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nativeera · July 14th, 2009

If you accidentally get UNWANTED ink some place else where on a shirt (like a spot from your hands or through the screen) while printing on the shirt, how can we remove it? (THIS IS NOT A TEST PRINT)

WITH INK THINNER???

PLEASE HELP.

Solmu · July 15th, 2009

If it's plastisol, you can remove it with a spot cleaning gun (your supplier will most likely sell them).

nivleik · July 15th, 2009

how about on water based inks?

nativeera · July 15th, 2009

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Originally Posted by Solmu


	If it's plastisol, you can remove it with a spot cleaning gun (your supplier will most likely sell them).

but for now is there anything else because i don't have time for to wait on a cleaning gun to get here... right now..

Solmu · July 15th, 2009

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Originally Posted by nivleik


	how about on water based inks?

I don't know of anything specifically, but I haven't really tried either.

If it's still wet I've known of people having luck with warm soapy water.

I tend to just work clean and use the inevitable mistakes for scrap and testing.

Solmu · July 15th, 2009

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Originally Posted by nativeera


	but for now is there anything else because i don't have time for to wait on a cleaning gun to get here... right now..

The biggest problem is the other things may take time too.

But as far as other solutions: dry cleaning fluid for one. If you search the forums for something like 'spot cleaning fluid' you'll find past threads: people have talked about the alternatives they use in those (I don't use plastisol, so I was only half paying attention, sorry - but the information is definitely already posted on these forums somewhere).

(there are a few alternatives, so you might be in luck)

JohnZ · July 15th, 2009

If the ink is wet you can use a fairly inexpensive product called C60 by sprayway, but it the ink is cure you should used a spot cleaning gun and fluid

T-Shirt Lady · July 15th, 2009

If you haven't already put other chemicals on it, you can try TexOpen or whatever screen opener you use. Be sure to check for colorfast issues.

If you've already sent it through the dryer, you may have to replace the shirt, but I would still try the screen opener.

I put a scrap piece of clean t-shirt on the under side of the spot and spray my screen opener really heavy almost against the shirt. The pressure will help remove some of it and the scrap piece underneath helps keep it from spreading so far. Then take another scrap piece and blot, DON'T RUB the spot. Spray again as necessary.

Good luck to you.

nativeera · July 15th, 2009

Actually the ink was still wet and I managed to get totally cleaned out and you can not see where the ink use to be.

I cleaned by using

ink thinner, cleaning with a paper towel
wiping with water
then back to ink thinner
wiping with water

vice versa and I kept throwing away paper towels and using new pieces every time I went from Water to Ink Thinner, so I wouldn't make matter worse.

I hope this helps somebody else.

Thank You to all you who are giving info.

T-Shirt Lady · July 15th, 2009

Ahh, yet another disaster averted!

The only shirt I remember not being able to save from an accident like that was a white shirt, red ink....yuk!

Congratulations. Glad to hear you made it work for you.

mrvixx · July 15th, 2009

spray some carburator cleaner through it.

T-Shirt Lady · July 15th, 2009

I'll have to try that sometime. Thanks!

It doesn't discolor the shirt? Interesting...

SpotMatrix · July 17th, 2009

If it's not cured I've actually used the orange hand cleaner to remove unwanted ink. It's saved my bacon a few times.

denck · July 17th, 2009

Berrymans Carb Cleaner Is the go to when your out of spot cleaning fluid. TRhe spot cleaning fluids are mostly Dry cleaning fluid- Alot of the same chemicals in the dry cleaning fluid are in the Carb cleaner.

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