Full Version: Dye Sub Acrylic?
From: precisionlaser [#1]
19 Apr 2005
To: ALL
To all the dye sub experts:
I have a customer looking to put some designs on the back of clear acrylic sheet (1/8"). Can this be done with ink jet dye sub? I'd think that the heat might create a problem.
Thanks!
Mark
From: Rallyguy [#2]
19 Apr 2005
To: precisionlaser [#1] 19 Apr 2005
Tried it...it warps badly, and melts too.....a subsurface direct inkjet may be a possiblility. How big is the piece, and how many, and is it an indoor or outdoor product?
Brian G.
From: John (ICTJOHN) [#3]
19 Apr 2005
To: precisionlaser [#1] 19 Apr 2005
Mark,
You can sublimate it onto the MATES substrate (clear), and then put that on the acrylic. It will look like a sticker and the colors are transparent so you won't have bold bright colors unless you put a white background behind it - and there is no White inks in sublimation.
From: precisionlaser [#4]
19 Apr 2005
To: Rallyguy [#2] 20 Apr 2005
Thanks, Rallyguy...I didn't think it was possible since I hadn't seen anything about it on the forums. My client has several general ideas for this if we can find a way. I would imagine that if it was possible that the applications would be endless!
Mark
From: precisionlaser [#5]
20 Apr 2005
To: John (ICTJOHN) [#3] 21 Apr 2005
Thanks, John...I had forgotten about there being no white in sublimation. I'll take a look at the Mates product and see if that will work for him. I don't even have the equipment for dye sub (and am not inclined to venture into that area after reading the other thread on this), so there will be multiple challenges to overcome to meeting his needs.
Mark
From: Rallyguy [#6]
20 Apr 2005
To: precisionlaser [#4] Unread
If you have a glass product that you like the look of, we have been able to screen print a sublimatable coating with a white background on a beveled glass piece.....then sublimate on it for a product that no one else carrys. Much like the white tiles and glass cutting boards work only with a controled area instead of a fully white back.
I will attach a picture...
EDITED: 20 Apr 2005 by RALLYGUY
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7]
20 Apr 2005
To: Rallyguy [#6] 20 Apr 2005
Brian,
I like that. Most glass items, similar to what you've shown, use a frosted back, which creates a nice effect, but for sheer color reproduction, white is the bomb!
Nifty :-)
From: Rallyguy [#8]
20 Apr 2005
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7] 20 Apr 2005
Thanks David,
This is the second year we have offered this product. The first year was to a large customer that wanted something "different".
So far they love them.....So we offer them in our catalog now.
Brian G.
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#9]
20 Apr 2005
To: Rallyguy [#8] 20 Apr 2005
Brian,
Is that product in the new catalog you sent to me; the one with a picture of your family on it?
There's a job that comes up once a year, that I may be able to use them for. Last time, I used the frosted back glass.
From: Rallyguy [#10]
20 Apr 2005
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#9] 20 Apr 2005
It should be in there by the acrylic awards that we carry.
Brian G.