Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
Hey, I dont think sand papers is the way.
But, there is a way...
I have done this before. You need to get the plastisol remover liquid and a pressure gun to spary it to the garmet. My partner has one @ home and I think he got it @ silkscreeningsuplies.com.
You can take polastisol out even if it is cured already. I know cuz I've done it. I dont know if it will work in all cases or not. Anyways, I dont think it is cost efective or productive to buy this equipment and liquid to remove ink from only one shirt.
even with spot remover fluid you can damage a shirt. Depending on the color of the shirt and the inks you might not get all of the ink off. Large areas tend to leave a haze of the ink and remover (spot fluid) if used in large amounts.
That shirt looks like it may be be pigment dyed and if so, the spot remover fluid will remove the dye as well.
I wonder how many times I can say my name in this thread
Sometimes.. you need to just think about the time involved and that time is money...... When you concider the time involved in removing the image from the shirt.. and figure out your per hour rate of what you should be paid.. You will prolly find out its much easier and cheaper to get a new blank shirt.. We deal with this kinda thing all the time in the sign business.. like customers that come in and want to reuse a banner and have us remove all the vinyl etc.. and put new on.... My hourly shop rate is 85.00 an hour.. If i spent 30 mins removing an old graphic from a shirt or sign.. that would be 42.50 worth of time used up.. I could have purch. that item again blank.. and saved money..and the frustration.
So I saw this post..mmm I thought..I wonder if the T-saver (used for removing vinyl) would work.. the answer is no.. Then I tried the solvent that is used to remove ink from plastisol screen.. I made a mess. so that is my 3 cents..
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Last edited by badalou; June 3rd, 2008 at 10:12 PM.