Common Mistakes Can be Made In Heat Pressing

For sublimation printing, the process of heat pressing is crucial. No matter you use a house-hold iron or heat press machine, here are some mistakes you are easy to make. Know these common mistakes can improve your working efficiency.

1. Using the wrong sublimation paper

There are all kinds of sublimation transfer paper in the market. And for different manufactures, they have different definition about the same products. If you use the wrong sublimation paper, the heat pressing will be hard to be succeed. So please make sure what sublimation paper you want in advance. For example, the sticky sublimation paper or fast dry sublimation paper, high weight sublimation paper or low weight sublimation paper.

2. Using the correct sublimation paper in the wrong way.

Some people can’t produce the best quality prints even they have the correct sublimation paper. This is because they print in an incorrect way.

First, take note of all the sides of your paper and always remember to mirror your design before you transfer it to the paper.

Next, you need to make sure that the entire design will appear on your transfer paper when you print it.

But how to achieve them? It is easy, just make a test.

3. Using the heat press machine wrongly

After transferring the images to your sublimation paper, take a quick look at your heat transfer machine to ensure it’s ready for the task. Ensure there are no dust or particles that are likely to distract the transfer process. The paper must be positioned correctly.