Katschen Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 My son recently crossed over to Boy Scouts. When I removed the red pack numbers from his uniform sleeve, they left behind ugly red adhesive marks. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove this? I'd really hate to have to buy him another shirt right now. Many thanks! Katschen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Ranch Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Adhesive? You glued them on? (uh-oh) Do you mean they were ironed on using the slick non-fray plastic backing as stickum, or they were applied using some kind of sprayed-on or painted-on glue substance? In either case, check with a dry cleaner to see if there's a method of removal. It might help if you could get information about what was used to adhere the patches. If they don't have a method, see if the troop number sequence can be arranged so that it will cover up the marks. Otherwise, you could be stuck (no pun intended) with the stain or discoloration. The no-fray backing on merit badges, numerals, other types of patches, and on some council strips is not meant to be used as iron-on adhesive. It's a type of plastic that will bond with the fibers and become impossible to remove. Some parents experience this problem when they remove Cub advancement patches from shirt pockets and find the material permantly stained brownish by the patch backing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katschen Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 No, I didn't glue them on. I think I know now what the problem is. You mentioned the non-fray backing and I must have assumed it was an iron-on patch. (Some of his older patches were iron-on and I was never advised about a non-fray backing on newer patches. Just ANOTHER tidbit of information that never got passed on to us. Sorry, I have some real issues with the pack he just crossed over from and could be a lengthy post in itself. I pray his new Boy Scout leader will be more organized and helpful. But I'm getting away from myself here...) Many thanks for the reply... Ka' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydid Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Ka, You could try a product called Goof Off. They make a special kind for fabric. We had the same problem. We did not glue or iron on our patches all though they were the iron on kind. I can only assume that the dryer melted the backing to the shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutNut Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Rather than try different chemicals to remove what is probably unremoveable and then possibaly harming the shirt, why not just cover up the spots again? Whatever the number of your son's new Troop, it is most likely has at least as many numerals as his Pack's had. Just put the new numbers directly over where the old ones were. This should work until he out grows his shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle1973 Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 What I can't understand is how the uniform got anywhere near an iron or dryer or even a washing machine for that matter... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katschen Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 Katydid: Thanks for the suggestion! There's a place near me that sells "Goof Off". I'm going pick some up tonight! ScoutNut: He's going from 4 digits to 3, so it won't work. But good thinking! Eagle1973: You know, I just wait until he goes to sleep, then I slip his uniform off, wash it, iron it, and redress him so he never has a clue! Thanks again everyone! Ka' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR540Beaver Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Katschen, Washing the uniform is easy enough. The hard part is trying to bathe the boy while he is asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Bear Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 If the Uniform stays on the boy too long, the fabric binds to the skin and nothing will take it out. It is known as one of the Methods of Scouting. I have had one since the fifties. FB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katschen Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Katydid: The Goof Off worked! Thanks so much for your suggestion! There is still a little discoloration on the fabric and you can see where the patches were, but it's a tiny fraction of what it was before. If I'm careful about placing his new numbers on the sleeve, they should cover most of what remains. Thanks again! And thank you to all of the the responses I received throughout my very first post here. This seems like a nice community and I look forward to more "conversations" in the future. Ka' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteele Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I was about to suggest scissors as a stain removal technique. I'm glad the goof off worked! Unc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eamonn Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 People tell me that I Goff Off all the time !! I tell them that I'm busy growing a chive Chea Head !! (Sorry Unc. It was too easy!!) Eamonn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteele Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Laugh it up yucky-boy! Never tell an Englishman a joke on Saturday. He'll interrupt the sermon on Sunday when he finally gets it. Unc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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