Can You Sublimate On Vinyl

Most people who want to sublimate a design onto a cotton t shirt will sublimate their image onto what s known as white glitter vinyl.

Can you sublimate on vinyl.

Then put the sublimation paper face down on top of the vinyl s finished surface. Therefore in order to sublimate onto a cotton t shirt or dark fabric you have to think outside the box. I am lucky to. Now you can sublimate your favorite materials like glitterflex ultra and some decofilms.

A2a sublimation ink will be only permanent if it is sublimated. Cover with a teflon sheet this is crucial. And they are pretty heat resistant so you typically do it at higher temperature. Separate the two files and group up your vector outlines to get the most out of the heat transfer vinyl.

Test cut the vinyl for best results and reverse the vector design before cutting. Then peel the sublimation paper transfer sheet warm to the touch as fast as you can. If you re starting from scratch you ll need a dye sublimation print system such as the sawgrass virtuoso sg400 sg800 or vj628. Remove teflon sheet following the 30 second heat press cycle.

You ll also need a vinyl cutter that can handle 12 mil film. There s two different orders in which you can sublimate your vinyl. After cutting weed excess vinyl from. As a sublimation specialist my job is to make those lessons easier for decorators.

The white glitter vinyl contains polymers and takes the sublimation ink just like a polyester shirt would. Sublimation takes 10 minutes to learn and a lifetime to master. Siser easysubli htv available in 5 to 50 packs 8 5x11 forever subli flex 202 sublimation paper for dark and cotton garments siser easysubli htv 11 x 16 5 sheets siser colorprint. Glitter takes a little more force than most heat transfer film so a craft cutter won t cut it.

The equipment and products always are changing so whether you have been sublimating for 20 years or two days there always are new lessons to learn. For complicated designs like the floral one you can see in the above gallery it s easier to do option 2. Sublimate your vinyl then press. If it s simple like our little guitar you can go with option 1.

Press your vinyl first and then sublimate.