can i use sublimation ink on 100% cotton? ive been told that i cant only 100% poly, is this true. they told me i had to use durablast ink's. let me know because i was gonna buy the epson 1400, but it only takes sublimation ink and not durablast. enlighten me!!!!!!!

RE: using sublimation ink on 100% cotton or 50/50

sublimation ink...is a special ink..and it will NOT work on cotton...and just barely work with 65/35 blend. It requires 100% polyester in white or some pastels..Reason is the ink on specail paper is turned into a gas by the heat and the pressure forces the gas into the garment where it bonds with the polyester fiber..what is on the coton fibers will wash out badly...
I use the 1400 for sublimation. It comes with claria ink which Espon describes as water resistant. It is not a pigment ink as most like to use in ordinary transfer. Some members have used Claria ink with JPSS paper.. I have not...So in short you can use the 1400 for other than sublimaton...do a search and you will find a long thread on using the 1400 and Claria ink...but you can also buy pigment ink in either carts or CIS

RE: using sublimation ink on 100% cotton or 50/50

Thanks, what is CIS? and can i use the 1400 on dark garmets with gold something transfer paper?

RE: using sublimation ink on 100% cotton or 50/50

CIS...is continious ink supply...a bulk system...makes the ink cost less per transfer...but the hardware do do this would be 150-300 USD...and ink separate.. check with any of the vendors on here about pricing.. Whether or not you can print on dark shirts is not dependent on the printer but on the transfer paper you are using...such as Iron All for Dark..or similiar...again...check with the vendors here as to what papers they have for dark...personally I have not found any that I will use for commercial purposes..if I have an order for print on dark...I outsource to a DTG (direct to garment) operator..    FLYING FC   sublimation offset ink on cotton

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