ChromaLuxe Hardboard Photo Panel

Temperature: 385°  Prepress: 20 second  Press Time: 80-120 seconds  Pressure: Mediuim

•Print the transfer on sublimation transfer paper.
•Cover the bottom rubber platen with protective paper.
•Remove plastic film from substrates that have it.
•Place the substrate side face up on the protective sheet.
•Prepress for 20 seconds, remove from the press and let cool.
•When sublimating natural wood prints it is important to minimize the bleed on the transfer in order to reduce the appearance of dyes on the sides. Suggested bleed is 0.1” on all four sides.
•Place the transfer face down on the imaging side of the substrate
•Place substrate onto the press with the back-side face-down and the imaging side face-up.
•Cover with protective paper.
•Press with Temp/Time/Pressure settings listed above.

Note:
If you use heat tape, be sure it does not come into contact with the heat platen or the substrate’s edge foil. Also, the tape should not overlap onto imaging area. The edge foil on the front of the plaque will permanently stick to heat tape after transfer. When this happens, you will see affected areas of the edge foil peel off with the tape after transfer. Should heat tape come into contact with the imaging area of the plaque, the sublimation ink will not get enough direct heat to activate. This will result in a white patch on the substrate’s imaging area. Print to within a minimal bleed area and wrap and tape the unimaged transfer to the back of the substrate after positioning the image onto the front of the substrate.
During pressing, it is normal for trapped moisture to escape through the substrate’s edge foil. Should the edge foil come loose and flake off after transfer, this is indicative of an excessive amount of moisture within the substrate. In this instance, you will need to pre-press (and cool) your substrates twice for 30 seconds each, prior to transfer.

Temperature: 400°/   Prepress: 20 seconds – (10 seconds per side) /   Press Time: 110-135 seconds /   Pressure: Heavy PSI 80 

•Print the transfer on sublimation transfer paper. When sublimating natural wood prints it is important to minimize the bleed on the transfer in order to reduce the appearance of dyes on the sides. Suggested bleed is 0.1” on all four sides.
•Cover the bottom rubber platen with protective paper.
•Remove plastic film from panels that have it.
•Place the panel face up on the protective sheet. Top with another piece of paper.
•Prepress for 20 seconds (10 seconds per side), remove from the press and let cool.
•Place the transfer face down on the imaging side of the substrate and smooth wrinkles. Do not place *tape on the foil edges.
•Place substrate onto the press with the imaging side face-up.
•Cover with a piece of China Silk Polyester Fabric.
•Press with Temp/Time/Pressure settings listed above.

Notes
If, after pressing, you notice warp in the wood panel, allow it to cool fully, then turn it over, put down protective paper and press it again for 30-60 seconds. f you do use heat tape, be sure it does not come into contact with the heat platen or the substrate’s edge foil. Tape it only on the back of the plaque. Also, the tape should not overlap onto imaging area. The edge foil on the front of the plaque will permanently stick to heat tape after transfer. When this happens, you will see affected areas of the edge foil peel off with the tape after transfer. Should heat tape come into contact with the imaging area of the plaque, the sublimation ink will not get enough direct heat to activate. This will result in a white patch on the substrate’s imaging area. Print to within a minimal bleed area and wrap and tape the unimaged transfer to the back of the substrate after positioning the image onto the front of the substrate.