Full Version: CYO Sublimation Spray
From: Linda (LINDAG) [#1]
30 Oct 2005
To: ALL
Has anyone used the new CYO Sublimation spray put out by Laser Reproductions? If so, what successes have you had with it?
thank you,
From: ray (RMV0215) [#2]
30 Oct 2005
To: ALL
I ordered some this week. I will post how it works. Hopefully it will do what I need.
Ray
From: Linda (LINDAG) [#3]
12 Nov 2005
To: ray (RMV0215) [#2] 12 Nov 2005
Ray,
Did you get a chance to try out the CYO spray yet? How did it work?
thanks!
From: ray (RMV0215) [#4]
12 Nov 2005
To: Linda (LINDAG) [#3] 16 Nov 2005
Not yet, wasn't thinking completely thru. I now need to get a small oven to bake the coating on to the item. Will post at a later date the results.
Ray
From: logojohn [#5]
12 Nov 2005
To: ALL
The site doesn't really have much info on it.
Could you paint a white layer first and then the CYO over it?
We have somebody making a custom metal item and we need to do full color on it.
From: Rodney Gold (RODNEY_GOLD) [#6]
12 Nov 2005
To: logojohn [#5] 13 Nov 2005
Some years ago , when dabbling in subli stuff , I used a clear polyester spray used in the automotive industry to coat items and got good results , I still have some stuff I did this way and pic quality is as good as it was when it was done.
Dust etc was a bit of an issue tho. I do coat products with ink receptive coating for direct printing and application and curing are the biggest headaches with these coatings.I use airbrushes in a warm dry dust free environment to get good coverage.
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7]
12 Nov 2005
To: logojohn [#5] 13 Nov 2005
John,
Sublimation coatings are clear, with the exception of that used on the white-backed glass tiles, in which the dye actually goes through the coating, so the image is viewable from the front of the tile.
Some Coat-Your-Own (CYO) formulas have to be cured in an oven; others are air-cured, but cure over the course of 4 days.
No rush jobs with those. :-)
As Rodney points out, some polyester sprays and automotive industry clear coats will accept sublimation dyes very well.
EDITED: 12 Nov 2005 by DGL
From: logojohn [#8]
13 Nov 2005
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7] 13 Nov 2005
Just on a wild attempt we sprayed some clear spray coating we had on an item. It did hold a little of the color but no way near acceptable.
If the project goes through, it would be thousands of items. We might be able to use the coating service advertised on the site that sells the CYO.
Or we might just get them pad printed or screened.
But being able to do some yourself would be great for prototypes and small runs.
From: Mick [#9]
13 Nov 2005
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#7] 13 Nov 2005
David
On the white, coated on the back glass, a clear coat is applied first, followed by the white. That way some of the dyes wind up in the clear coating backed up by the white. The image is "milky" if not done with a clear.
Mick
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#10]
13 Nov 2005
To: Mick [#9] 13 Nov 2005
Thanks for the info. I was under the impression the white backing was a single sublimatable coating.
Double-coated makes sense.