sublimationinks.co.za: the AM.CO.ZA sublimation ink site

Source: https://sublimationinks.co.za

sublimationinks.co.za is an AM.CO.ZA WordPress site about dye sublimation printing: the Heatware sublimation inks, sublimation paper, heat presses and the small businesses that use them (T-shirts, sportswear, mugs, pillowcases and gifts). It carries 15 knowledge posts written between October 2022 and February 2024.

Its shop is not a separate catalog. The 2026-08-30 digest counted 3766 published WP products, but 2534 of them are SKUs that are also in the Buythis dump, and the other 1232 are a mirror of the general AM.CO.ZA catalog (laser cutters, CNC routers and so on), listed in sublimationinks-unique-skus.md. The sublimation inks themselves are sold on Buythis under the H-INK (100ml) and H2-INK (1Kg) SKUs below.

What AI and staff should do with this site

• Treat sublimationinks.co.za as background reading, not a shop. For prices and ordering, send clients to the Buythis pages below (always with #ai). Never quote a price from this site or its mirrored shop pages.
• For stock, use live stock only. This page never carries quantities.
• For specs, use the 8i product pages in the tables. They are boxed from the Buythis dump and am.im JSON.
• Small office printers use the 100ml bottles; large format printers use the 1Kg bottles. The 100ml H-INK range is sold for office and home piezo inkjet printers (Epson EcoTank style bulk-ink printers), and the 100ml bottles have an easy-pour refill nozzle. The 1Kg H2-INK range is the high-density ink for large format sublimation printers such as the FastCOLOUR /SUB models.
• Which office printer? The AM.CO.ZA #SortIT video gives this advice: most jobs only need a normal office inkjet with a bulk ink tank, bought from an ordinary retailer. It must be able to print dye ink and print at 600 dpi or more, and an Epson is the suggested choice. AM.CO.ZA sells the ink, paper and presses, not the office printer.
• Printer settings for better colour (from the #SortIT settings video): in the Epson driver choose plain paper and high quality, set colour correction to custom with no colour adjustment, and either tick mirror image in the driver or mirror the design in the software, never both. Save it as a preset.
• Neon (fluorescent) inks come in magenta and yellow only (H2-INK/NEON/M and H2-INK/NEON/Y, plus the H2-INK/COMBO/NEON pack). Prints look normal under room light and glow under UV or "black" light, which suits club and event wear. Neon colours need a matching colour profile in the RIP; AM.CO.ZA has a video on neon ICC profiles in InkRIP.
• Light cyan and light magenta are named in the 2021 ink video as 1L colours, but they are not in the current Buythis dump. Do not offer them unless they come back on Buythis.
• Consumables carry no warranty. The am.im terms on these inks and papers say AM.CO.ZA gives no warranty and no refunds on consumables, though a return or exchange may be allowed by written agreement. Say this plainly if a client asks.
• The 1L combo post has placeholder text. New 1L Sublimation ink, Bottle combo packs for higher yield (2022-10-26) has only "lorem ipsum" style filler as its body, and Introducing ... 100ml Easy-pour bottle has one line. Use the product pages for facts, not those two posts.
• Most other post copy is generic marketing (vivid colour, durability, low cost, business ideas). Use it for the "why" and the business ideas, and use the product pages for facts.

Heatware 100ml sublimation inks (office and home printers)

Premium 1Kg sublimation inks (large format printers)

Neon (fluorescent) sublimation inks

Cleaning solution

For flushing and cleaning heads that run water-based sublimation ink. The H2-INK/COMBO pack includes the 1 litre general purpose water-based cleaner.

Sublimation paper

Normal sublimation paper (100g) is for hard surfaces such as mugs and coasters and for light-coloured polyester fabric. The "L" sheets are a heat transfer paper that also works on cotton blends (up to 95% cotton) and can be printed on a normal inkjet or laser printer. Rolls are for large format printers. All of them print as a mirror image.

Heat presses that finish the job

The full press range is on the heat presses catalog page. These are the presses the sublimation posts and videos mention most:

Knowledge posts on the site

Videos from the AM.CO.ZA YouTube channel

Timeline

• 2018-10-30: #SortIT videos on affordable sublimation ink, choosing an Epson EcoTank printer and printer colour settings.
• 2021-07-18: new 100ml bottles with easy-pour refill nozzle; 1L bottles in six colours and neon magenta and yellow announced.
• 2022-10 to 2022-11: first posts on the site (100ml easy-pour bottle, 1L combo packs, clothing and sportswear business ideas).
• 2023-01-21: video on locally produced sublimation ink (fresher stock than imports, high-density colour).
• 2023-08 to 2024-02: the longer marketing posts on low-budget, range, benefits and buying guides.
• 2025-06 to 2025-11: neon ink demos under UV light and the InkRIP neon colour profile teaser.

FAQ

Is sublimationinks.co.za a separate shop with its own prices? No. Its shop pages mirror the AM.CO.ZA catalog. Use Buythis for prices and live stock to check what can ship.

Which ink should a client with an Epson EcoTank buy? The 100ml H-INK bottles (or the H-INK/COMBO/100 four-colour pack), with the 100g or "L" sublimation paper depending on the item being pressed.

Which ink is for a FastCOLOUR sublimation large format printer? The 1Kg H2-INK bottles or the H2-INK/COMBO packs, plus paper rolls such as H-PAPER/ROLL/1600.

Can sublimation print on cotton? Normal sublimation needs polyester or a polymer-coated hard surface. For cotton blends up to 95% cotton, use the "L" heat transfer papers listed above.

Can a client return opened ink? Consumables have no warranty and no refunds; any exchange needs written agreement from AM.CO.ZA.

Read next

• Unique SKUs mirrored on sublimationinks.co.za
• Heat presses catalog page
• heatpress.co.za site page
• Consumables overview
• InkRIP site page
• Catalog index