Water-based sublimation ink and oil ink, How to distinguish them?

The Water-based  ink includes sublimation ink and eco-solvent ink, and the oil ink includes pigment ink, the former ink needs to be transferred to the object by a medium, and the latter ink can be directly sprayed on the fabric to be printed. Do you know how to distinguish the difference between the two?

Water-based Sublimation Ink

Water-based sublimation ink, also known as water-based thermal transfer ink, is a low-energy, easily sublimated disperse dye made into digital printing ink, and then printed on transfer paper. By heating, an image can be produced in the shortest amount of time. Exquisite porcelain, metal, silk, chemical fiber fabrics and other materials. It is ideally suited to the market needs and environmental requirements of individual development.
Since the aqueous sublimation ink is an aqueous ink, it is mainly produced by a composite grinding process from a water-based resin, an organic pigment, a solvent, and related additives. Water-based inks are especially suitable for packaging and printing products with strict hygienic conditions, such as tobacco, wine, food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, children's toys, etc.
The main difference between aqueous inks and oily inks is the different solvents, one being water as a solvent and the other being an organic solvent as a solvent.

The difference between the two inks is as follows:

1. Water-based ink is prepared from water-based resin, soluble in water and diluted with water. The advantage of water-based ink is that it does not require organic solvents, reduces solvent evaporation, prevents air pollution, does not affect human health, and is not easy to burn. It is an environmentally friendly ink. Oil-based inks and solvent-based inks are insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents, but these organic solvents react with certain substances in the air to cause pollution.
2. Water-based sublimation transfer ink, stability and can make the color bright. The price is cheap, the adhesion after printing is good, the drying is fast, and the water resistance is strong. Oil inks are characterized by high ink viscosity, fast drying, water resistance, softness and light fastness. When used, ink is more economical and saves costs.

 Sublimation Printing Ink

3. Water-based inks are commonly used in food, medicine, beverage and other industries, and the packaging and printing industry is also widely used. Oil-based inks are mainly used in metals, plastics, wood, aluminum foil, carton and building materials.
4. Oil-based inks can be diluted with organic solvents and printed on absorbent and non-absorbent surfaces. It is not easy to fade after printing. Aqueous inks cannot be diluted with organic solvents.

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Different garm sublimation printing paper, how to choose most suitable for your printer

Sublimation printing paper has a lot of grams. Do you know how to choose the most suitable grams for your printer and fabric?
As we all know, sublimation paper has different weight, according to the weight of sublimation transfer paper can be divided into low-gram and high-gram sublimation transfer paper. 
Generally speaking, the weight of light sublimation printer paper is generally 45gsm, 50gsm, 58gsm, 70gsm, 75gsm, etc. High weight sublimation transfer paper weight is usually 90gsm, 100gsm, 105gsm, 120gsm.
So why is sublimation transfer paper light, light weight? In general, high weight sublimation transfer paper than light sublimation dye paper expensive, this is because of high weight sublimation textile paper than light sublimation printer paper coating, and the weight of the original paper. Sublimation transfer paper has different weight, mainly to meet the needs of different consumer markets.

Sublimation Printing Paper

High weight sublimation printer paper is generally used in the high-end consumer market, the use of high precision, slow printer printing, printing finished products are often expensive, but good quality, high quality, can meet the high-end consumer market demand.
Light heat transfer sublimation paper is generally used in the low-end consumer market, the use of low precision, fast printing printer, printing finished products are often cheap, but the quality of general, can meet the needs of the low-end consumer market.

How to choose different weight sublimation transfer paper?

58gsm sublimation transfer paper for the latest high-speed digital printer. This paper helps to eliminate head impact, reduce ink consumption, clear details, printing process color gradient transition more smooth. If the textile needs a small amount of ink, such as summer clothing, should choose 58gsm.
60gsm sublimation transfer paper this weight paper is usually used in MS high speed printers. In the future, printers will work faster and thinner.

Sublimation Paper

70gsm-90gsm dye sublimation transfer paper is the best choice for moisture under 45%. Because at low humidity, the paper shrinks and the printing surface bends. In the process, the paper absorbs the ink, causing it to "warp up." The 70gsm-90gsm is softer, easing "tilting" and protecting the print head from damage.80/90gsm sublimation dye paper is suitable for light-colored image printing because 80/90gsm paper is thinner than 100gsm paper. If your image needs too much ink, the 80gsm paper will shrink. At the same time you need to control the humidity at 40-60%. This way, your paper won't wrinkle.
In the humidity of more than 70%, should choose 100-120gsm thermal sublimation printing paper. Because paper wets easily at high humidity, it becomes softer and less rigid. If light paper is used, it will be difficult to print smoothly due to the reduced stiffness and hardness.
If your fabric is elastic, tacky sublimation paper is your best choice. At present, 100gsm adhesive paper is the most popular on the market, it can avoid double printing the image on the fabric.

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Adhesive Sublimation Paper-What Are The Factors Affecting The Viscosity of It ?

When we use adhesive sublimation paper, sometimes it faces the lack of adhesion of the sublimation paper, which causes the pattern to deform. Do you know what causes the viscosity of it?
So how to use sticky paper to avoid sticky or sticky situations?
First, we need to understand the effects of bonding strength between adhesive paper and fabric.

The adhesion between fabric and adhesive paper is affected by the following aspects:

1. Adhesion grade of sticky sublimation paper: 

Sticky Sublimation Paper

According to the customer's fabrics, the annual ambient air humidity is different, the adhesion strength requirements of sticky sublimation paper are also different, in addition to the common adhesive paper of most fabrics, also developed a high viscosity paper. Compared with ordinary sticky paper, high sticky paper can increase the bonding strength by 50%, other performance indicators are very suitable. Mainly suitable for the relatively dry autumn and winter seasons, or the customer's pattern is light, the fabric is more smooth.

2.Type of fabric: 

Fabric is the main factor affecting adhesion, generally smooth fabric, bonding paper and bonding paper bonding strength in the adhesive in the molten state of the thermal transfer process reduced, if the fabric is smooth, then provide less adhesive. Encounter smooth and elastic fabrics, it is recommended to choose high sticky paper.

3.Environmental humidity: 

Adhesive paper bonding strength and water transfer process, generally high moisture, viscosity will be very strong. Some customers in the process of using sticky paper found that the strength of the spring, summer, sticky paper, one to fall and winter, sticker stick enough sometimes, mostly due to the process of transfer paper and fabric moisture content is too low, the situation like this can try to keep the fabric in the moist environment moisture absorption and transfer, in addition to sticker printing control of dryness, don't make the transfer paper is too dry.

4.Storage of adhesive paper: 

Adhesive Sublimation Paper

Unprinted tacky sublimation paper should not be exposed to air for a long time, which will reduce the viscosity of adhesive paper, need to seal and store adhesive paper. If printing the remaining half roll of adhesive paper, please seal the original plastic bag as soon as possible, do not keep it in the air for a long time. We have done tests, sealed adhesive paper, kept for more than 6 months, the viscosity will not weaken. Printing sticky paper to transfer printing in a timely manner, generally good sticky paper printing if placed for a few days, the viscosity will be weakened, because the water will continue to volatilize and transfer paper coating viscosity decline, generally require sticky paper printing in 2-24 hours to complete the transfer, if it is too late to transfer also need to seal preservation.

How to store tacky sublimation paper?

(1) choose the appropriate sticky sublimation transfer paper bonding strength (according to the fabric, season, pattern);
(2)Pay attention to moisture transfer (fabric moisture, paper moisture);
(3)Pay attention to the preservation of adhesive paper (unused adhesive paper sealed preservation, printing sticky paper and timely transfer).


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