Can You Sublimate On Vinyl

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

Can you sublimate on vinyl.

After cutting weed excess vinyl from. Test cut the vinyl for best results and reverse the vector design before cutting. Press for 30 seconds. Remove teflon sheet following the 30 second heat press cycle.

I am lucky to. There s two different orders in which you can sublimate your vinyl. Sublimate your vinyl then press. 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.

For complicated designs like the floral one you can see in the above gallery it s easier to do option 2. A2a sublimation ink will be only permanent if it is sublimated. You ll also need a vinyl cutter that can handle 12 mil film. If it s simple like our little guitar you can go with option 1.

The white glitter vinyl contains polymers and takes the sublimation ink just like a polyester shirt would. The equipment and products always are changing so whether you have been sublimating for 20 years or two days there always are new lessons to learn. Then peel the sublimation paper transfer sheet warm to the touch as fast as you can. Sublimation takes 10 minutes to learn and a lifetime to master.

Press your vinyl first and then sublimate. You need to heat press it to make it transfer permanent if you are talking about typical vinyl. And they are pretty heat resistant so you typically do it at higher temperature. If you re starting from scratch you ll need a dye sublimation print system such as the sawgrass virtuoso sg400 sg800 or vj628.

Cover with a teflon sheet this is crucial. Therefore in order to sublimate onto a cotton t shirt or dark fabric you have to think outside the box. Printable vinyl sublimation found in. Now you can sublimate your favorite materials like glitterflex ultra and some decofilms.

Separate the two files and group up your vector outlines to get the most out of the heat transfer vinyl.