Substrate: Wood
Products: 4528, 4530, 4531, 4723, 4721, 4529
Product | Temperature | Time |
Natural Wood Panels | 385° F/195° C | 1:10 – 1:25 |
How to sublimate natural wood photo panels.
Materials
- Bare ChromaLuxe Natural Wood Photo Panel
- Heat Press
- Cleaning Cloth
- Printed Transfer
- Heat Gloves
- All-Purpose Cleaning Fluid
- Sublimation Printer
- Heat Tape
- Blowout Paper
- Printing RIP Software
- Scissors
Instructions
Step 1
- Turn on your heat press.
- Set the temperature to 385°F / 195°C
- Strong pressure is recommended (settings may vary based on equipment).
- Add a sheet of protection paper (blowout paper) on the bottom plate of the heat press.
Step 2
- Remove any film from the product.
Step 3
- Clean the surface with all-purpose cleaner, a cloth, and compressed air.
Step 4
- Next, line up and center the picture frame to the transfer.
- Tape the transfer to the photo panel using heat tape.
Step 5
- Add the photo panel into the center of the heat press.
- Make sure the photo panel is facing up and the printed transfer is facing down.
- Add a layer of blowout paper on top of the printed transfer.
- Set the correct temperature & time (see below)
- Close the heat press so the sublimation process starts.
Step 6
- When the timer is done remove the panel from the heat press.
- Attention: the item will be hot, so wear protective heat gloves.