- Remove the crystals
- How to remove the glue?
- How not to damage clothes?
Rhinestones and sequins are everywhere today. But what if the fashion dictates wearing bright, all shop windows shine from the glare of crystals on clothes, but you want exactly the same jeans, dresses and T-shirts, but without sparkles? There is an option to purchase the desired item, and to remove the unnecessary elements yourself. Simple ways how to remove shiny stickers and how to remove glue from clothes from the times you learn from this article.
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Remove the rhinestones from the fabric is not difficult, although this task seems initially a big problem. There are many options. But any work must be done carefully, otherwise - you can ruin the material forever. Consider the basic and proven options.
Ways to remove crystals:
- Iron clothes through a sheet of paper. The glue must remain on the sheet, and the sequins can easily separate.
- Get a special soldering iron in the handmade store, which is usually glued to the rhinestones. Next, the soldering iron must be heated, melted the glue and remove unnecessary elements from the fabric. Work with the soldering iron carefully, and not to burn yourself with hot glue, you can use tweezers.
- Remove rhinestones from clothing with acetone or solvent containing it. It is easy to buy in any construction stores. To remove clothing is turned inside out, a droplet of liquid is applied to the place of attachment of sequins. Work with a solvent is much more convenient with a cotton swab or a stick. After application, wait about a minute. Next, the decoration is easy enough to move away from the place of attachment.
Important! This is a fairly hard method, so before using the solvent, it is necessary to check the fabric for resistance to such treatment. It is undesirable to use such tools on synthetic materials - the fibers can simply dissolve.
- Heat the inside of the thing with an iron. Immediately after heating, the adhesive becomes softer and the rhinestones can be removed. But it needs to be done quickly, because the glue also quickly loses temperature and freezes.
- You can on the contrary - do not heat, and freeze things in the freezer. After that, a sharp object to hamper unnecessary elements of decor.
Important! This method works only when attaching the rhinestones to glue containing resin.
- Make an aqueous solution of ammonia, vinegar and boric acid in equal proportions, after which the water should be heated, and put the clothes into the solution for an hour and a half. After - clothes can be removed and remove the sequins one by one with a sharp object.
Important! These methods are applicable only to clothing, and in no case can be used when removing rhinestones from hair, eyelashes or nails.
Unglue strasses - this is half the battle, you still need to take care that the clothes do not leave traces of glue.
to the contents ↑How to remove glue?
There are situations when negligent manufacturers do not take care of the proper quality of clothing and glued the jewelry so that they fall off after the first wash. In this case, the traces of glue remain, and a logical question arises: how to remove the glue from the rhinestones from the clothes.
Types of adhesives used in the pasting of crystals:
- Cold fixation, based on epoxy resin.
- Thermoactive( melt).
- Adhesives for hot fixation( including those based on epoxy resins).
- Acrylic.
Important! For the things of factory production, in general, thermostable adhesive is used. If the clothes are created according to your order or purchased at the handicraft fair, then the master could use other types of adhesives. For example: acrylic adhesive, sticks for glue gun( melt) or other types. Therefore, when buying a thing at the fair, be sure to take the contacts of the master, so that you can clarify the necessary information.
To remove glue without a trace, the main thing is to determine what active substances were included in its composition. And then it becomes clear what means can be used and how to strip rhinestones from clothes without traces.
Important! If you do not know what kind of glue was applied, then you need to gently try different methods of removal on subtle areas of tissue, and take advice, how to remove glue from clothes from rhinestones.
Options for removing glue:
- You can remove hotmelt glue with a solvent( it is better to take acetone).
- Traces of the adhesive gun can be removed with a cleaner that contains ethyl acetate or methoxypropanol.
- Second-hand acrylic adhesives can be cleaned with Dimexide, which can be purchased at pharmacies. Also, to remove acrylic adhesives, nitromethane( additive to fuel), bezacetone liquids for varnish removal, and special means, for example "Antikley", are suitable.
- Adhesives based on resins are removed with a mixture of turpentine and alcohol in a 1: 1 ratio, as well as any acetone-containing solvents.
Important! Be prepared that things can deteriorate when you use chemistry. Therefore, if you can better try to do without aggressive means. There are ways, , how to remove rhinestones from clothes without traces of without the use of chemistry( freezing and heating, ironing, etc.).
to the contents ↑How not to damage clothes?
When working on removing glue from things, it is important not only to understand how to remove rhinestones from clothes without traces, but also how not to damage the fabric itself. Follow the rules below.
Rule 1
When working with acetone or alcohol things are turned inside out, and the solvent is applied only to the place of contamination, using a cotton swab. In this case, under the cloth it is good to put a paper towel.
Rule 2
If removal is by means of sprays, the work is done on the front of the fabric, and the remnants of the tool and glue are wiped off with a cotton disc.
Rule 3
Turpentine can be applied to either side. After wetting the cloth, wait 2-3 minutes and remove the dirt with a cotton disc.
Rule 4
Using cotton pads, care should be taken to ensure that the stain does not spread over the fabric even further. Wadded disks can be replaced with soft napkins or paper towels.
Rule 5
If the glue under the onset of various methods has become soft, jelly-like, it can be tried to remove with an ordinary eraser.
If you do not like rhinestones - you can choose other models of clothing, for example, with prints or embroidery, and you can remove them and remove stains. Our advice on how to remove rhinestones, be sure to help you. Be careful, take your time and everything will turn out.