UV printing on crystal and K9 glass awards and blocks
Awards, trophies, solid blocks. What the printer and primer makers publish about crystal and K9 glass awards and blocks: primer, white ink, flat or rotary, how long prints last and what goes wrong.
- Desktop UV
- With prep
- Primer
- Needed
- White ink
- Not stated
- Shape
- Not stated
Glass, ceramic and stone. Things people make: awards, trophies, solid blocks. From the sources at the end, checked October 11, 2026; we haven't tested it ourselves.
What it needs
- Desktop UV printers
- With prep xTool groups crystal with glass and glossy ceramic as needing a glass and ceramic primer. [1]
- Primer or adhesion promoter
- Needed. Glass and ceramic primer (xTool Selected UV Printing Primer Wipe). [1]
- White ink
- Not stated
- Flat or curved
- Not stated
How long it lasts
None of the sources gives dishwasher, outdoor or scratch figures for crystal and K9 glass awards and blocks. Test a sample the way it will be used before you sell it.
What goes wrong
- The whole print peels off if no primer was used, the wrong primer was used or the surface was not cleaned.
Before you print
- Clean with an alcohol-dampened lint-free cloth, wiping one way, and let the alcohol evaporate.
- Test uncertain materials on a small batch first.
Supplies
Look for an adhesion promoter sold for UV printing on crystal and K9 glass awards and blocks, and read its data sheet for how long to let it dry: adhesion promoter (Amazon US), adhesion promoter (Amazon UK). Clean with isopropyl alcohol wipes first. Test one piece before a batch.
Related materials
Every material in one table: what a UV printer can print on. Weighing up other machines? See UV against DTF, sublimation and a Cricut.
Has a maker published something different, or does your printer's manual disagree? Email hello@homeuvprinter.com and we'll check it against the source.
Sources
Checked October 11, 2026.