Spray bottle. Old cloth. We have a couple of tips for removing transfer glue. Another Tip Put the garment into a plastic bag. Stick it in the freezer and leave it overnight.
The next morning, lay it flat on a hard surface. The freezer should have helped to make the glue hard and breakable. Use a spoon or butter knife to scrape off the transfer glue. Spray the WD onto the glue and use a sharp knife to peel off the remaining glue.
Next, soak the area in dish soap to lift the grease away from the WD Lastly, wash the garment normally in your washing machine. Use a hairdryer and apply heat to the letters. Use a sharp knife or razor blade to peel off the letters. Repeat until the letters are completely removed. Dampen a cloth in rubbing alcohol and test on an inconspicuous area of the garment. If you buy a garment and the label is ironed on, you can still remove it. Follow these steps: Use a dry iron or empty the water reservoir on your steam iron.
Heat the iron up to the highest heat the garment can handle. Check the care label for guidance. Put the garment on an ironing board, keeping the label face up. Reduce the heat if you notice that the garment is being damaged. If the letters are made of vinyl, remove them by placing wax paper over each one, and then ironing.
The letters will melt and stick to the paper. When you lift the paper, the letters will come up with it. This only works for Vinyl letters, though. Check the garment to see if there is any adhesive left on it. The adhesive is removed using an adhesive remover or rubbing alcohol. Test the chemicals on a hidden bit of the garment first.
Use Chemical Solvents to Remove the Letters. Place your garment in the dryer if you have one , on high heat. This first step heats up the glue behind the letters and loosens them.
Turn your item of clothing inside out so that the letters are on the inside. The side of the garment with the letters behind it should be facing up.
Find out how well your garment will tolerate the solvent by testing it on a hidden area. If there is no damage, go on to the next step. Saturate the fabric with the solvent, so that it soaks through, loosening the adhesive between the garment and the letters. You may need to use a knife and some additional heat from a hair dryer to hasten the process. After the letters come off, there may be a little residual adhesive left on the garment.
To remove the remainder, use rubbing alcohol or adhesive remover. Make sure you test the remover on a tiny corner of the garment before use.
Wash and rinse the garment thoroughly, using extra detergent to remove the solvent completely. Here is a video tutorial from Youtube showing how to remove printing on clothing There you go — three ways on how to remove ironed-on letters. Shopping Cart.
You should locate the area of the transfer and place your garment so that the inside of the shirt with the transfer behind it is facing up so that if you could see through the shirt, you would see the back side of the transfer.
Test an area of the garment. Before applying solvent all over the garment, test a discreet area to be sure that the chemical does not damage the garment. Saturate the garment with the solvent. Apply the solvent liberally to the areas of the garment that have the transfer on the other side. Stretch the fabric.
Stretching and wiggling the fabric will help the solvent soak through the fabric and penetrate the adhesive. After stretching, you may want to apply more solvent. Peel the transfer away. If the solvent has worked, you should be able to peel the transfer off of the garment.
You may need to encourage the transfer to peel off by using a knife to scrape it up or by applying additional heat with a hair dryer.
Remove any glue residue. After the transfer has been removed, you may find some adhesive left over. You can try removing it with rubbing alcohol or an adhesive remover such as Goo Gone. Be sure to check a discreet corner of the material for reaction before using any chemical on the fabric.
Wash the garment by itself. Wash the garment alone, either by hand or in the washing machine. Washing it with other garments may cause the solvent to damage other items of clothing. Be sure to wash the garment well, using extra detergent, before wearing to avoid skin contact with the solvent. Method 2. Place the garment on a flat surface. An ironing board or tabletop covered with a towel would work.
Be sure the surface that you are using is not sensitive to heat. Put a towel inside the shirt. Placing a small towel or rag inside the shirt may help prevent any damage to the other side of your garment. If the towel is making your work surface difficult because it is too soft, try a piece of cardboard or very thin plywood instead.
Check the garment care instructions. Heating the garment beyond recommended settings may cause damage to the material. Some materials, such as polyester, may actually melt if overheated.
Use a hairdryer to heat the transfer. A hairdryer on its hottest setting, held very close to the letters, may heat the adhesive on the back of the transfer enough for it to become malleable and be removed.
Use steam to heat the transfer. Alternately, you can use steam to treat the transfer. Place a wet towel over the transfer and put a very hot iron on top of it. Use a sharp knife to peel up the transfer. Once the transfer has loosened with the heat, scrape a sharp knife along the edge to pry up the iron-on transfer. Continue heating areas of the transfer and removing the transfer.
You may need to do one very small area of the transfer at a time to keep it very hot in order to keep scraping it away. Be patient. This method may take a long time. Put on some of your favorite music and challenge yourself to stick with it until it is all finished. Wash the garment as usual.
After you have removed the transfer and residue, launder the garment as you normally do. Be sure to do this if you used any kind of chemical to remove leftover residue, as chemicals may irritate or harm your skin. Method 3.
Place the garment on an ironing board. Be sure that the transfer is facing up, and lay the garment out completely flat. If you do not have an ironing board, you can lay a towel across a hard surface such as a table, counter, washing machine, or dryer.
This method involves direct heat and runs a higher risk of damaging the garment than other methods. Heat your iron. The iron should be as hot as possible. This may mean that the iron will be hotter than the care instructions for the garment allow.
If you are worried about damaging the garment, you may want to try a different method. You could try starting with a medium heat and slowly turning the iron hotter to find the right temperature that will remove the transfer but not damage the garment. Lay wax paper over vinyl letters. If the transfer is made of vinyl, place wax paper over the letters and iron directly on the wax paper.
The vinyl transfer will essentially melt and stick to the wax paper, and you can peel the letters away from the shirt by removing the wax paper.
This only works with vinyl transfers. Apply the iron to a corner of the transfer. The heat from the iron should essentially melt the transfer away. Use quick strokes of the iron to remove the transfer. Once a corner has come off, make quick movements with your iron in the direction of the transfer.
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