preventing dye migration

[Rocky Bihl]

Rob- Ever wash a red 100% polyester garment in the wash with a white towl??? Even though the temperature of the polyester never comes close to reaching its sublimation temperature, the dyes are still released from the garment! The additives that give the ELT SERIES ink its best bleed resistance work in the 270-300F range ( and no this ink WILL NOT GHOST AT ALL!). We would never recommend running at the bottom temperature cure range of any ink series unless the garment or material dictate so. If someone turns on a fan, or opens an overhead door you may get just enough of a breeze through a dryer to not fully cure whatever you are running. As I stated above, sublimation dyes do not have to reach their sublimation temperature to want to leach into vinyl no matter if it is cad cut, or printed plastisol.

[dirkdiggler]

as a few others have said, Wilflex Performance!  I have tried tons and always go back to it, its that good.

[alan802]

If I have time this week I'm going to test the ELT I have with a little more detail and using the donut probe.  All I did when using them at the workshop I just dropped the temp on the dryer and crossed my fingers.  I didn't measure the ink temps coming out of the dryer or with the donut probe but I can just to give a shop's perspective.  Not that the ink gurus word isn't enough but getting information from different shop environments can only help to back up what the manufacturers are saying about their product.  I'll try my best to get some real numbers posted.