Attempt 2 at Sublimation Mousepads

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A few days ago, I did my 2nd attempt at a mousepad since the 1st attempt didn't turn out how I expected. After work last week, I went to Hobby Lobby to get a another pack of mousepads. Since I already had the design picked out, I went ahead and printed it out on sublimation paper using sublimation ink. Just as a refresher, sublimation is a type of printing in which the ink turns into tiny particles and embeds itself into the surface of an object, creating a seamless and beautifully vibrant design that never peels or cracks. For the temp, this time I did 400 degrees instead of 350 degrees. I watched some videos on sublimation and most of the videos said you need to have it at 375 or above. I think the higher temp definitely worked better. Last time I said we burned them, but we actually didn't have the temp high enough so all the color from the design wasn't transferring to the mousepad. 

Materials Needed:
  • Access to a sublimation printer
  • Sublimation Mousepads
  • Heat Resistant Tape
  • Heat Press (Access to one)

The mousepad on the left is the one I did with the higher temp. The colors are more vibrant compared to the mousepad on the left. The colors on that one look dull. The one on the left turned out better except for the part where the color didn't transfer. 


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