Printing and Finishing

Dye Sublimation Print (Full Colour) 

Best for printing all types of photographs
and multicolour PC-generated artwork. 

A dye-sublimation print is a full-colour printing process that uses heat to transfer dye onto white synthetic materials. The printers are similar to inkjet printers in that they spray ink onto a sheet of paper, but the ink is actually dye-sublimation ink. 

Sublimation ink is unique in its ability to transition directly from solid to gas without passing through a liquid state. The conversion is initiated by heat and controlled with pressure and time. The high temperature—from a heat transfer press—opens the pores of the polyester and allows the gas to enter. 
When the temperature drops, the pores close and the gas reverts to a solid state. The print then becomes part of the polyester. Our high-quality dye sublimation ink has excellent colour brightness and produces brilliantly crisp transfers. 

Single Colour Screen Printing 

Best for printing single-colour corporate logos
or message on any of our standard neoprene fabrics. 

Screen printing is a stencil method of printmaking in which a design is imposed on a screen of polyester or other fine-mesh material, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance. Ink is forced into the mesh openings by the fill blade or squeegee and onto the printing surface during the squeegee stroke. 

The ink passes through the open spaces in the screen onto the neoprene below. The printed piece is then heat-dried at about 200°C.
We can match most Pantone C colours. It is also the most economical printing option if the budget is tight. 

Multi Colour Screen Printing
(Plastisol Transfer) 

Best for multicoloured corporate logos where
an accurate PMS colour is required. 

We print multicolour designs with plastisol inks; instead of printing designs directly onto neoprene, the design is printed on a special paper. The paper is heated after each colour is applied, and up to six (6) colours can be applied to one design. 

The resulting print, called a plastisol transfer, is applied to the neoprene, then placed in a heat transfer press. The heat and pressure applied by the press forces the ink into the neoprene nylon. When the press is opened and the paper is peeled off the neoprene, the ink remains on the neoprene. This is a more traditional multicolour print compared to dye-sublimation prints. 

Printing and Finishing with Abalone Aquasuits

Dye Sublimation Print (Full Colour)

Single Colour Screen Printing

Multi Colour Screen Printing (Plastisol Transfer)

Neoprene Colour Range

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