How to remove a picture from a T-shirt?

Each of us, faced with a situation in which the thing because of a shabby print losesits attractiveness, but I do not want to throw out my T-shirt. And also we are all people, our tastes can change, and previously a favorite print will cause the thing to be thrown away. But with the help of this article, you can learn how to remove the drawing from the T-shirt, without spoiling the thing itself.

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Chemical solvents

One of the most effective ways to remove the inscription from a T-shirt is the method of removal with chemical solvents. There is a special tool that you can buy at household chemistry stores.

You can also try the procedure with:

• alcohol;
• means for removing super-glue;
• means for removing nail polish.

In order not to damage the thing that you need to clean from a boring pattern, follow this instruction:

1. Wash the thing in the washing machine in the "quick wash" mode at high temperature or manually, again, giving in to high temperature. This will heat the print and make it more mobile.
2. Turn the T-shirt inside out so that the print is inside and put the thing on a clean surface.

Important! Before applying the remedy for removing the stickers from the garment, check it out in an inconspicuous place so as not to accidentally spoil the thing.

1. Apply the product on the T-shirt in such a quantity that it can soak through the fabric and destroy the adhesive base of the pattern. Then the sticker can be easily and quickly detached from the fabric.
2. After a few minutes, try tearing the print off your clothes, while helping yourself with the sharp end of the knife or other object.
3. If there is a glue after removal, use alcohol or a nail polish remover.
4. Then, wash the thing in the washing machine with enough detergent to ensure that all solvent can be washed and not irritate the skin in the future.

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High Temperature

Often high temperatures help to solve similar problems. No exception, and the situation when you need to remove the picture from the T-shirt. Here's how it works:

1. Decompose the thing on which you need to remove the pattern, on a clean and level surface. The ironing board is best.
2. In the middle of the thing, that is, between the front and back of the clothes, put a towel or a strong cardboard so that the thing does not get damaged when heated.
3. Be sure to read the maximum permissible temperature of the item before heating. Do not overdo it so as not to damage the fabric.
4. Turn on the hair dryer and, bringing it close to the sticker, start heating it. Under the influence of high temperatures, the sticker will begin to lag behind the fabric.

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Steam

Hot steam can also help you, but do not forget about safety. Do not overdo it so as not to burn the thing. And yes, this method is long enough, but effective.

To obtain the desired result, follow these instructions:

1. Put a damp towel on the sticker and apply a preheated iron.
2. Hot steam from the iron helps soften the stickers, respectively - will help you remove the pattern from your clothes.
3. When the sticker becomes soft and seemingly sticky, you can pick it off with a knife and then tear it off yourself.
4. Upon completion, be sure to wash the item in the washing machine or manually.

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Using the iron

Do not forget about the iron - it can help you remove the thermo-sticker from the T-shirt, while you do not have to tear off the picture yourself in pieces. For you it will make an iron and parchment paper. Here's what you need to do:

1. Spread on a flat surface, preferably an ironing board, a thing that you need to clean from patterns, with a pattern upwards.
2. Heat the iron to the maximum temperature( you can first warm up to the middle and gradually add temperature).
3. If the sticker is vinyl, cover it with a sheet of parchment paper and start to iron the thing over the paper. As soon as the drawing starts to melt, it will stick to the parchment.

Important! If you feel that the cloth starts to burn, make the temperature a little lower.

1. After removing the inscription, glue marks may remain on the fabric. To get rid of them, use alcohol or nail polish remover.
2. After completing the procedure, always wash the thing.

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Adhesive tape

This method may be less effective than the above options, but it is also used as a safer alternative when the fabric does not withstand high temperatures.

Important! Do not use scotch in order for to remove the sticker from the fabric on a delicate fabric prone to stretching.

In use this method is simple:

1. Tightly glue the adhesive tape to the pattern and with sharp movements try to tear off the sticker from the T-shirt.
2. Repeat until all traces are removed.

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Cold Treatment

Not only hot steam, hot water and iron can help you erase the inscription from clothes yourself. The cooling method is also one option.

For this you will need to perform a number of such actions:

1. Wash the T-shirt in a washing machine or manually.
2. Put the item in the freezer for a fairly long time( about 5-7 hours).
3. With an unnecessary map, try to tear off the inscription from the surface of the fabric.

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Alcohol

If you need to remove the drawing from your T-shirt with thermal printing, the only way to help you is medical alcohol. It is used in this way:

1. Place the thing on a flat, hard surface, such as an ironing board.
2. Use a cotton wool to moisten the pattern well.
3. New cotton wool, also moistened with alcohol, wash off the pattern.
4. If the picture is depicted on a fabric that can be easily deformed, a thing well moistened with medical alcohol can be washed with a powder.

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"Dimexid"

If you need to remove rhinestones or sequins from t-shirts, it's easy to do, because it's easy enough to tear them away with a knife or similar object. But the trace that will remain after the paste and glue, you can not remove anything.

Important! The most effective in this case is the Dimexide solution, which can be purchased at any household chemical store or pharmacy. And also, you can use alcohol or acetone.

Application:

1. Apply a sufficient amount of adhesive to the glue sites from rhinestones, stickers or sequins.
2. Wash the thing in the washing machine with the addition of powder or rinse aid.

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Useful advices:

• Probably, in order to remove the sticker from the clothes, you have to use several tools in turn. Do not be afraid of it. But at the same time to apply different chemist's and chemicals, and besides, to expose them to the effects of high temperature, it is not necessary. So you can not only spoil the tissue, but also harm your health from the allocation of corrosive and toxic fumes of different chemical compounds.
• Know that the longer the sticker has stayed on the fabric, the harder it will be to remove it, but anything is possible. Although if the quality of the picture is doubtful, the situation can be absolutely inverse - the pattern or inscription will begin to separate from the fabric.
• Do not forget that the labels are not designed to be removed. So the success of their removal will depend on the type of glue used in the manufacture of clothing.
• It is not advisable to use acetone and a solvent on synthetics - such aggressive substances dissolve the fibers of clothing. As a result, instead of drawing or writing on things, you can get the same hole size.

So, if you clearly adhered to all the tips, instructions and directions, then problems with removing stickers from clothes should not be absolutely. We hope that you have learned a lot of new and informative from this article and in the future you will not have any problems as to how to remove the picture from the T-shirt.