How to paint fabric

How to paint fabric

Very many people at least once thought of how to paint favourite thing other color. It is necessary to approach this business very seriously. If any moment is missed, then the thing will be just spoiled.

Instruction

1. For a start define of what fiber the thing is made. It is necessary to select dye for this indicator. If on the label of thing there is no fabric instruction, then just pull out thread from fabric and set fire to it. Linen, cotton, viscose will quickly burn. When burning there will be smell of burned paper. Natural silk and wool at ignition will form fragile caked ball on the end of thread. If your thing completely consists of polyester fiber, then its thread will just melt, at the same time absolutely odourless.

2. Before painting thing, surely remove all buttons, hooks, lightnings, buttons. If thing worn, for a start well it wash. On it there should be no spots. If you have decided to paint new thing, then at first boil it in soap and soda solution about 30 minutes. It becomes to remove starch layer. It is possible also just to wash in laundry detergent.

3. Further be engaged in preparation of tinctorial solution. The way of preparation has to be surely specified on dye pack. Wet thing in warm water, slightly wring out and quickly lower in tinctorial solution. Gradually heat solution to boiling temperature. Regularly overturn thing. Then paint will lay down even layer. Approximately in 20 minutes raise boiled thing and pour in such structure in dye: 2 tablespoons of salt divorced in 2 liters of water. Then it is possible to continue coloring at weak boiling about 30 more minutes. After this time remove from fire and let's cool down liquids. Surely rinse the painted thing. It is necessary to do it at first in warm water, and then in cold. Squeeze out and hang up to dry your thing.

4. So, the thing has to be after drying of necessary color. Pay attention: there should not be places where paint brighter or growing dull. If such nevertheless are available, then it demonstrates uneven coloring. It is quite possible that some operation has been performed incorrectly.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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