How to Print Vinyl Tumbler Wraps on Inkjet Printable Vinyl

You can print your own vinyl tumbler wraps at home with a regular inkjet printer!

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The trick is to use inkjet printable vinyl sheets. This is a great alternative to sublimation tumblers if you either mess up a sublimation tumbler and need to cover it or if you don't have a sublimation printer but still want to make custom 20oz tumblers.

This tutorial will explain how to print tumbler wraps at home.

How to Design a Full Vinyl Wrap in Silhouette Studio

Open a Silhouette Studio Design area and from the Page Setup panel change the Material Size to "Letter" (8.5" x 11). Check the box for Show Print Border.

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If you have a pre-designed template like a tumbler design, you can go File > Merge and bring it into the work area. For this beginner vinyl wrap tutorial that's what I'm going to suggest you do.

I'm using a tumbler wrap from the Sublimation Tumbler Bundle as So Fontsy.

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Once it's in Silhouette Studio, size the design so it fits within the Print Border.

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Or fill the entire page to do borderless printing.

How to Print a Vinyl Tumbler Wrap from Silhouette Studio

Place a sheet of inkjet printable vinyl into your inkjet printer. I have used the Starcraft Inkjet Printable and Oracal's 1917 Inkjet Printable vinyl and both work well.

From Silhouette Studio click File > Print. Adjust the settings for glossy paper and "Best" print. Send the image to print.

Once the wrap is printed, wait a few minutes for the ink to fully dry. Then, cover the entire printed wrap with laminate before you begin wrapping the tumbler.

Now that you have printed the vinyl wrap, you can use it to fully wrap around the tumbler.

For tips on how to wrap a tumbler in vinyl, check out this blog post on the So Fontsy blog.

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