Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. SubliJet IQ® Getting Started Guide for the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280
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§ The presence of moisture in your fabric can lead to bleeding of the image.
Remove moisture by pre-pressing your shirt for 10 seconds. Use Teflon
sheets between the front and back of the shirt to prevent the inks from
penetrating to the other side of the shirt. If dye residue from your heat press
is being deposited on your shirts at any time, heat press a paper towel or
similar absorbent material to remove residual dye.
§ Using a lint brush before pressing can greatly reduce lint or debris on the
shirt.
The addition of moisture to the sublimation process can cause unwanted results.
Under normal circumstances, the small amount of moisture that can accumulate in
your paper is absorbed directly into the transfer substrate; however hard substrates
like metal and ceramic are unable to absorb excess moisture. Some of problems
that are attributed to moisture include:
n color shifting (colors lose accuracy)
n bleeding of the image
n uneven transfer of solid filled areas
To avoid these problems
n Keep your paper in a dry place.
n If you suspect moisture, set the paper on your press for a few seconds. Do not
press it. Just expose it to the warmth. The heat radiating from the press should
help evaporate most of the moisture.
n To eliminate moisture in fabric, press the fabric for 10 seconds before doing
the heat transfer.
n Use an absorbent cloth or fresh, non-textured paper towel behind the transfer
sheet to absorb the moisture.