Sublimation on veneer

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Sublimation on veneer

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Hello,
has anybody tried to sublimate on veneer? With or without coating.
The guys from sublimation companies say that it is virtually impossible to sublimate without polymer coat.
I did some test with veneer, but without any polymers applied.
I do not know what the result has to be but it is less bright then on plastic.
Here is the video how longboard guys do the sublimation.


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Here is my result of sublimation
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Apart from the crack, it looks pretty acceptable.
I suppose more Pop wouldn't be bad, but I think it looks OK
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I had a company with ell me that as well.
Chris mp and amidnightproject does it as well.
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Akiwi wrote:Apart from the crack, it looks pretty acceptable.
I suppose more Pop wouldn't be bad, but I think it looks OK
The reason why crack appeared was moisture in veneer.
What do you mean by pop?
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Post by motoman »

Also I would like to try spray polymer or regular polymer. I guess picture will be more realistic and if will be easier to process it.
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By Pop I meant stronger colours
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Post by motoman »

Akiwi, I do agree with you, unfortunately it is difficult to achieve such result without coating...
It has to be really high temperature))
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Post by amidnightproject »

If you double print, or lay down more ink on your transfer paper you can achieve brighter colors.

However unless you have a RIP you will have a tough time achieving that as you actually need to be able to control the printer beyond what most printers allow out of the box.
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Post by motoman »

Add more inks is good idea and we did it.
Double print sounds like step two times in one water, newer possible to coincide the picture.
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