There is no reason you couldn't make Stainless Steel Tumblers sublimatable. I will warn you that evenly spraying onto a cylinder can be tricky to get a perfect even coating similar to the ones you buy from commercially sprayed products.

Hi Estela, yes it does for sublimation. Extruded acrylic in general won't stand the heat of sublimation transfer, it could melt of deform whereas cast acrylic does stand the heat to allow for image transfer under a heat press.

It’s $45 a can in Canada. Not sure the price is worth the headache to be honest. Maybe it’s worth it if there were unique items you couldn’t buy from a supplier or on amazon etc. It’s way too expensive. I do hope the price lowers in the future. We’ll never have to buy from Alibaba again! 😝

For method 2 no you don't have to use the clear coating but, and this is important! You have to make sure you are using cast acrylic as this is naturally sublimation receptive. Therefore if you use the translucent (pass through) white the inks go through the white and into the acrylic. If you use extruded acrylic it will fail.

@@SoleJuice aw that sucks, I just bought a bunch of acrylic from Home Depot. I researched it and it's extruded 😅 Thanks for the tips tho, I already ordered the transparent and opaque subli glaze l, I just need to find a vendor for clear cast acrylic now

@@SoleJuice Do you have to use the SUBLI GLAZE ADHESION PROMOTER 1st whether you use method 1 or 2? And will method 1 work on any type of acrylic?

Hi Stephen... We don't recommend our coatings for use on shirts I'm afraid as coatings will wash out of cottons after a couple of washes

We just use a thick piece of ply or a clean metal baking tray. Don't stand the acrylic on the oven shelf itself as the bars will heat up and leave marks

To be honest not tested Lexan If it is a cast product then it should work but only way to really know is to test it

No if you are putting it on the back of the acrylic no need to mirror image

If you use the opaque white on the back you would do it after you image the cast acrylic and yes it would be permanent as it would give your image the vibrancy it needs. If you use the translucent coating you apply this first and then the sublimation inks pass through it Hope that helps

Hi... Yes you can use a glazed mug however hand spraying mugs can be difficult as you have to go up and down and spin the mug at the same time so it takes some practice Just FYI

You should search around for acrylic manufacturers and when you speak with them ask them for CAST acrylic

Hi.. a few papers do have a coating on them that does not work well with sublimation coating. Two papers we have tested and work fine with Subli Glaze are: Texprint HD Jetstream F35

Awesome I will try that brand. Thank you.

with the translucent white spray this allows the image to go through it so you spray the side you want the image on and press the image through it

Just the clear and the adhesion promoter

You can coat tumblers yes but it is more difficult than a flat object as you have to move the can up and down at the same time as spinning the cup I would suggest just doing small areas rather than trying to coat the whole product when it is round unless you have a good hand

We purchase from various suppliers mainly Asia for the blanks in semi containers

You can get the prices from here solejuice.com/collections/digi-coat Bear in mind if you are shipping overseas it is easier to find a local dealer close to you as flying the cans is expensive

If the surface of the product like slate is uneven its difficult to fill and voids if you email some pictures over to me [email protected] I will take a better look and advise

@@SoleJuice I'm trying this on slates later do you have to cure or can you just leave them settle overnight. I'll be using my heat press to cure if I have too. Any advice please?!

@@ollieprints Hi... No you need to cure ... The way to do slates just to make sure you are doing it correctly, is to spray the white down first then leave for a minute or so then spray the clear (blue can) on top whilst the white is still wet. You then cure both coatings at the same time. The simple way with the slates if you do not have an oven is to lay them on the heat press and swing the platen over the top about an inch or so away and cure that way. Hope that helps...

Hi our coating is food safe however coating mugs by hand is very difficult as you have to spin the mug whilst going up and down by hand

Sole Juice ty for the fast reply! Could I use the white based coating for glass instead of the translucent? Or should I spray paint it white and use the correct spray for glass. I’m trying to get my glass a solid white all the way around so I can wrap it with a picture. Also should I shrink wrap the wine glass before curation or should I just pop it in the oven without the shrink wrap?

@@bLACKQT20 HI.... Yes if you are looking to print on the outside you would use an opaque white not the translucent. Normally when doing this on flat objects you spray the white down first leave it a couple of minutes and then spray the clear on ( wet on wet ) before curing. To do this on a vertical mug or glass is going to be difficult but hey everything is worth a shot :-) If you have a white base coat already that can take the heat of sublimation you can try that method and cure the white first. Its a case of if the white can take the heat without going brown. I would cure the glass first before wrapping. Just FYI here I am advising from logic this is not something I have done before just FYI :-)

Sole Juice thank you sooooo muchhh you have a been a huge help

To be honest some metals work without it some don't there are so many to chose from its hard to give a definitive list. I would try without and if you are happy with results go from there if not try adhesion promoter. ALWAYS make sure the surface of the metal is free from any grease or oil and also make sure there is not already a coating on it I have seen people try to coat aluminium that already has a coating on it

I think you mean using the 3D vacuum bags in an oven To be honest we have never tried any products using the bag system so cannot really indicate times. I also assume you are asking what time and temp should be to sublimate the image not to set the coating ? The times to set the coating should be the same not sure on times and temps for sublimating the product as I dont know what it is

@@superfastpod9320 I'm trying to sublimate onto glass and metal, but the items are not flat. Jars for instance. Yes, since you use an oven for setting the coating that step is the same. I also need to set the image in the oven because of the shape. I don't have vacuum bags. I tried using 350 degrees for 15 minutes and had decent results. I believe the flaw was due to me not getting an even coat of the Subliglaze.

Joe DeJong hey joe did you ever figure it out?

You can use Texprint HD or Jetstream F35

Thanks sole juice Is Jetstream 35 work with fabric acrilic mug and metal.?because I get the Jetstream f 35 100 paper I don't know if there's a face to print on or no

Heavy pressure

If you are using 15mm to 25mm thick pieces, preheat the reverse side of the piece you only need a medium pressure. If you are pressing the thinner pieces for curving you will not have to pre-heat.

We have a dealer in India already they are listed on our website Thanks