How do I remove a sticker from my clothes at home?

Contemporary clothing contains not only drawings, but also often stickers. But over time they become boring or lose their appearance. But what if the T-shirt is dear to you as a memory or just really like it and you do not rush to get rid of it? How do I remove a sticker from my clothes at home? Sometimes the product is simple enough to wash in hot water, if this, of course, allows the material from which it is made. In this way, it is rarely possible to completely solve the problem. In the best case, it is possible to achieve a partial peeling of the label. And the question of how to remove a sticker from a T-shirt remains on the agenda.

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Using thermal methods

There are several fairly effective ways to reduce the sticker from the T-shirt with temperatures.

Using a hair dryer:

1. Place clothes on a flat surface.
2. Inside the clothes, you must put a soft towel or other fabric that tolerates high heat and will serve as a shock absorber, as well as protect the second side of the clothes.
3. Read the label on the product - this will allow you to select the optimum heating temperature and help not burn the hole in the product.
4. Turn on the hair dryer in the most intensive mode, bring it close to the label. After a while, it starts to flake off the fabric.
5. Take a sharp knife and gently pry the edges of the appliqué.

Important! It is better to stock up with an assistant, as it is necessary to puff and peel off in parallel with heating. Show maximum patience, and you will succeed.

Using the

iron If the method with a hair dryer does not seem reliable or you do not have a hairdryer, you can use an iron. Here you can go in two ways:

• Do the same as with the hair dryer, but only the fabric should be moist, thick and loose. Excellent terry towel.
• Heat the iron to maximum temperature and turn on the steaming mode. Steer properly a towel, put in place with a pattern. The combination of heat and steam will do their thing and the sticker will fall behind the fabric.

Quickly remove the applique from the product with a sharp knife. As soon as the fabric has cooled, the sticker will again stick, and you will have to start all over again.

Important! Removing a pattern with an iron can be more effective if you use parchment paper. One sheet needs to be put on the drawing, the other on the wrong side. Turn the hot iron over the picture, and after a while she will switch to parchment paper. After removing the application, soak the product in warm water with sodium bicarbonate dissolved in it.

Using low temperatures

At low temperatures, the adhesive loses its adhesive properties and the pattern can be easily removed:

1. Set the lowest possible temperature in the freezer.
2. Put your item there for 30 minutes. This time is enough for the glue to freeze completely.
3. Remove the product, quickly and carefully remove the sticker.

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Chemical solvents

There are special chemicals for sale, you can also use a nail polish remover, an alcohol or an adhesive remover. To ensure that everything went well, use the following guidelines:

• Switch on the program with high temperature for a few minutes before processing with solvent, this will heat the sticker and make it more mobile.
• Turn the thing inside out so that the sticker is inside, and put the product so that the sticker is right in front of you, but on the wrong side.
• Before using the tool you have chosen, test it on an inconspicuous area of ​​the product.
• Apply a copious solvent to the cloth so that it soaks through the sticker. The solvent must be absorbed into the fibers of the fabric and destroy the adhesive backing.
• Begin stretching the fabric so that the product is absorbed better. Then apply another solvent.
• If the product is well absorbed and acted upon, then you can easily remove the sticker. Try also to scrape it with a knife or heat it up.
• Wash this thing apart from others, otherwise - the solvent can damage the fabric of other things. When washing, use more detergent than usual to completely rinse the product off clothing and prevent its contact with the skin.

Important! You can not use both steaming and chemical effects at the same time, this can be dangerous for both tissue and your health.

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We get rid of the traces of

adhesive Often after the sticker goes away, traces of glue remain. There are several ways to remove the glue from the thermo-sticker from the clothing:

• Glue marks can be removed with any alcohol-containing agent. It is best to use vodka or lotion. Just make sure that this treatment does not leave any marks on the clothes.
• There are special means for removing glue, for example, Goo Gone.
• Some recommend removing glue with vegetable oil - this is really a good solvent for glue. But there is one significant drawback - it leaves behind a fat footprints, which, too, have something to deduce.
• If the fabric suffers, then it can be treated with acetone. It is a universal solvent for all occasions.

Important! All these methods are not safe for clothes, so pre-test them on an inconspicuous area of ​​the product.

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Ways to remove different types of

stickers Often the way how you can remove the print from the T-shirt depends on how this label was applied to the fabric.

Thermal adhesive

Thermal stickers can be easily removed by thermal methods - using a hot iron and parchment or a hair dryer. After removing the sticker, soak the T-shirt in warm water with a small amount of baking soda.

Vinyl stickers

These stickers are also easily removed by thermal methods. Only after removing the sticker this area should be wiped with cotton wool soaked in vinegar.

Sticker printed with thermal printing

Such patterns can be easily removed with alcohol. Spread the T-shirt on a flat surface and process the picture with a cotton disc or a swab moistened with alcohol. Then wash the thing in the usual way, but with a lot of powder.

Sticker applied with a marker or paint

You can use alcohol, acetone or another solvent. It all depends on what kind of marker or paint was used. Such an inscription will have to be deleted in several stages, after each it will be necessary to wash the product.

Important! To remove stains left in places where the pattern was applied, you can use dishwashing liquid, car shampoo or glass cleaner.

Rhinestones and sequins

Decoration itself is easy to remove - you can simply scrape it off. But there remains glue on these places, which can be removed with acetone or alcohol. Very well cope with the traces of glue drug "Dimexide".

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Useful advices:

• If one method does not justify itself, use another, but not immediately.
• The longer the sticker on the fabric, the harder it is to get rid of.
• The way and the ability to remove the sticker depends on the type and glue that is used. Most labels are not designed for their further removal.

Once again we have seen that there are no desperate situations, and with any idea or problem it can be solved, and with improvised means. So in this case - you can remove the sticker from your clothes, leaving it unicolored, or zadekorovav later in your discretion.