Does the Epson Inkjet Printer Can Convert a Sublimation Printer? - These Steps Tell You

Hello, nice to see you again, my dear friends! During sublimation printing industry, do you know how to converting your epson inkjet printer into one sublimation printer, then help you save some cost? If you don't know how to do, now reading my this article, may be I can help you!

You should following these steps.
1. Converting a brand-new Epson printer
If your Epson printer is brand-new out of the box, and has never been used, you can proceed straight to using our inks. Do not install the Epson cartridges provided with the printer. Instead, either install a set of refillable cartridges with our bottled ink or a set of compatible sublimation cartridges.
Recommended items:
To use sublimation cartridges:

1. Set of Skyimage Sublimation Cartridges
2. For printers that have two black slots: Photo Black Cleaning Cartridge

To use sublimation ink bottles:

1. Set of Skyimage Sublimation Inks
2. Set of Refillable Cartridges
3. Chip Resetter
4. For printers that have two black slots: Photo Black Cleaning Cartridge or Bottled Purge Fluid

2. Converting a used Epson printer

If your Epson printer is currently using any other ink (Epson-brand ink, compatible ink, another brand of sublimation ink), it is absolutely necessary that you purge all old ink from the printer's lines prior to installing SKYIMAGE Sublimation Ink.

• Before starting the conversion process, print a nozzle check to confirm that the printhead is working properly. Do not attempt to perform a conversion on a printer that is not printing correctly.
• Ensure that you have a spare maintenance tank or a maintenance tank resetter available before moving on.
• Remove all the old ink cartridges and install a set of cleaning cartridges (or a set of refillable cartridges filled with bottled purge fluid).
• Do the initial fill procedure to clear the old ink from the lines and replace it with purge fluid. Repeat the initial fill procedure once more to flush all residues.
• Remove the cleaning cartridges and install the sublimation ink.
• Perform the initial fill procedure to fill the lines with sublimation ink for printing!

Note: Some printers have two black slots (photo black & matte black). Only the matte black slot needs to be used. Leave the cleaning cartridge inside the photo black slot, as this slot will not be used in printing.

3. After the conversion of your printer

With your printer now converted to SKYIMAGE Sublimation Ink, you can start sublimation printing. For best results, print your images onto a sublimation transfer paper specifically intended for sublimation printing. Transfer the prints using a heat press onto the sublimation blank or polyester fabric.
Although it is possible to obtain decent results without color management, the color gamut will be very limited. To produce professional-grade sublimated materials, color management is required.

Okay, after reading this article, now you can know how to convert your epson inkjet  printer into one sublimation printer. If you want to know more about sublimation printing, welcome to contact us at any time. We will provide you the best quality product and service. Hope my article can be useful to you. Thank you for your reading.