Value Tile Ceramic Tile Sublimation Instructions

Instruction Details

Temperature:
400°F / 204.44°C
Time:
3 Minutes
Pressure:
Medium
Substrate:
BT22A (Part numbers may vary by distributor)

Additional Items Needed

  • Heat Tape
  • 1/8" Heat Conductive Green Rubber
  • 1/2" Nomex Felt

Heat Press Method Instructions

1. Place Nomex Felt Pad on Bottom Table.
2. Cover the Nomex Felt Pad with a sheet of protective paper.
3. Use Heat Tape to attach your transfer to the tile.
4. Place the tile with imaging side face up, with attached transfer face down, on top of Nomex Felt Pad and protective paper, on bottom table.
5. Cover with a sheet of protective paper.
6. Cover it all with a piece of 1/8" Heat Conductive Green Rubber Pad, and press according to time, temperature, and pressure above.

Application notes: Do not use grout for IronClad tiles, especially colored grout which will stain the tiles. Mortar, glue or silicone are recommended.

Stack Order for Heat Press

  • HEAT PRESS PLATEN
  • GREEN PAD
  • PROTECTIVE PAPER
  • TRANSFER
  • SUBSTRATE
  • PROTECTIVE PAPER
  • NOMEX FELT PAD
  • PROTECTIVE PAPER
  • BOTTOM TABLE

OUR INSTRUCTIONS ARE BASED ON USING A DK20S, DK3110 AND/OR A COUNTER TOP CONVECTION OVEN. TIMES AND TEMPERATURES WILL VARY DEPENDING ON WHICH EQUIPMENT YOU USE.

Heat Press Pressure Cheat Sheet

Level
PSI
Press Dial Level
Average Human Resistance Felt
Contact Pressure
10-15 psi
1 on press dial
Where the platen just makes physical contact with product
Light Pressure
20 psi
2 on press dial
Resistant with one arm pressing down, easy with two arms
Medium Pressure
40-60 psi
3-5 on press dial
Resistant with two arms pressing down, doesn't require usage of shoulders
Heavy Pressure
80 psi
6 and up on dial
Very resistant with two arms pressing down, requires lifting of elbows and shoulders to lock in place

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