Full Version: Sublimation on a sublimated plate

From: geebeau [#1]
 30 Oct 2005
To: ALL

Is it possible to add sublimation to a plate that already has sublimation on it?
I have to prepare a plate for a trophy with year dates and info. If I do for example 2005 - Yankees in sublimation would I be able to sublimate another line under that say for next year? Or is there a way of covering up the previous info?

Thanx,
Steve

EDITED: 30 Oct 2005 by DGL

From: John (JOHNRMONTG) [#2]
 30 Oct 2005
To: geebeau [#1] 30 Oct 2005

I have done it successfully ... just cover the previous sublimation with a clean piece of paper. Not sure if there will be a maximum number times you can do it or if it will gradually degrade the previous work or not.

From: geebeau [#3]
 30 Oct 2005
To: John (JOHNRMONTG) [#2] 30 Oct 2005

I'll give it a shot.. it's one of those plates that would be good for like 15 years... Heh, if I can do it, I'll keep it saved and if it looks crappy, I'll use a new piece and re-do it... Cuz it sure looks better than rotary engraving and then oxidizing it

Steve

From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#4]
 30 Oct 2005
To: geebeau [#3] 30 Oct 2005

Steve,

Could you set up the design where you display boxes where a sublimated plate will be adhered in the future? This way all you need to do is sub the small plate. This works out great, especially if you cater to many out-of-town customers.

From: geebeau [#5]
 30 Oct 2005
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#4] 30 Oct 2005

Not in this case.. it is the continuation of an already established award on a cherry finish base, and I need to start a new plate that will be attached to it on a new side.

From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#6]
 30 Oct 2005
To: geebeau [#5] 12 Mar 2006

what can happen when re-sublimating a piece....or adding something to a piece that is already sublimated is that the dye that is already embeded in the poly coating can migrate making it look blurry.


It really depends on the coating itself as to how much it can blurr.

Brian G.

From: logojohn [#7]
 31 Oct 2005
To: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#6] 31 Oct 2005

I did it by accident on both a mug press and the regular press.

If you cover the whole item with the paper it may not be a problem.
What I did is after testing one side of a mug, I left that side exposed when pressing the other side with the new transfer just covering that side.

The ink from the first press got transferred to the pad. It didn't really ruin it but ink left on the pad was then burned into the next item I did resulting in a light shadow image.

Basically the same thing happened with the regular press. The second transfer didn't not cover the first so the ink was transferred to the pad.

If a blank part of your transfer covers the previous part it wont get burned into the pad but still may not work right.

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