Paper line on shirt

[lablover 218]

OK, these sublimation shirts are making me crazy.  I get the lines from the paper on the shirt.  So, where the edge of the paper hits the shirt I get lines.  ughhhhh  I tried tearing the paper for a raged edge but still get it.  Reduced pressure, still get it.  Reducing the pressure helps but if I reduce any more then my print looks bad.

 

Any other tricks I might be missing?

 

Thanks Folks

 

Joe

[djque 246]

Heat press pillow or the print perfect pad help.and medium pressure.

[lablover 218]

Heat press pillow or the print perfect pad help.and medium pressure.

USCUTTER have this print perfect pad.  I had it beat at one time but now it's back...LOl

[jaybyrd 3,770]

I did a couple last week and I covered my press with a think cotton tshirt and it seemed to do the trick.

[MadHatterGraphix 1,258]

I normally use vapor foam, or like Jay I use cotton shirts or something that will soften the pressure to the paper that leaves the lines. How do you fair out with the platen outline?

[lablover 218]

I normally use vapor foam, or like Jay I use cotton shirts or something that will soften the pressure to the paper that leaves the lines. How do you fair out with the platen outline?

Same Same...Sometimes I get the outline.   If I use a foam pad underneath it helps a lot.  If the design is way too big and can't then sometimes the platen edge shows its ugly face.

 

Gonna try that cotton shirt thing.  I just ran into a odd issue I never had before as well.

 

Sublimation ink just went all the way thru the shirt to the other side.  Jiffy 100% poly shirts...hmmmmmm

[MadHatterGraphix 1,258]

I usually just throw a piece of parchment paper or kraft paper in between the front and back its always safer no matter whos shirt. Its cheaper than a new shirt. I had it happen once and learned my lesson.

[Wildgoose 4,200]

Yeah with the fusion I just thread the shirts and am only working on one side anyway. Ohhhh Yeaaah!

 

I have a roll of that vapor foam and have used it but you have to waste a lot of paper that way because the paper is supposed to go out past the foam. I did several softball uniforms and just did the torn paper thing with success. You could see the line slightly but I never heard a peep out of them other than all the other softball teams were jealous. I only press mine at about 1 or 2 with the fusion. Never had a color issue that I know of from lack of pressure but I'm a relative newbie on the dye-sub.