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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: ragegrafix on May 31, 2016, 08:09:17 PM

Title: Sublimated Beach Towels
Post by: ragegrafix on May 31, 2016, 08:09:17 PM
Hello,

I have a customer looking for some sublimated beach towels for a swim team.  Maybe as low as 50 but possibly 100 if that is the minimum.  Does anybody know of a good wholesale distributor?

Thanks!

Matt Gerard
Rage Grafix
Title: Re: Sublimated Beach Towels
Post by: ericheartsu on May 31, 2016, 10:28:31 PM
would love to see this too. Most of the time they are done overseas with a different process if i'm not mistaken.
Title: Re: Sublimated Beach Towels
Post by: royster13 on May 31, 2016, 11:01:48 PM
www.protowels.com (http://www.protowels.com) does 75% cotton / 25% polyester ones....http://www.protowels.com/product/imagepro-beach-towel-28x58/ (http://www.protowels.com/product/imagepro-beach-towel-28x58/)


Title: Re: Sublimated Beach Towels
Post by: sqslabs on June 01, 2016, 09:53:52 AM
These guys are down our way (South Florida) and we spoke to them last year regarding a custom job, but it didn't go through so I can't speak for the quality. Microfiber towels.

http://www.sportncare.com/ (http://www.sportncare.com/)
Title: Re: Sublimated Beach Towels
Post by: Frog on June 01, 2016, 10:33:23 AM
[url=http://www.protowels.com]www.protowels.com[/url] ([url]http://www.protowels.com[/url]) does 75% cotton / 25% polyester ones....[url]http://www.protowels.com/product/imagepro-beach-towel-28x58/[/url] ([url]http://www.protowels.com/product/imagepro-beach-towel-28x58/[/url])


Very interesting that their towels aren't even strictly poly. Are they treated with a poly spray perhaps? A local company here, Nova Chrome, used to sell a spray to allow sublimation on cotton T's
Title: Re: Sublimated Beach Towels
Post by: ZooCity on June 01, 2016, 01:25:48 PM
Heads up when using poly faced cotton towels- some of those cotton fibers may get through the poly facing and won't sublimate.  Can be an issue with solid spot color type fills.  Not as big of a deal with photo images, etc. probably.

I would let your client know about this and voice it as a trade off- cotton feel towel but potential speckling in print v. microfiber feel towel with perfect print.