[NancyFlores]

Hey everyone, so I recently bought an Epson 2760 printer, Printers Jack sublimation ink, and A-Sub sublimation 120g paper. I am using a 95% polyester shirt and nothing is transferring over. Can I please get some feed back on what I’m doing wrong? I apply 200C 405F for 60seconds and still nothing.

 

[splathead]

The usual culprit is your ink. Are you sure it's sublimation? Post a picture of the transfer you printed.

 

[NancyFlores]

Nothing got transferred.

 

[NancyFlores]

This is the paper and ink that I used

 

[NancyFlores]

And this is the Epson 2760 printer and heat press

 

[mfatty500]

Are you printing on the right side of the paper?

 

[splathead]

How old is your ink and paper? Show us the transfer paper with your design printed on it.

 

[into the T]

try regular copy paper and see what happens

 

[TABOB]

Are you printing on the right side of the paper?

This silly question posted every time does annoy me a little bit...
Printing on the wrong side of the paper will still work, just not as good as when printing on the correct side.

I recently bought an Epson 2760 printer, Printers Jack sublimation ink, and A-Sub sublimation 120g paper.

Have you used the original epson inks in your printer?
If yes, did you run enough head cleaning cycles to replace the ink already in the tubes and dampers?

 

[NancyFlores]

Okay so I printed on the right side of the paper and still nothing. The printer is brand new and I never placed the ink in the printer. As soon as I got the sublimation ink, I poured it into the printer. When I print stuff with the sublimation paper. The colors are saturated. I thought it was the ink but I saw a lot of people who have used that. Maybe a bad batch? I’ve heard people say that the prints are supposed to look faded and that’s not the case here. When I print on regular paper, it still won’t transfer and the papers image looks a bit faded

 

[webtrekker]

Forget about the printer. Rub some of your ink onto a sheet of paper (sub paper or regular copy paper) and press it onto the fabric, 190 C for 60 seconds. If nothing prints then it ain't sublimation ink.

 

[TABOB]

What color is the shirt?

 

[NancyFlores]

I used a white and black shirt and nothing transferred

 

[NancyFlores]

I’ll try it but if nothing transfers then would that be the paper or?

 

[splathead]

Sublimation ink looks dull and faded when on the transfer paper. Colors don't pop until applied to your garment. If what you are printing on the transfer looks like the colors on your computer screen, then you're sublimation ink is not getting to the print head yet.

Sounds like there might have been ink in the printer before you added the sublimation ink? That would be the ink printing on the paper now. There could easily be up to an ounce of the old ink in the tubes leading to the print head.

This is my 3rd time asking you to upload a picture of your printed transfer. I guess we're not getting one?

 

[TABOB]

I used a white and black shirt and nothing transferred

You cannot sublimate black shirts, but the white should work.
Hopefully you are not trying to press the transfer facing up... It has to be facing down. The printed side facing the shirt.

 

[NancyFlores]

So I was working so I wasn’t able to post one

 

[NancyFlores]

This is the front and back side of the one I just printed

 

[NancyFlores]

I place this face down and nothing

 

[TABOB]

Interesting...
It does look like sublimation ink.

I'd test the temperature of the heat press.
I'm suspecting the actual temperature is not 200C, but much lower.