You can use a color or black and white design.
How to print on metal sheets.
Print out the design you want to use with a toner based laser printer.
Take you sublimation metal sheet flip it over so the printable side is facing down and place on to the paper transfer print.
Trim 1cm from the edge of the printed paper transfer design with scissors.
Draw out the design you want to print on your metal sheets onto your poster board.
Sand the surface of the.
Cut the poster board to be the same shape of your metal sheet but 0 25 inches larger in size.
Cut the design out using a sharp craft knife.
Transferring a print to metal 1.
Whilst the heat press is heating up you can prepare your metal ready to press.
Place the paper transfer print on your work area with the print face up.
The goal is to remove the design from the poster board to make a template that can be reused.
By placing an ink jet transparency against a purel brushed surface the ink will pull off and make a print on a surface of your choosing.
Any kind of sheet metal will work including aluminum.