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[HELP] removing print from t-shirt



 
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Old August 24th, 2007 Aug 24, 2007 1:49:52 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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hello guys!
this is my first post so excuse me if this has been asked before or if this is not the correct section

i have this t-shirt:
G-Star Vert
and i wanna remove the print without damaging the t-shirt

is is possible? any suggestion??

thanks a lot
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Old August 24th, 2007 Aug 24, 2007 4:14:52 AM -   #2 (permalink)
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hello guys!
this is my first post so excuse me if this has been asked before or if this is not the correct section

i have this t-shirt:
G-Star Vert
and i wanna remove the print without damaging the t-shirt

is is possible? any suggestion??

thanks a lot
Giulio
Printing onto fabric is a permanent process unless you get it hideously wrong. You have no chance of removing a professional print from a garment. :-(
 
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Old August 24th, 2007 Aug 24, 2007 4:20:14 AM -   #3 (permalink)
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Printing onto fabric is a permanent process unless you get it hideously wrong. You have no chance of removing a professional print from a garment. :-(
i was thinking of using sandpaper... do you think that could work??
 
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Old August 24th, 2007 Aug 24, 2007 5:30:37 AM -   #4 (permalink)
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i was thinking of using sandpaper... do you think that could work??
It'll remove it along with the shirt.

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Old August 24th, 2007 Aug 24, 2007 5:30:37 AM -   #5 (permalink)
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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.
 
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Old August 24th, 2007 Aug 24, 2007 5:51:51 AM -   #6 (permalink)
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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.

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Old August 24th, 2007 Aug 24, 2007 6:59:30 AM -   #7 (permalink)
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Maybe you can just print a bigger design on opaque transfers, and cover the unwanted prints.
 
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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.

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I used franmar ink degradant on smudges of uncured plastisol and removed successfully.
 
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Old June 2nd, 2008 Jun 2, 2008 9:18:20 PM -   #11 (permalink)
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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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