How to remove glue from a sticker from clothes?

Today, fashion labels are glued to almost every T-shirt, t-shirt or other clothes. But how to wear a new thing if glue marks remain on the fabric when removing the label? There are two options: try to hand over the item to the store or try to clear the stains. If you are not ready to part with the thing you like, we will offer you several ways how to remove the glue from the sticker from clothes, including jackets and caps, in this article.

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2 easy cleaning methods

The most elementary way to remove glue from a clothing sticker without any problems is to wash the item along with the sticker. At the same time, make sure that the fabric is strong enough, and will withstand the test with a synthetic detergent. Also make sure that the material does not fade or deform after washing.

Important! Of the advantages of this method, its simplicity and accessibility can be noted. The disadvantage may not be the versatility of the method. In addition, the label may not peel off completely. In this case, tearing off a wetted label will help any item with which you can pry it and pull it over the edge. But traces of glue may remain on clothing, leaving a sticky cloth underneath.

Another cleaning method:

  • take a wide tape;
  • glue the strip tightly to the label;
  • we jerk sharply.

Important! This method is quite effective, but before using it you need to carefully study the properties of the material of which the clothes are made. If the fabric is thin and delicate - then this method will not work, it can easily stretch or even tear.

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Using high temperatures

If a new thing is spoiled by glue, do not get upset, you can remove its traces with hot water or steam.

Method 1

How to remove glue from clothes from the label with boiling water? - To do this, pour stickers in place of hot water from any container, or soak and remove the product in boiling water. The glue should dissolve and come off the material.

Important! This cleaning method is suitable for almost all materials, but not for capricious fabrics that are damaged by exposure to elevated temperatures.

Method 2

Also, you can warm up a section of a product or material with a sticker or traces of glue from the labels using an ordinary household hair dryer.

Procedure:

  1. Lay out the thing on a horizontal surface, remove all unnecessary from under your hands.
  2. Under the top layer of clothing, put a towel or any fabric that is not afraid of exposure to elevated temperatures, and can protect the inside of the product from unwanted exposure. The thickness of the towel should be selected depending on the clothes.
  3. Carefully study the markings on the product, which should indicate the maximum temperature at which nothing will happen to the thing. This will allow things to remain intact and avoid holes from exposure to elevated temperatures.
  4. Direct the hot air from the included hairdryer as close as possible to the place of exposure.
  5. It is necessary that the household hair dryer is turned on at the maximum maximum hot air supply. After a short time, the label or glue begins to slowly deform and lag behind the fabric, it can be easily removed.
  6. To speed up the process, you can simultaneously pry the label or glue with a knife, while continuing to heat.

Important! If there is no household hair dryer, then you can use a hot iron with steam function and wet gauze.At the same time, gauze must be put on the glue stain, warm the product well with a hot iron. This combination of elevated temperature and steam will allow you to quickly remove the glue and peel the labels from the clothes.

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The use of low temperatures

In addition to exposure to high temperatures, contamination from glue can be removed by freezing. At low temperatures, the adhesive begins to deform, becomes brittle, and as a result, it ceases to glue the label and product surfaces.

ubrat-naklejku-s-odezhdy_31To use this method:

  1. A freezer with the lowest temperature conditions (preferably minus 30-40 degrees Celsius) is needed. But if your unit does not give out more than -15 or is configured for such a stable temperature, it will also do, just the exposure time may increase.
  2. Clothes are put in the freezer for 40-60 minutes. During this time, the glue should freeze well.
  3. After the item is removed from the refrigerator, you just need to remove the glue from the sticker from the clothes with your hands - it will crumble. It is important to do this as quickly as possible so that the clothes do not warm up to room temperature, otherwise the glue stain will again become soft and the removal process will be complicated.

In addition to temperature exposure, there are a number of methods that will help to understand how and how to remove glue from the label from clothing.

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Special Effects

You can also remove glue or labels from clothing with various chemicals.

Types of funds:

  1. The most common and affordable solvent glue is any vegetable oil. In order to clean clothes with vegetable oil, it is necessary to moisten a contaminated place with a small amount of it, then blot it with a napkin or white cloth. Such actions are repeated several times until the glue is completely removed from the label from the garment.

Important! But when using this tool there is a huge minus: instead of traces of glue on things, you can get an oil halo. And you have to look for ways to remove greasy stains from the tissue. One of them is to thoroughly wash it with laundry soap, leave it for 20 minutes, and then wash the whole thing in any way that suits you.

  1. There are special combination products for removing glue residue. Before using them, it is necessary to test the product in a small area of ​​the product, in order to make sure that the fabric is not deformed and the paint does not change its color.
  2. Quite well, you can clean the glue from the label of the clothes with alcohol, vodka or lotion.
  3. You can also use acetone or acetic acid. But this type of solvent is suitable exclusively for natural dense fabrics.

Important! When choosing a chemical reagent means should be careful:

  • You must make sure that the product does not emit harmful and toxic fumes and does not erase the paint from the product.
  • Also, we must not forget that any chemical substance can be dangerous both for tissue and for humans, and it should be used in small quantities, with gloves and a well-ventilated area.
  • If you decide to clean your clothes yourself - remember that you can not use chemicals and elevated temperature at the same time, because when exposed to elevated temperatures, chemicals can actively evaporate and penetrate the human body faster.

 

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If you can’t remove the adhesive yourself, or if the risk of tissue damage is greater than the expected result, it is better to contact professionals. But we hope that you do not have to spend money on their services, because from this article you learned the most different ways to remove the glue from a sticker from clothes, including the most sparing ones. So - you can cope with the task yourself very easily at home.

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