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hi my name is Eric with heat press nation comm and in this video guide we'll be talking about sublimation customizing and personalizing products such as mugs cell phone cases tiles trophies and apparel has quickly become a popular and profitable industry sublimation is an easy and cost-effective way to add product personalization as part of your business if you've never heard of sublimation let's define the sublimation process the technical definition of sublimation is the change of a solid particle directly into a gaseous state in the case of dye sublimation the specially designed sublimation ink by Sawgrass technologies will turn from the solid form of a digitally printed image and when applied heat and pressure for a set amount of time with a heat press will turn into a gas state allowing the ink to penetrate the pores of the ceramic metal glass or polyester substrate that you are transferring onto once the sublimation ink has penetrated into the pores of the substrate it will then solidify to create a permanent image onto your promotional gift or apparel product this is different from a standard inkjet ink or laser toner in that these standard printer ink and toner technologies do not have the ability to go into a gas state and is restricted to a solid or liquid form only the technology of dye sublimation sounds complicated but the process itself is actually quite simple in order to get started you'll need the following items a designated sublimation printer sublimation paper sawgrass sublimation ink sublimation blanks and a heat press appropriate for the sublimation blank you are working with first let's talk about sublimation printers a sublimation printer is essentially a standard inkjet printer but rather than installing standard inkjet ink cartridges into the printer sublimation and cartridges are installed instead also rather than using the standard printer manufacturers driver software when installing the printer to your computer you would install the specially engineered Sawgrass power driver software this will ensure proper color management proper printer pixelation density and overall excellent prints one very important thing to take note of is that once a printer is utilized for sublimation it can no longer be used for regular inkjet printing now let's talk about the factors that you should consider when choosing the right sublimation printer for you the first factor you should consider is maintenance requirements we recommend sublimation printers be printed at least once a week to keep the inks flowing within the printer ink path and to prevent drying of the print heads if you experience printer head dry out however is often an easy fix with a quick printhead cleaning and flush cycle heat press nation recommends the Sawgrass virtuosos sublimation solution for more reliable sublimation printing experience the Sawgrass virtuoso printers are often considered more maintenance-free because of their gel based ink systems making them less susceptible to drying out as opposed to water-based solutions of Epson based sublimation printers the Sawgrass virtuoso printers also utilize High Definition print heads to produce finer detail and more vibrant images than previous generations and other sublimation printers on the market the next factor to consider is the print size that you will need your sublimation printer to print sublimation printers are available in desktop solutions to printing sizes eight and a half by eleven eight and a half by fourteen eleven by seventeen and thirteen by nineteen large format sublimation printers print in sublimation paper roll four and are able to print and roll with some 24 36 42 44 64 and 104 inches to determine the size of sublimation print that you will need you will want to consider the size of the sublimation Blanc that you will be transferring onto the size of the image you intend on transferring onto the sublimation Blanc as well as the size of the heat press if you intend on sublimating onto mugs for example a standard eight-and-a-half by 11 size is perfectly suitable for this application finally look at each printer specification to determine the printer with the size capability you are looking for aside from considering maintenance requirements and size requirements of your sublimation printer solution we encourage you to explore your print volume requirements as well some printer models are able to accommodate ink cartridges only while others are able to accommodate cartridges as well as bulk ink systems saw grasses bulk ink system features their Quick Connect kit which is an external feed system that is hooked up adjacent to your printer inside the Quick Connect kit our bulk bags which contain a hundred and ten milliliters of sublimation ink in each bag that feeds into the printer on demand just as with most products purchase in bulk the cost per milliliter of ink is significantly less when compared to per milliliter cost and cartridge form if you run a high-volume sublimation business you may want to consider the bulk ink system with bulk ink bags for extended uninterrupted printing and lower per image cost if you're looking for easy setup or are running a low volume or seasonal sublimation business then the cartridge system might be a better fit for you now that we've talked about the sublimation printer and ink solutions let's talk about the various sublimation blanks that you have available to you at heat presentation calm we sell a wide variety of sublimation blanch sublimation blanks are available as ceramic metal glass and heat resistant plastic promotional products that are specially coated and polymer coated the reason for this is that when put under high temperatures pores in the polymer open and allow the ink to enter when it is in its gaseous state examples of sublimation blanks are mugs glassware phone cases plates cutting boards license plates polyester t-shirts sweatshirts socks polyester top mouse pads bags and cases please visit the sublimation blanks section of our website for a full list of sublimation blanks available to you now let's discuss sublimation supplies the first item you will need is sublimation paper we carry the tax print brand of sublimation papers tax print sublimation paper is the world's largest selling desktop paper it is high-quality paper that offers premium definition and color fidelity as well as very high color transfer efficiency there are two lines of text print that we carry text print X P HR and text print our text print X P HR is compatible with water-based inks such as the inks used with the Epson brand printers whereas text print R is engineered specifically for gel based renters the excellent dimensional stability at high speeds with heavy ink loads of the text print are makes it the perfect choice for sublimation use over gel based renders the next item that you will need is either sublimation tape or a spray on adhesive for sublimation sublimation tape is a specially formulated tape that will not melt or leave residue when heat is applied to it this is especially suitable for hard substrates like ceramic metal and plastic sublimation products the spray adhesive on the other hand is more suitable for your soft substrates such as polyester fabrics the spray adhesive may or may not be needed however if you find that your fabric substrates are experiencing ghosting or blurriness caused by movement of the sublimation paper on the substrate the spray adhesive will help to fix that issue for your fabric substrates we also recommend parchment paper parchment paper is used above and below your substrate to protect against staining of the heat press when edge-to-edge printing is required included with the sawgrass virtuoso complete printing system is creative studio when you register your sawgrass virtuoso printer you will gain access to creative studio saw grasses creative studio program is an easy-to-use online designer that allows you to combine text and images into unique layout allowing you to apply them to product specific templates Kerry that he Preston a that you can then print and sublimate onto your substrate brand templates within creative studio include Yuna sub chroma Lux switch case and much more creative studio gives you access to customizable vector graphics and video tutorials making personalizing your creation or design a breeze something to keep in mind is that access to creative studio can only be obtained by registering your printer because it is solely designed for use with the sawgrass virtuoso printing system using creative studio is completely optional but it certainly is an easy way to create custom graphics that you can then print and sublimate there is a lot to think about when it comes to the sublimation process we would love to help you making sublimation printing a sustainable and profitable part of your business if you have any questions regarding the sublimation process or heat transferring in general please call our experts at 1-800 two one five zero eight nine four thanks for joining us today