Comments on: Whats the best way to remove an iron on?

Question: Whats the best way to remove an iron on?

ShawnString — Sat, 20 May 2006 22:15:59 -0800

What is the best way to remove an iron on from a tee?

I am a big fan of doing inkjet iron ons for my (almost) 3 year old daughter, but sometimes the designs just dont come out right. Any suggestions/advice on removing the iron on?

By: lrobertjones

lrobertjones — Sun, 21 May 2006 01:43:36 -0800

I lost one of my favourite iron-ons when i accidentally put it through a hot cycle of my washing machine. Possibly the oxy cleaning stuff didnt help. It went from being basically perfect to almost totally gone in one wash. So maybe give a hot cycle a try or probably even just boiling water.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Sun, 21 May 2006 07:54:01 -0800

I doubt that you'll be able to entirely remove the image. At best, there will probably always be a ghost image remaining due to inks impregnating the fabric. If it's a white shirt, you might want to try giving it a good, old-fashioned bleaching, though.

By: Daddio

Daddio — Sun, 21 May 2006 10:16:06 -0800

I've removed small iron-ons with very hot water and scrubbing. The abrasion from the scrubbing was still visible, though.

When I first read this post, I thought it was some sort of bizarre golf question. Silly me.

By: cenoxo

cenoxo — Sun, 21 May 2006 11:35:31 -0800

What Thorzdad said.

Something like acetone, rubbing alcohol, lacquer thinner, or Goof-Off might remove the colored inks (test a little with a Q-Tip), but the iron-on transfer's fusible backing is melted into and around the threads of the fabric itself.

As this sewing tip explains, you might try laying a scrap of clean cotton over the shirt and re-ironing it, but much (if not most) of the fused adhesive will probably remain on the shirt.

Buying a new shirt would be faster, cheaper, and easier, yes?