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Reveal-S™ Sublimation Transfer Media for Cotton A self-weeding sublimation transfer film that allows sublimators to decorate

light colored cotton or blended fabrics using almost any ink jet sublimation printer.

800-826-6332 www.conde.com

v1.3/May 12, 2016

What Reveal-S does:The Reveal-S film, a true technology breakthrough from Vivid Chemical, allows for the decoraon of bold graphics onto white and light colored 100% coon & blended fabrics using sublimaon ink. In addion, it is a single step self-weeding film, meaning that no visible polymer is released in blank areas of a graphic. The Reveal method produces very bold colors with exceponal wash durability.

What Reveal-S does NOT do:Design your graphic using bold colors! Reveal-S will not transfer light or medium colors. Also, Reveal-S should not be used for photograph reproducon. It is designed for white and lightly colored shirts. It is not recommended for medium or dark colors.

How Reveal-S works:During the heat press process, the sublimaon ink that was printed on the film begins to sublimate into the “Smart Polymer” coang on the film. This Smart Polymer selecvely releases from the film, melng onto the fibers of the fabric. Unlike tradional sublimaon to polyester which has no hand (meaning you can’t feel the areas decorated), you will feel the Reveal-S Smart Polymer on the surface of the fabric. The Smart Polymer will selecvely release if a medium to high density of the ink is present. This means that artwork with medium to bold colors will transfer. Aer transferring, the sublimaon inks now live inside the aached Smart Polymer, since sublimaon inks will not adhere to the coon. Unlike tradional transfer media, the Reveal-S Smart Polymer does not leave a visible polymer window in blank areas, allowing the decorang of light colored shirts. Reveal-S and Smart Polymer is a patent-pending technology breakthrough.


Introducon

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Tradional Ink Jet TransferA tradional ink-jet transfer paper is coated

with a solid “emulsion film” to trap and suspend liquid ink in order to apply your design to a fabric.

Unless the excess film is cut away before heang, the enre emulsion film is applied to the fabric. Usually,

emulsion film transfers are barely visible when applied to a white fabric. They also leave a significant hand.

However, emulsion films from tradional ink-jettransfer papers become visible when they are

applied to a colored fabric. The more colorwithin the fabric, the more visible the emulsion

film appears on that fabric.

Reveal-S “Smart Coang”TechnologyReveal-S employs “Smart Coang” Technology, where the emulsion film only releases where sublimaon inks are sprayed onto the film.

When heat is applied to the Reveal-S Film, dye-subinks chemically combine with the Smart Coang polymer network and adhere to the garment. Areas of the Smart Coang with no sublimaon ink stay on the Reveal-S film and do not transfer to the garment, making the Reveal-S “Sublimaon-to-Coon” film the first self-weeding ink jet transfer product! No physical trimming of your design from the film is required.


“Smart Coang” Technology

Ink JetEmulsion Layer

No ExcessPolymer Layer

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!For best results, Condé Systems recommends using our Reveal-S printer settings. These settings are different from normal dye-sub settings & help to optimize the Reveal-S film.

Epson printers should continue to use current printer settings.

Go to the Reveal-S Film “landing page”: www.conde.com/reveal

Click on the “Reveal-S Installer” for your parcular ink jet sublimaon printer.

For , installers are available for the following:Windows Operang Systems • Ricoh SG3110 • Sawgrass Virtuoso SG400 • Ricoh SG7100 • Sawgrass Virtuoso SG800

For , contact Condé’s Technical Support for assistance.MAC Operang Systems

Run the installer and follow all prompts unl installaon is complete.

Select the “Conde Reveal-S” Profile in your graphic soware program before prinng to the Reveal-S film.

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Call if your printer isn’t listed!

Printer Profile Instrucons


Connue to check back with us at

conde.com/revealfor the most current

instrucons and updates

Reveal-S Acceptable Artwork:Reveal-S film is for clip art, line art, and vector art designs ONLY. Design your graphics to use only bold colors. Light to medium colors will not acvate the smart polymer coang on the film. Reveal-S should not be used for photographic reproducons. It will be helpful to print and transfer our Reveal-S Basic RGB or Reveal-S Full RGB color charts to aid in the selecon of colors. Download the charts at . www.conde.com/reveal

Reveal-S Prinng:Before loading the Reveal-S film into your printer’s paper tray, first place two sheets of plain paper (that matches the Reveal-S film size) into the paper tray.

Load the Reveal-S film on top of the two sheets of plain paper so that you print on the mae/rough side of the film. For Ricoh and Virtuoso printers, place the film with the mae/rough side (print side) face down in the boom tray. If using the bypass tray, place film mae/rough (print side) face up.

Print in MIRROR IMAGE with sublimaon ink. For best results, we recommend using our Reveal printer sengs. These sengs are different from normal sublimaon sengs and help to opmize the Reveal film. To receive those printer sengs, visit or call 800-826-6332 (press “2” for tech support).www.conde.com/reveal

Remove the film from the printer’s output tray as quickly as possible, as some sublimaon inks dry slowly. If the ink is wet, avoid mulple sheets piling up in the printer’s output tray. Handle the film carefully to prevent wet ink from smearing.For best results, Reveal-S should be applied to a garment within 4 hours of prinng.

Ink-Jet Sublimaon Only Mirror Image


Instrucons

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• Set your heat press: Temperature: 385°F Dwell Time: 20 seconds Pressure: Heavy

• Place the shirt in your press and use a lint roller over the area to be decorated (You may decorate a 100% coon or coon-poly blend, white or light colored shirt. See www.conde.com/reveal for examples of light colored shirts).

• Pre-press the shirt for about 5 seconds without locking the press closed. Just use the weight of the platen (See videos at ).www.conde.com/reveal

• Place the Reveal-S film with the print side face down on the shirt in the desired orientaon and posion (Because the film is clear, you can see your image to aid in posioning. Also double check that your design now appears “right reading” indicang the print side is indeed against the shirt). For best results, try to keep the Reveal-S film at the center of your heat press platen.

• close and lock the press with heavy pressure at Without using a cover sheet, 385°F for 20 seconds.

• Open the press and rub the film with a cloth or mousepad for 3-5 seconds. Hot peel the film by pulling the film parallel with the fabric. Gently stretch the garment from the sides to help soen the feel or “hand” of the design.

• Verify proper release of the decorated secons of the smart polymer. If some parts did not transfer, look to see if these secons were designed with bold colors. It may be necessary to replace colors that are not bold enough. For help with color selecon, download our bold color charts at . www.conde.com/reveal

• For addional trouble shoong, visit , call www.conde.com/reveal 800-826-6332 (press “2” for tech support), or email [email protected]

Heat Press Procedure


• Place the first or “front” Reveal-S transfer on the garment. • Press the transfer at 385°F for 20 seconds w/heavy pressure. • Li the press platen and hot peel the Reveal-S film sheet. • Allow the garment to completely cool before aempng second transfer.

• Place the second or “back” Reveal-S transfer on the garment. • Press the transfer at 385°F for 20 seconds w/heavy pressure. • Li the press platen and hot peel the Reveal-S film sheet.

• Place a non-sck parchment sheet such as a silicone sheet or butcher paper over the loading platen (boom platen) of the heat press. • If possible, loop the garment through the platen in order to press the second side.


Front + Back Instrucons

Silicone orButcher Paper

Reveal-STransfer Film

Silicone orButcher Paper

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Garment Color Chart Guide

White and Off-White Colors, such and Eggshell and Neutral are acceptable for prinng.

Light Gray Colors are acceptable, up to an “Athlec Gray” or “Ash Gray”.

Light Pastel Colors are acceptable, such as Light Pink, Light Blue, Light Yellow and Light Green.

Medium Pastel Colors can be used, as long as the colors within your design are darker thanthe fabic color used for prinng. User tesng of image is recommended.

Full Color Garments and Dark Color Garments are not recommended for use with Reveal-S.

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1) Aer prinng, allow printed garment to sit for a minimum of 24 hours before washing or wearing.

2) If the garment is to be worn immediately, wash and dry your garment first.

3) Make sure to turn your garment “inside out” before washing to minimize abrasion within the washing machine.

4) Use a mild, color-safe detergent in the wash cycle. Allow your detergent to dilute before placing your garment in the washing machine.

5) Do not use bleach, non-bleach alternaves, or pre-wash treatments in the wash cycle with garments decorated by Reveal-S.

6) Do not use liquid fabric soener in the wash cycle.

7) Wash garment on “Cold” or “Warm” water seng with “Delicate” or “Normal” wash cycle selected. Always wash garments decorated by Reveal-S with other garments in the wash tub - don’t wash the garment by itself.

8) Do not set the wash temperature above 105°F / 40°C.

9) Promptly remove garment from wash once cycle is complete and dry garment.

10) Tumble dry on “Low Heat” or “Air Dry”.

11) Fabric Sheets can be used in the Dryer with your garment.

12) Do not iron over the imaged area of the garment.

13) Do not “Dry Clean” decorated garments.

105°F / 40°C Mild Detergent

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NO Non-Bleach AlternavesNO Pre-Wash Treatments

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Iron

Washing Instrucons


Q: How should I store the unprinted Reveal-S™ film when it is not being used?A: The film should be stored in the original package when not in use.

Q: What is the shelf life of the Reveal-S™ film?A: When stored properly, the Reveal-S™ film has a shelf life of one year.

Q: Do I need to prepress my garment before using the Reveal-S™?A: If the Relave Humidity under 40%, it is safe to transfer the image without prepressing the garment. If the Relave Humidity is between 40% and 60%, prepress the garment for 3-5 seconds to remove the excess moisture. In a moist work environment with humidity levels exceeding 60%, a longer prepress may be necessary to remove the extra moisture.

Q: Ink from the printed image is damp & smears onto the back of the next film in the printer tray. How can I stop the ink from smearing on the next sheet of Reveal?A: If the ink is damp, remove the printed film from the output tray aer the image has been printed. Prevent mulple sheets from stacking in the output tray. If the ink on the film is extremely wet, adjust the artwork to avoid oversaturang the film.

Q: I am seeing very faint ink dots that appear to be tracking down the image in very dense areas of ink. What is causing this issue?A: The “Pizza Wheel” effect is caused by excessive ink in the print (somemes seen on the SG400). It may be necessary to reduce ink levels in the artwork to help minimize the effects of oversaturang the film.

Q: The colors appear funny or different than the artwork displayed on the monitor. Did I change something by mistake?A: Ensure that the Reveal-S™ printer sengs are set as the default sengs. Printer sengs for all supported machines can be found at .www.conde.com/reveal

Q: What do I change if the image is not fully transferring to the garment?A: Raise the heat press temperature by 5° F, allowing the press to cycle before transferring another image.

Q: I’m sll having issues with the image fully transferring to the garment. What should I try next?A: a) Raise the heat press temperature by another 5° F, allowing the press to cycle before transferring another image. b) It may be necessary to raise the pressure ¼ of a turn.

Frequently Asked Quesons


Q: The film seems parally molten & scks to the shirt. What’s happening to the film?A: The heat press is significantly hoer than the standard set point. Lower the temperature by 10° F, and transfer another image. If the film sll scks to the garment, try lowering the temperature another 5-10° F.

Q: What do I change if the unimaged areas of the film release too much emulsion?A: Lower the heat press temperature by 5° F, allowing the press to cycle before transferring another image.

Q: What else do I change if the unimaged areas of the film connue to release too much to the garment?A: a) Lower the heat press temperature by another 5° F, allowing the press to cycle before pressing another image. b) It may be necessary to lower the pressure 1/2 of a turn from the original set point.

Q: All of the heat press sengs are correct, but I sll have issues with light colors releasing from the film. I know these colors should work; I have used them in the past. What is causing this issue?A: Coon fabric is sourced all over the world, and the can fluctuate from lot to lot. It is strongly recommended to test a shirt from a new batch before beginning mass producon.

Q: What is causing a dark square around the transferred image?A: Reveal-S™ is made for white and lightly colored shirts. Ensure you are using a shirt designed for this product. Recommended shirt colors can be found at www.conde.com/reveal.

Q: What is the quickest and most effecve way to select safe colors to use when creang artwork for coon garments?A: It is highly recommended to create a complete color chart using Reveal-S™ film to provide a repeatable set of colors to use when creang graphics. You will find color charts for Reveal-S™ at .www.conde.com/reveal

Q: What are the garment care instrucons for Reveal-S™?A: Please refer to the wash instrucons detailed at .www.conde.com/reveal

Frequently Asked Quesons


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