Our Sub Block printable vinyl is suited for application onto dye-sublimated apparel.
per linear meter. $400 for 25m roll. Prices ex GST and Freight
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Our Sub Block printable vinyl is suited for application onto dye-sublimated apparel.
Application options include:
Our SUB BLOCK print media is manufactured for the purpose of application onto sublimated garments. Due to the dye-sublimation process, when heat appling a transfer without sub blocking abilities onto a sublimated garment, some dye migration can occure.
To combat dye migration, our Sub Block media has an additional sub block layer built into the media, which stops the dyes from staining your print, keeping whites white, and colours as they should be.
Size: 510mm wide x meter / 25m roll
Thickness: 95 Micron
Heat Press Temperature: 140 Degrees Celcius
Heat Press Time: 8-10 Seconds
We do recommend a second press.
Dye migration occurs usually with a sublimated garment or a heavily dyed polyester fabric. The dye from the fabric fibers bleed into the vinyl which stain the print. This is caused by heat when you're heat pressing the vinyl onto the shirt.
Our Printable PU is suitable for wide format printers only. It could be Mimaki or Roland, or some other brand, privided it can take rolls larger than 510mm wide and prints with solvent, eco solvent or latex ink.
Our Printable PU vinyl is only compatible with Solvent, Eco Solvent or Latex Ink. Pigment ink that comes with office printers are not suitable for HTV.
We always recommend a heat press. Reason being is you can control the temperate and pressure to give you the same results every time.
That being said, you can use an iron. Set your iron to a temperature of about 140 degrees with no steam option.
Make sure you cover your transfer with another piece of fabric, don’t put the iron directly onto the vinyl as it may burn or damage the vinyl.
When pressing, make sure you can get a firm amount of pressure down on the transfer. Try to avoid moving the iron and keep it still. If the transfer is larger than the iron, do one part at a time. Lift the iron off the transfer, move to the next spot and press firmly. Make sure you remember what parts you’ve done so you don’t miss any.
Honestly, you don’t need anything to special. A cheap heat press from eBay will be sufficient to do what you need it to do. If you plan on doing a lot of pressing, it's much more time efficient to use a heat press.
Unlike Cut PU, you're printing ink onto the face of the vinyl. This means once you cut the vinyl, you need to use a masking film or carrier film and apply it to the top of your vinyl. This is to aid in heat pressing as you will use the mask to remove the vinyl off the carrier film and position on your shirt.
