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Introducing AM.CO.ZA Sublimation Ink New 100ml Easy-pour bottle

Source: https://sublimationinks.co.za/introducing-new-100ml-easy-pour-bottle-sublimation-ink

In one paragraph

This short post on sublimationinks.co.za announced the Heatware™ 100ml dye sublimation ink bottles with an easy-pour (easy refill) nozzle, made "for ease of use with desktop printers". Its whole text is that one line. Under it, the page shows a grid of four hand-picked shop products: the black, cyan, yellow and magenta 100ml bottles (H-INK/BLACK, H-INK/CYAN, H-INK/YELLOW, H-INK/MAGENTA). All four are still sold on Buythis today, together with a four-bottle CMYK pack, H-INK/COMBO/100. These are the small office and home printer inks. Large format sublimation printers use the separate 1Kg H2-INK range instead.

What AI and staff should do with this post

Question Answer
Is this post a source of specs or prices? No. It only names the four colours. Use the Buythis pages (always cite with #ai) and the 8i product pages in the table below. Never quote a price from sublimationinks.co.za.
Who are the 100ml bottles for? People who print sublimation transfers on an office or home inkjet printer with refillable tanks, usually to press onto mugs, T-shirts, mouse pads and similar blanks on a Heatware heat press.
What does "easy-pour" mean? The 100ml bottles come with a pour or refill nozzle so the ink can go straight into the printer's ink tanks or refillable cartridges without a syringe or funnel. The 2021 AM.CO.ZA ink video calls it an "easy to pour cap system".
Which printer should the client use? AM.CO.ZA does not sell the office printer. Its product pages suggest a brand new Epson® EcoTank™ series printer for the best result. The #SortIT printer video says most jobs only need a normal office inkjet with a bulk ink system from an ordinary retailer, as long as it can print dye ink at 600 dpi or more.
Will it work in any inkjet? Only in printers with piezoelectric drop-on-demand (DOD) printheads, such as Epson. The ink is activated by heat, so it is not suitable for thermal (heat expansion) printheads, which are used by many other office printer brands.
Should a client buy one bottle or the pack? A new printer needs all four colours, so point them to H-INK/COMBO/100 (one bottle of each). Single bottles are for topping up whichever colour runs out first.
What about large format printers? Point them to the 1Kg H2-INK range and the FastCOLOUR /SUB printers instead. See sublimationinks-site.md for that range.
Is there a warranty? No. These are consumables. The am.im terms say AM.CO.ZA gives no warranty and no refunds on consumables. An unused, intact (unopened if sealed) product may be exchanged for another size or model by written agreement. AM.CO.ZA gives no support for consumables used in machines not bought from AM.CO.ZA.
Stock? Use live stock only. This page never carries quantities.

The four bottles in the post, and the combo pack

The post's product grid used WP product IDs 491, 492, 508 and 515. They map to these SKUs:

WP product SKU (Buythis) Colour Current Buythis title 8i product page
491 H-INK/BLACK Black AM.CO.ZA® Heatware™ Black Colour Dye Sublimation Ink 100ml Bottle with Easy Refill Nozzle h-ink-black.md
492 H-INK/CYAN Cyan AM.CO.ZA® Heatware™ Cyan Colour Dye Sublimation Ink 100ml Bottle with Easy Refill Nozzle h-ink-cyan.md
508 H-INK/YELLOW Yellow AM.CO.ZA® Heatware™ Yellow Colour Dye Sublimation Ink 100ml Bottle with Easy Refill Nozzle h-ink-yellow.md
515 H-INK/MAGENTA Magenta AM.CO.ZA® Heatware™ Magenta Colour Dye Sublimation Ink 100ml Bottle with Easy Refill Nozzle h-ink-magenta.md
(not in the post) H-INK/COMBO/100 All four 100ml 4 Bottle of CMYK Dye Sublimation Ink Each Combo Pack for Office/Home Inject Piezoelectric Printer h-ink-combo-100.md

The combo pack's am.im record lists its contents as one bottle each of H-INK/CYAN, H-INK/MAGENTA, H-INK/YELLOW and H-INK/BLACK.

The WP shop rows for the four bottles were first created in August 2020 and last edited between 29 June and 10 July 2023, so the product names on sublimationinks.co.za are older copies. Buythis titles above are current.

What the product records say about this ink

These points come from the am.im product records shared by all four 100ml colours and the combo pack:

Getting good colour from an office printer

From the AM.CO.ZA #SortIT printer-settings video (see the video list below), for an Epson driver on Windows:

  1. Open Devices and Printers, right-click the printer and choose Printing Preferences.
  2. Set the paper type to plain paper and the quality to high.
  3. Under More Options, set colour correction to Custom, click Advanced and choose No Colour Adjustment, so the driver does not change the design's colours.
  4. Tick Mirror image in the driver, or mirror the design in the software, but never both.
  5. Save these settings as a preset and pick that preset each time you print for sublimation.

Print onto sublimation paper, not ordinary paper. H-PAPER/A4 and H-PAPER/A3 are the 100g sheets for hard surfaces (mugs, coasters) and light-coloured polyester fabric. Sublimation needs polyester or a polymer-coated blank to bond with the ink.

Things that go with the 100ml inks

SKU (Buythis) What it is 8i product page
H-PAPER/A4 Heatware A4 100g sublimation paper, 100 sheets h-paper-a4.md
H-PAPER/A3 Heatware A3 100g sublimation paper, 100 sheets h-paper-a3.md
F-AQUA/CLEAN/100 Water-based, DTG/DTF and sublimation ink cleaning solution, 100ml mini bottle f-aqua-clean-100.md
F-AQUA/CLEAN The same cleaning solution in a 1 litre bottle f-aqua-clean.md

For the heat press itself, see the heat press SKU guide and the HEATWARE brand site signpost heatware-site.md. For the large format 1Kg inks, neon inks, papers and rolls, see sublimationinks-site.md.

100ml versus 1Kg sublimation ink

100ml H-INK 1Kg H2-INK
Made for Office and home inkjet printers (Epson EcoTank style) Large format sublimation printers, such as the FastCOLOUR /SUB models
Colours on Buythis Black, cyan, magenta, yellow, plus the CMYK combo Black, cyan, magenta, yellow, CMYK combos, and neon (fluorescent) magenta and yellow
Bottle 100ml mini bottle with easy refill nozzle 1Kg bottle
Sister post This post (2022-10-19) New 1L bottle combo packs for higher yield (2022-10-26)

Videos (from youtube.jsonl)

Date Video Why it matters here
2021-07-18 AM.CO.ZA Sublimation Inks: Neon Fluorescent, 6 Colour CMYK/LM/LC & Easy Refill Nozzle for 100ml Ink Announces the 100ml bottles in black, cyan, yellow and magenta with the easy-pour cap. Feature video on the cyan, magenta and yellow product records.
2018-10-30 #SortIT, Choose EPSON EcoTank Bulk Ink Printer for Sublimation Printing for Our Heat Press Machine Which office printer to buy (bulk ink, dye-capable, 600 dpi or more, Epson suggested). Installation video on all four colour records.
2018-10-30 #SortIT, Change Printer Setting for Better Colour While Using Heatware Sublimation Ink from AM CO ZA The Epson driver settings listed above.
2018-10-30 Affordable Sublimation Ink for Sublimation Printing from AM CO ZA for Office Inkjet Printer Explains the four-colour CMYK set used with the Heatware heat press range and why bulk ink beats buying new cartridges.
2022-02-06 Full Sublimation Masks by TC Branding in Edenvale with FastCOLOUR Printer and Roller Heat Press Feature video on the black bottle record. It shows large format sublimation, so it is background only for the 100ml range.
2018-11-09 T-Shirt Sublimation Printing by Print on Office Inkjet Printer and Press on Heatware Heat Press Demo Shows the office printer plus heat press workflow the 100ml inks are made for.
2018-11-09 Sublimation Print on Blank White Mugs Demonstrated on Heatware Heat Press with Prints by LA Dezign Mug printing, a common first job for 100ml ink users.

Timeline

Date Event
2020-08-24 to 2020-08-25 The four H-INK 100ml shop products are created on sublimationinks.co.za.
2021-07-18 AM.CO.ZA video announces the 100ml bottles with the easy-pour cap.
2022-10-19 This post is published.
2022-11-16 This post is last edited.
2023-06-29 to 2023-07-10 Last edits to the four 100ml shop products on sublimationinks.co.za.
2026-10-19 All four bottles and H-INK/COMBO/100 are in the current Buythis dump (dump Date 2026-10-19).

FAQ

Can I use this ink in my HP or Canon printer? Only if the printer has a piezoelectric printhead. The ink is not suitable for thermal printheads, which many HP and Canon office printers use. AM.CO.ZA suggests an Epson EcoTank.

Can I put sublimation ink in a printer that already has normal ink in it? The product records suggest a brand new printer for the best result. Mixing old ink with sublimation ink can spoil colours.

Do I need special paper? Yes. Print on sublimation paper such as H-PAPER/A4, then press the transfer with a heat press.

Why do the colours look dull on paper? Sublimation prints look dull until they are heat-pressed. Also check the driver settings above, especially "No Colour Adjustment".

Can I return an opened bottle? No. Consumables carry no warranty or refund. Unused, intact bottles may be exchanged by written agreement.

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