SUBLIMATION Times and Temperatures BEST SETTINGS Chart
One of the main questions when We start in printing or customization of products to sublimate is precisely What are the times and temperatures to sublimate each product or sublimable blanks?
In this table of times and temperatures to sublimate products we leave you approximated times and temperatures approximate for the sublimation printing process, it should be noted that each plate or heat press to sublimate may vary in its temperatures and type of degrees.
You can find Heat Press for Mups or Heat Press to sublimate textiles or fabrics with degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius depending on the model and brand.
You can find in the table orYou can find in the table or list temperatures and times to sublimate textile, mugs, magical mugs, polyester garments, sublimable mouse pad, polyester ribbon for bracelets that is a sublimable fabric, aluminum bottles.
11 oz White Mug
350° - 360° Fahrenheit Degrees - 160 Seconds
175° - 180° Celsius Degrees - 160 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
You must use a medium pressure at the moment to sublimate and if you use premium paper from which takes off almost all the ink you must let dry at least 10 minutes.
If the bottom of Mug is blurred or the ink does not pass well, it may be that the resistance does not have a uniform heating or the paper does not release a good amount of ink. NEVER put excessive pressure on it, you can damage the resistance.
11 oz Magic Mug
350° - 360° Fahrenheit Degrees - 160 Seconds
175° - 180° Celsius Degrees - 160 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
The quality of a Magic Cup can influence that the sublimation time can be reduced by 30 or 40 seconds because the polymer is of better quality, we can use a shorter sublimation time.
You should be careful when removing paper from Magical Mup when it is hot, especially if you use a cutter for example, depending on the quality of the cup its thermochromatic paint is more resistant.
17oz Conical Mug
350° - 360° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds
175° - 180° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
When sublimate a conical cup we must be very careful when placing it in the resistance also with a special shape. We need a little more time and temperature because of its peculiar shape it is more difficult to obtain a uniform heat throughout its area.
You also need a special template that can be found in the publication of how to sublimate the 17 oz Conical Mug.
Stainless Steel Travel Mug
350° - 360° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds
175° - 180° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
To sublimate a Stainless Steel Travel Mug they need very little time compared to a cup, since the metal rises very quickly the temperature to be able to achieve the sublimation process.
Also the pressure should be light, strong pressure is not necessary for this product.
Aluminium Sports Bottle
350° - 360° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds 175° - 180° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
As with the steel coffee thermos, when we sublimate sports bottles we do not need so much time, because it raises its fast temperature only about 20 seconds more because it has a larger area.
Pressure should be light to avoid deformation of the aluminum bottle.
Polyester T-shirt
375° - 385° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds 190° - 195° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
Pressure to sublimate Polyester T-shirt should be medium to strong with a sublimation paper that has a good release of ink to achieve intense colors.
We must always protect with a brown Teflon Sheet to not stain the heat press and stain following shirts.
Frosted Beer Stein
350° - 360° Fahrenheit Degrees - 70 Seconds
175° - 180° Celsius Degrees - 70 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
It is IMPORTANT to sublimate a Frosted Beer Stein to reduce the excessive heat of the first heating of the Mug press to sublimate Frosted Beer Stein to avoid damaging the polymer.
Pressure should be medium and we should not have air currents near heat press that can cause Frosted Beer Stein to be damaged or broken.
Trucker Hat
360° - 365° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds 180° - 185° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
To sublimate caps it is necessary that trucker hat is as stretched as possible, so that the paper has good contact with the surface of the fabric.
In addition to preheating 3 seconds before placing the sublimation paper to avoid moisture and wrinkles on the paper.
Gym Bag
375° - 385° Fahrenheit Degrees - 50 Seconds 190° - 195° Celsius Degrees - 50 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
When sublimate a Polyester Sports Backpack it is important that laces remain outside the heat area because it can burn them.
As well as leaving out the parts that avoid the good contact of the paper with the surface to sublimate, such as metal parts.
Cardboard Jigsaw Puzzle
365° - 375° Fahrenheit Degrees - 70 Seconds
185° - 190° Celsius Degrees - 70 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
To sublimate Cardboard Puzzles a high pressure is needed to achieve good contact of the paper to sublimate with the puzzle, and that the heat reaches edges.
At the end of the sublimation and just when opening heat press we must press with a cardboard or something flat that resists heat on the Puzzle for 40 Seconds, to prevent the cardboard from becoming deformed by heat.
Mouse Pad
375° - 385° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds 190° - 195° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
The fact that we must take into account when sublimating a mouse pad is the pressure, to achieve a uniform sublimation we need a high pressure for the good contact of the paper with the mouse pad.
Also a paper that has good ink release to achieve intense colors.
Polyester Cushion
375° - 385° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds 190° - 195° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
As with sublimate Polyester shirt, when we sublimate a cushion of polyester fabric it is necessary to protect with the brown teflon fabric to avoid stains on your garment.
If it has a zipper it is advisable to leave it outside of heat press area so that it does not get in the way of contact of sublimation paper with the cushion.
Polyester Satin Ribbon
375° - 385° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds
190° - 195° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
When we sublimate polyester ribbon for sublimated bracelets we can use an aerosol glue that is repositionable and thus prevent ribbon from moving when ironing.
We can seal the edges of the bracelets with a lighter to prevent them from fraying at the time of use.
Frosted Shot Glass
365° - 375° Fahrenheit Degrees - 180 Seconds 185° - 190° Celsius Degrees - 180 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
Frosted Shot Glass tequila also needs a special template to create its design by its conical shape.
You can download our template to sublimate Frosted Shot Glass , in the recommended tutorial at the bottom of this table.
MDF Keychain Blanks
365° - 375° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds 185° - 190° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
When we sublimate MDF keychains we must be careful if we use a repositionable spray glue, that can affect sublimating moment and prevent the ink does not transfer.
You can use thermal tape to avoid the possible problem or use a little spray repositionable glue but it must be of quality.
Aluminum Sublimation Sheets
375° - 385° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds
190° - 195° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
When sublimating Aluminum Sheets, we must place thermal tape to prevent the sublimation paper from moving from its place.
You must be very CAREFUL at the end of sublimation because the plate is very hot and can hurt you.
White Reflective Self Adhesive Vinyl 3M
350° - 360° Fahrenheit Degrees - 180 Seconds 175° - 180° Celsius Degrees - 180 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
When we sublimate 3M Reflective or Reflective Self-Adhesive Vinyl, we must leave a blank margin with respect to the design to be sublimated, so that the sublimation sheet protects from excessive heat and can damage the vinyl or wrinkle.
We must always use Teflon Sheet to avoid that excessive heat in our sublimable vinyl.
Glitter White Heat Transfer Vinyl
350° - 360° Fahrenheit Degrees - 60 Seconds 175° - 180° Celsius Degrees - 60 Seconds
Tips and Tricks
Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl has the necessary composition to sublimate it, first we need to apply it on the garment and then sublimate it.
Pressure should be a little high because of its rough texture can intervene with the good contact of the sublimation paper with the Glitter HTV.
