Dark t-shirt print with sublimation inks

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alex5213

Discussion Starter · Apr 8, 2014

I have experience with white t-shirts made with sublimation with my Epson t1110 with sublimation inks and heat press, i print only photos, the quality is very good and the duration of the print last forever. Now i was looking to do the same with dark t-shirts but i don´t know what method is better to use.

I don´t have the money to buy a DTG printer, i prefeer something that i can do with my T1110 with sublimation inks that looks something similar in quality and feel as sublimation on white t-shirts, i´m able to buy a cutter plotter if need it.

Any advice is really apreciated.

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treefox2118

· #2 · Apr 8, 2014

Not sure if the Sublimatte folks are still around, but they offer dark shirts for sublimation.

Wholesale Items » Blog Archive » SUBLIMATTE- Sublimation on Black T-Shirts. Black Margin

Limited layouts, but it's an option.

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treefox2118

· #3 · Apr 8, 2014

Ignore that -- looks like their website is gone.

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alex5213

Discussion Starter · #4 · Apr 8, 2014

Thanks for the reply but i was looking for a method where i can print on dark 100% cotton t-shirts, i don´t know if this is possible with sublimation and a special paper cutted with a cutter plotter and a heat press, or what else i can do to print photos on dark or colored t-shirts without spend a lot on a DTG printer

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treefox2118

· #5 · Apr 8, 2014

Sublimation only works well on WHITE polyester. It may work somewhat on very light colored polyester, but it is far from perfect.

Dark polyester or black polyester won't work at all, really, or incredibly poorly.

Your best bet next is to go with plastisol transfers or vinyl cut and press.

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angelsafoot

· #6 · Apr 9, 2014

Watched video I understand you can't sublimate on Blk but where did the blk shirt come from with the square, Can you purchase a shirt like that or how is it made?

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treefox2118

· #7 · Apr 9, 2014

@Angelasafoot -- A company called Sublimatte used to sell those garments premade with various shapes in the white section, but I can no longer find out if they're still in business.

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charles95405

· #8 · Apr 9, 2014

Sublimatte is, or was, a product not ready for prime time. I did some beta testing for them. It was a cumbersome procedure. They were located in Mexico. To use this system one would email them your image, they would use a process to create a white image the exact size of the image. Then they would send you the shirt (s) and you ten line up your image on the shirt and press. The testing I done was with a black polyester tee. Plans were to add color later. It's not a process for instant one off sales. I have heard nothing from them in almost 18 months

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ChemicaUS

· #9 · Apr 9, 2014

alex5213 said:
I have experience with white t-shirts made with sublimation with my Epson t1110 with sublimation inks and heat press, i print only photos, the quality is very good and the duration of the print last forever. Now i was looking to do the same with dark t-shirts but i don´t know what method is better to use.

I don´t have the money to buy a DTG printer, i prefeer something that i can do with my T1110 with sublimation inks that looks something similar in quality and feel as sublimation on white t-shirts, i´m able to buy a cutter plotter if need it.

Any advice is really apreciated.

HI Alex. Chemica offers a solution for this that does require a plotter. It's called SubliTex. It's a polyester adhesive backed film you can print with your dye sub ink. Add registration marks for our cutter, contour-cut the image, weed it, then heat press it to a shirt; any color or fabric.

Sublimation Printing - Sublimation flex - Heat transfer film : Chemica, foil and flock transfer, heat transfer for textiles

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Lnfortun

· #10 · Apr 9, 2014

There is also Subli flock. Available at coastalbusiness.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gawGEC8EGQ

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ChemicaUS

· #11 · Apr 10, 2014

Yes indeed. Another of our products.

Thanks for mentioning it, Luis.

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Lnfortun

· #12 · Apr 10, 2014 (Edited)

ChemicaUS said:
Yes indeed. Another of our products.
Thanks for mentioning it, Luis.

I noticed in the video of the Sublitex that small section of the edge (middle right) is unraveling since it is made of fabric. Will that become an issue? Is Subli flock a better choice since it is not made of fabric and it is not going to unravel?

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ChemicaUS

· #13 · Apr 10, 2014

Luis, I just reviewed the video and don't see the edge problem you're referring to, but if it's applied correctly, you won't have any edge lifting.

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Lnfortun

· #14 · Apr 10, 2014

ChemicaUS said:
Luis, I just reviewed the video and don't see the edge problem you're referring to, but if it's applied correctly, you won't have any edge lifting.

It is not lifting. I guess the terminology is fraying. There is small fiber on the right middle edge about at 3:00 o'clock of the patch. It is very tiny. You have to watch it full view and pause the video at 00:24 seconds when the patch first appear. You need to look very close.

http://www.chemica-us.com/dyn/affiche_video_pdt.php?id=9&lang=2

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