Can You Sublimate On Vinyl

As a sublimation specialist my job is to make those lessons easier for decorators.

Can you sublimate on vinyl.

I am lucky to. Most people who want to sublimate a design onto a cotton t shirt will sublimate their image onto what s known as white glitter vinyl. A2a sublimation ink will be only permanent if it is sublimated. You need to heat press it to make it transfer permanent if you are talking about typical vinyl.

You ll also need a vinyl cutter that can handle 12 mil film. Cover with a teflon sheet this is crucial. Sublimate your vinyl then press. Siser easysubli htv available in 5 to 50 packs 8 5x11 forever subli flex 202 sublimation paper for dark and cotton garments siser easysubli htv 11 x 16 5 sheets siser colorprint.

And they are pretty heat resistant so you typically do it at higher temperature. For complicated designs like the floral one you can see in the above gallery it s easier to do option 2. Now you can sublimate your favorite materials like glitterflex ultra and some decofilms. Press your vinyl first and then sublimate.

Then peel the sublimation paper transfer sheet warm to the touch as fast as you can. There s two different orders in which you can sublimate your vinyl. Press for 30 seconds. If it s simple like our little guitar you can go with option 1.

Remove teflon sheet following the 30 second heat press cycle. Sublimation takes 10 minutes to learn and a lifetime to master. If you re starting from scratch you ll need a dye sublimation print system such as the sawgrass virtuoso sg400 sg800 or vj628. The white glitter vinyl contains polymers and takes the sublimation ink just like a polyester shirt would.

Then put the sublimation paper face down on top of the vinyl s finished surface. Test cut the vinyl for best results and reverse the vector design before cutting. Glitter takes a little more force than most heat transfer film so a craft cutter won t cut it. Therefore in order to sublimate onto a cotton t shirt or dark fabric you have to think outside the box.

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