I have sublimated on white and clear acrylic with good results. Although I have pouches for my laminator and have purchased the Polycrylic just for sublimation, I have yet to try either. Do you have any tips or settings you would recommend? Do you paint the items white first? If so, spray or brush?
Update - These are all done on acrylic except the last one which was done on dry erase board from Lowe’s.
While it’s not the awe inspiring magical piece one usually sees in this forum, it was made on my Glowforge. I needed a end cap for my telescope to keep dust, dew and critters out while I waited for the clouds to part. I cut 3 rings of oak plywood that were just snug enough and glued them in a stack. The last piece was clear acrylic, which I sublimated the image onto and glued to stack. Now I can stargaze “To Infinity And Beyond”. [IMG_4383] [IMG_4386]
This was done on the clear acrylic PG 3D Engrave setting. After engraving I printed the picture and aligned it with the image I engraved. I pressed it at 390 degrees for 105 seconds. It wasn’t the full color I had hoped for. I guess the engraving was too deep to make good contact with my print.
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I wanted to do something to celebrate Independence Day and was inspired by a post on Facebook.
This is a sublimation print on the back of clear acrylic. I then painted it with white spray paint. Following that it was back in the GF to engrave the scripture on the front. While it was still masked I gave it two coats of flat black Rustoleum for plastic.
I hope everyone has a safe and blessed 4th of July.
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I tried something a little different this time. I sublimated a print onto coated mdf. The text was engraved at 1000/45/225. While it was still masked I hit it with white spray paint. Still some settings I need to tweak.
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