Why Your Sublimarion Paper Dries Slowly?

When it comes to sublimation paper, we usually divide into 2 types: fast dry sublimation paper and sticky sublimation paper. Sticky sublimation paper usually dries slower than fast dry sublimation paper, because it has a sticky coating. But some people tell us that their sublimation paper’s drying speed is very slow, it really influence their working efficiency. Then, what lead to this problem?

1.Sublimation paper

As we said before, sticky sublimation paper has a lower drying speed than the fast dry paper. If your sublimation paper dries slowly, you should check your sublimation paper first, sometimes you may buy the sticky sublimation paper by mistake.

2. The inappropriate operation

The inappropriate operation is another factor. The drying time is related with the printing temperature and the relative humidity, normally the recommended printing temperature is 25℃ (77℉) . And relative humidity is 53%.

If the temperature is to low, we can’t provide enough heat to make the paper dry fast. At the same time, if the humidity is too high, there are too much moisture in the air, the paper also hard to dry fast.

For this problem, one extra heat drier or dehumidifier will help you solve the problem very easily. And if you have bought an inkjet printer recently, you will find that most new printers are equipped with a build-in drier.

3. Sublimation ink

The quality of sublimation ink can also lead to this problem. As we all know,

the biggest difference between good sublimation ink and the bad sublimation ink is the content of the dye. Generally speaking, better inks usually contain more dye and less water. If the sublimation ink you buy has a poor quality, then there will exit too much moisture on the paper after printing, and of course it will be hard to dry.