babybear

Hello everyone,

What a great site, I'm happy to be a member.
I am a beginner and am trying to sublimate t-shirts
(Hanes Soft L'ink is the brand of shirt I am sublimating).
Sawgrass is the brand of sublimation ink being used.

I prepress shirt for 7 seconds.
I press 385 degrees F for 37 seconds. (Mfg suggestions)
Design comes out fine,


However my shirt has heat platen marks pressed into it on both sides.
It there a trick so I won't get press marks from the heat platen on the shirt?
How can I remove the press marks?
Thanks,
Babybear

 

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binki

Here are a couple of things to try.

Teflon pillow. This is essentially a teflon sheet filled to make it like a pillow so there is no hard edge to cause a mark.

Ease up on the pressure a bit. Be careful here as the pressure is one of the components of getting a vibrant print.

When you open the press and pull the paper, run your finger along the pressmark to smooth it out. Protect your hand if it is too hot.

We have pretty much eliminated the marks with these 3 tips. We use sawgrass dye-sub and vapor apparel

 

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Robin

binki, you are so clever lol
Ive just been pressing the entire shirt after Im done....because I dont like the press marks.

Im going to have to get one of those teflon pillows!

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