with this printing method?

You can, however, directly imprint your graphics on the rigid substrates. You need to spray a special polymer-based coating on the surface of the items first. Dye sublimation only works on surfaces that can accept and hold the dyes. Even with fabric, you can’t print on an...


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Dye Sublimation Printing - Paper Used, Process, and Environmental Effect

Posted by visiprint on Friday, December 5, 2014, In : Banners 
In dye sublimation printing, you cannot print graphics directly onto the fabric material. Please note that this type of printing is applicable only on fabric items made from polyester or those treated with polymers.

The paper that is suitable for this type of print method is the dye sublimation transfer paper. Others would refer to it as the heat transfer paper. This paper is designed to accept the CMYO dyes which stands for cyan-magenta-yellow-black overprint. The paper is run through pressur...

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