Wall of Shame - Upside Down Image
Upside Down Image:
The irritating “costly mistake” of sublimating a plaque upside down. We have all done it or at least I have. Getting in a hurry or neglecting to inspect product for “key clues” prior to placing the image on it can be a “stomach clutching” experience.
Don’t Forget to Reverse Your Image:
This is probably the most common error in both sublimation and Heat Transfer. Products that transfer / sublimate to the front side of will require flipping the image every time. Don’t get Distracted from minor details!
Alignment and Centering Image:
Image placement can be a challenge with most product that we press having the substrate facing down and the transfer face up. The image looks perfect but in the final stages of completion to raise the press; turn the image over and find it has slid, moved or misplaced onto the substrate. Reminding ourselves “attention to detail” is a constant practice. Allow yourself the additional time to verify you do not create scrap and waste product.
There are a “few” Benefits of Scrap Product:
If you have it why not use it? There are some scraped products that you could use for the benefit of testing images and color. For example: We, in support are always testing images when troubleshooting color. This can eliminate other variables and possible causes, for instance, product, image, etc...? I recommend getting a ben for throwing reusable scrap product into. Hopefully you will never need to troubleshoot but I can assume that the time will come when you will want something to sublimate on without wasting good product. If nothing else our support staff will often ask you to sublimate a color pallet or a nozzle check to send to use during color management issues.
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