Letter 12938

Sublimation coating formulas 

++ Can someone please tell me what coating and a formula as well as the process to coat ceramics (Ceramic mugs, tiles) to enable printing onto with my sublimation system? I know its a polymer coating, but don't know the formula and ingredients. Please help ! Julius Harford - Pretoria , South Africa +++ Would like to know also how to coat materials for sublimation. Dinis Gouveia - Portugal +++ I would like the answer to this question, especially to apply sublimation coatings to sheet aluminum. Rik Ritchey - Berkeley, CA USA ++++ I would also like to know the formula for sublimation coating. It gets quite expensive to order items that are pre-coated. We are looking to lower cost on our products, and this process will do just that. Ural Sims Jr. T-Shirts, Mugs etc - San Antonio, TX

I am also seeking coating products for sublimation - has anyone had any luck with this? I see you can buy some products which claim to be a coating but what are they and can I make this myself? ) I am in Australia so any shipping is expensive...)
Also, what is best to use as a surface coat after sublimation i.e. wet areas or as floor tiles etc.?

Paul Norgate
- Melbourne, Australia

I also having problem looking for polyester coating for printing my dye sublimation. Could somebody help me looking for this type of polyester coating? Thanks.

Pat Lee
Dye sublimation hobbyist - Gardena, CA, USA

Please tell me a recipe to make a polymer coating for roofing tiles.

Kapu Geekiyanage Kushan Prasanga
Engineering Student - Sri Lanka

Polyester sublimation coating. Can someone please tell me what coating and a formula as well as the process to coat ceramics (Ceramic mugs, tiles) to enable printing onto with my sublimation system?

Bruce Greetham
hobbyist - Natal, South Africa

Try Using Epoxy Resin

Muheeth Cassim
- Hunupitiya, Wattala. SRI LANAK

what is the chemical combination for sublimation coatings and is it possible to make it yourself?

Thanks
P Fal

P Fal
Buyer - Ireland

You can get sublimation coatings from:
www.sublimationcoating.org
www.goosehanger.com

Bess Dizon
- Philippines

Can anybody please guide where to get sublimation coating in India

Rajiv Verma
- Chandigarh, INDIA

What is "dye sublimation"?
" Dye" is just what it implies, the special inks or dye used to reproduce an image. "Sublimation" (in definition) is the process when a solid has the ability to melt or transfer from its solid state to its gaseous state bypassing the liquid state as you would see with "dry ice".

How does sublimation apply to ceramics?
Special inks need to be used that have the ability, when heated, to transform from their solid (visible) state to their gaseous state bypassing the liquid state. The sublimation process of the inks start around 350º - 375º F. The images originate on a piece of paper or transfer media that can be produced either from an offset press or a dye sublimation computer printer. The inks also need to have similar characteristics to polyester (a form of plastic). This is only half of the puzzle, the other half is that the ceramic (mug, tile, etc.) needs to be specially treated (coated) with a durable polyester glaze. The paper or transfer media containing the sublimation inks or dyes is placed on the specially treated ceramic, both heat and pressure is then applied. The inks or dyes begin to sublimate around 375º F and the polyester coating softens around 425º F making very receptive to the gases from the inks or dyes. The gases penetrate and mix with the coating on the ceramic and when cooled, the gasses return to their solid state in the polyester glaze and viola, you have a very permanent image that will last and won't chip or peel and is microwave and dishwasher safe.

Tell me more about the ceramic coating
Because the finishes are organic in nature, they do not contain the metallic or toxic qualities of man-made decal or glaze coatings. All mugs are dishwasher and microwave safe. The added UV inhibitors allow exposure to direct sunlight without fading

Muheeth Cassim
print box - Wattala - Sri Lanka