OUR INSTRUCTIONS ARE BASED ON USING A DK20S, DK3110 AND/OR A COUNTER TOP CONVECTION OVEN. TIMES AND TEMPERATURES WILL VARY DEPENDING ON WHICH EQUIPMENT YOU USE.
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| Heat Press Instructions |
Download the PDF Instructions Recommended Materials - White or Light Colored: Metal Plastic Unisub Metals Coated Wood (Lacquered) Ceramic Tiles Ceramic Mugs Some types of Cardboard Printable Side: The White Glossy side, which is also the adhesive side. Image Design: This paper works best with a full bleed image. When designing your image, ensure that you bleed your image at least 0.5" more than the substrate. Peeling: Depending on the substrate you are imaging, the peel could be cool or hot. Please read instructions for each substrate carefully. Care Instructions: After Imaging, do not out in direct sunlight. STore at room temperature. The LaserMPrints Hard Surface paper can store for 12-18 months. Keep paper in ziplock bag or seal container. Keep away from direct heat, humidity or sunlight. Video #2 Video #3 Any white or light colored acrylic 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in color to label 1 mode, mirror image. 3) Place substrate with image side up. 4) Place imaged paper with image face down. 5) Place foam pad on top. 6) Press for 300° at 60 seconds. 7) Wait for substrate to cool and peel backing off cool. Any white or light colored cardboard puzzle 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in color to label 1 mode, mirror image. 3) Place substrate with image side up. 4) Place imaged paper with image face down. 5) Place foam pad on top. 6) Press for 300° at 60 seconds. 7) Peel hot. (sublimation or laser) Mug Press without idle time Any white or light colored coated ceramic mugs 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode depending on your printer 3) Wrap imaged paper with image facing the mug 4) Secure the imaged paper onto the mug with heat tape 5) Wrap foam pad around the mug and place into the mug press 6) Adjust pressure accordingly to HEAVY 7) 11 oz mugs - press at 360° at 150 seconds. 15 oz mugs - press at 360° at 175 seconds. 8) Let mug cool and dunk into cold water. Then peel off the paper. Note: Not enough pressure will result in incomplete image transfer CURING - This step is required for the mug to become scratch resistant. Option 1: Glazing Unit 1) Ensure the mug is at room temperature 2) Place mug on curing unit 3) Set curing level to 5 4) 11 oz mugs - cure for 60 seconds. 15 oz mugs - cure for 75-85 seconds. Option 2: Oven 1) Ensure the mug is at room temperature 2) Place mug in oven 3) Set temperature to 350° 4) 11/15 oz mugs - cure for 8-10 minutes (sublimation or laser) Mug Press with idle time Any white or light colored coated ceramic mugs 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode depending on your printer 3) Set Mug Press Idle temperature at 300° 4) Wrap imaged paper with image facing the mug 5) Secure the imaged paper onto the mug with heat tape 6) Wrap foam pad around the mug and place into the mug press 7) Ensure that the mug press is at idle temperature 300° 8) 11 oz mugs - press at 360° at 100 seconds. 15 oz mugs - press at 360° at 125 seconds. 9) Let mug cool and dunk into cold water. Then peel off the paper. Note: Not enough pressure will result in incomplete image transfer CURING - This step is required for the mug to become scratch resistant. Option 1: Glazing Unit 1) Ensure the mug is at room temperature 2) Place mug on curing unit 3) Set curing level to 5 4) 11 oz mugs - cure for 60 seconds. 15 oz mugs - cure for 75-85 seconds. Option 2: Oven 1) Ensure the mug is at room temperature 2) Place mug in oven 3) Set temperature to 350° 4) 11/15 oz mugs - cure for 8-10 minutes Ceramic Tiles Full Bleed Image Any white or light colored uncoated or coated Ceramic Tiles. These instructions are meant for a full bleed image. 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode depending on your printer 3) Place felt pad onto heat press 4) Place imaged paper with image face up onto the felt pad 5) Place substrate on top of paper with image side face down Note: You can secure the paper and substrate with heat tape 6) Place Foam Heat Pad on top of substrate to protect heat press 7) Press at 330° for 300 seconds. Use heavy pressure and peel cool. Note: Too much pressure and you will crack the tile, not enough pressure will cause beveled areas not to image correctly. Ceramic Tiles Non- Full Bleed Image Any white or light colored uncoated or coated Ceramic Tiles. These instructions have a shorter . 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode depending on your printer 3) Place substrate with image side face down 4) Place imaged paper with image face down 5) Place foam pad on top 6) Press at 330° for 180 seconds using heavy pressure 7) Wait for substrate to completely cool before peeling paper off Note: This instruction set is for images that do not bleed over to the side. The shorter time will allow for faster production of tiles that do not have full bleed images. Crystal/Glass Any transparent Crystal or Glass substrate 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode 3) Place substrate with image side face up 4) Place imaged paper with image face down 5) Place foam pad on top 6) Press at 330° for 60 seconds using heavy pressure 7) Wait for substrate to completely cool before peeling paper off Uncoated Magnetic Sheeting Any white or light colored uncoated magnetic sheeting 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode 3) Place substrate with image side face up 4) Place imaged paper with image face down onto substrate 5) Place foam pad on top 6) Press at 330° for 60 seconds using heavy pressure 7) Wait for substrate to completely cool before peeling paper off Anodised Metal (Brass) Any white or light colored uncoated metals. This includes silver, gold and white metals 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged. 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode 3) Place substrate with image side face up 4) Place imaged paper with image face down onto substrate 5) Place foam pad on top 6) Press at 330° for 90 seconds using medium to heavy pressure 7) Wait for substrate to completely cool before peeling paper off with even and smooth motion DynaSub/Unisub Metals Any white or light colored uncoated metal for sublimation. This includes silver, gold and white metals 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode 3) Place substrate with image side face up 4) Place imaged paper with image face down onto substrate 5) Place foam pad on top 6) Press at 330° for 180 seconds using medium to heavy pressure 7) Wait for substrate to completely cool before peeling paper off with even and smooth motion Coated Wood (Lacquered) Any white or light colored coated wood. Wood substrates that are sensitive to heat and warp when heats are not recommended. Not all coated wood surfaces will work, please thoroughly test before commercial production. 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode 3) Place substrate with image side face up 4) Place imaged paper with image face down onto substrate 5) Place foam pad on top 6) Press at 275° for 120 seconds using heavy pressure 7) Wait for substrate to completely cool before peeling paper off Note: Do not press at higher temperatures as the coating on the wood may be heat sensitive and may cause bubbles to form Aluminum Bottle (sublimation) Mug Press without idle time Any white or light colored Sublimatable Aluminum Bottle 1) Insert into bypass tray and print mirror imaged 2) Print image in Color to Label 1 mode 3) Wrap imaged paper around bottle with image facing bottle 4) Wrap felt heat pad around bottle 5) Place bottle in mug press 6) Press at 360° for 200 seconds using heavy pressure 7) Let Bottle cool and dunk into cold water. Then peel paper off. Note: Not enough pressure will result in incomplete image transfer No Glazing is required for scratch resistance. |