Cleaning and Stain Removal - Remove Printing From T-shirt

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ray2047
06-22-09, 03:32 PM
A company I use to work for required you to buy T-shirts with the company logo. Printing is white and shirts are medium to dark blue. Got more money then I would pay for a T-shirt tied up in them so I don't want to dump them but am sure not going around wearing the company's name.

I was going to dye them a darker blue but would like to remove as much of the lettering as possible first. It seems to be just some kind of heavy ink. Almost thick enough to feel and kid of a rough surface to the letters. Any way to remove the lettering? Fading of T-shirt in the area of removal would be OK.

Thanks.

(OK to be fare they gave you three but if you work 5 days a week you can see how that works out. You'd wanted more you had to buy them.)


Gunguy45
06-22-09, 03:53 PM
Probably silk screened? Acetone maybe to see if it lifted at all?

Heck, my problem is the opposite...all my printed T's fade and peel w/in a year.

mitch17
06-22-09, 04:15 PM
I'm not coming up with much that wouldn't harm the shirt as well. I'd try only a small portion of the logo at a time, that way there's more log left on which to experiment if something fails.


ray2047
06-22-09, 05:22 PM
Acetone sure sounded like a good idea but no go.

Gunguy45
06-22-09, 05:57 PM
Scissors and a iron on patch? lol

They do have some sort absorbant paper that you can iron over to absorb stuff.

But ya know Wally World probably has T's for $6 or less?

ray2047
06-23-09, 11:10 PM
Thanks all. Think I'll just try the dye route.