x-marks tshirt warning - do not iron

**Kilted KT** · 24th April 06, 03:55 PM

I made a huge mistake just a second ago. My wife has gotten me in the habit of pressing just about everything I wear, including t-shirts. I applied my iron to My new X-marks t-shirt, and the white ink started to smudge! I know this happens with some types of ink, so it is my fault for nothing thinking before I ironed.

good news is, I managed to "erase" the ink. If you have run into this problem yourself, here is how I fixed it.

1. let the iron get nice and hot.
2. rub the bottom of the tip of the iron on the smudge. DO NOT put the iron on the x-marks logo, or the shirt will be ruined.
3. move the iron in small circles over the smudge until it dissapears.

I'm guessing the ink is either picked up by the iron, or mashed into the shirt. Either way it dissappears.

BE VERY CAREFUL. These x-marks shirts are awesome. Don't ruin them. If you must press it, put a towel over it.

**Livingston** · 24th April 06, 04:48 PM

Thanks for the warning. Right now I am not ironing t-shirts...way to many of them to want to try, but, with this one I will probably want it sharp when out in the kilt.

**Riverkilt** · 24th April 06, 05:54 PM

Hmmm....ironing a t-shirt...that's a new concept to this old bird...glad you could have it fixed.

Sounds like a devoted wife though...

Ron

**THISLPT** · 24th April 06, 07:12 PM

If I may provide some insight into the world of screenprinted garments. Many of the shirts produced today (dark colors) use a plastisol type of ink. What that means is once the ink is cured, it properties are similar to plastic. Never ever take an iron directly to a printed garment. Better.....turn the shirt inside out and iron using delicate heat.

Always wash them inside out, to avoid any frictional contact with jeans and harsher fabrics, which will abrade the printed area.

**The above information provided by a 20 year veteran of the screen printing industry.

**Jerry** · 24th April 06, 07:14 PM

Ironing a tee shirt seems kind of like ironing those things most don't wear under the kilts.

**Kilted KT** · 24th April 06, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by JerMc

Ironing a tee shirt seems kind of like ironing those things most don't wear under the kilts.

While I would have said the above statement were true 10 years ago, countless episodes where my wife refused to go somewhere or let me out of the house because my t-shirt was wrinkled changed that.

**GlassMan** · 24th April 06, 08:56 PM

Ironing T-Shirts ranks up there with putting heavy starch on underpants.

**Kilted KT** · 24th April 06, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by GlassMan

Ironing T-Shirts ranks up there with putting heavy starch on underpants.

I don't disagree...

**Hamish** · 25th April 06, 11:46 AM

I have always understood that one should never iron over the printed area on T-shirts - usually they carry a warning to that effect.

How anyone can wear any garment that has not been ironed beats me!! The only items I do not iron are my kilt hose/socks and footwear! All my bed-linen, towels, tea-towels, handkerchiefs, etc. are carefully ironed before being put away following laundry. That's the way I was brought up!!!

**Kilted KT** · 25th April 06, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Hamish

I have always understood that one should never iron over the printed area on T-shirts - usually they carry a warning to that effect.

How anyone can wear any garment that has not been ironed beats me!! The only items I do not iron are my kilt hose/socks and footwear! All my bed-linen, towels, tea-towels, handkerchiefs, etc. are carefully ironed before being put away following laundry. That's the way I was brought up!!!

finally...I thought I was insane.