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Asahi
Asahi aka Sean is a 21.82 year old boy, has been a member since February 5, 2006, has scored 227 submissions, giving an average score of 2.05, helping 13 designs get printed.
Anyone else have this problem?
I was so excited when I got this the first time. But when I put it through the wash, little blotches of ink came off. "Oh well, I got a bad shirt, I'll just send it back and get another one", I thought.

So I returned it and patiently waited for the new shirt. Well, My second one got here yesterday. My hopes rose up like a happy fairy leprechaun hybrid on crack, only to be mercilessly crushed once again. Yes, the ink came off again. By the time I get my refund back, I will have spent $10 in shipping for nothing.

Boo-hoo, Threadless. I loved this shirt.
Is this a Dakota Slate thing, because none of my other shirts have had this problem?

valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Jan 20 '07 at 12:29pm
Weird... if you end up returning it again, should you try using some sort of heat element to help seal the ink in? I know they say not to use an iron... but maybe you could blast it with a blow dryer or something.
2 days later
Wiggleh
Wiggleh on Jan 22 '07 at 4:23pm
Sorry this advice couldn't have gotten to you sooner but at least you'll know for future purchases!



It's good to wash any new shirt with cold water and salt (no cleaning agents what-so-ever) the first time you run it through a cycle. Helps retain colours I hear : )



Meows
4 days later
bhoomika
bhoomika on Jan 27 '07 at 12:29am
I was just about to post a blog about this. I got this shirt a while back and when I saw it -- the ink looks a bit light and it looks a bit faded or soemthing .. just not the same as the product page.

I haven't washed it yet ... so I don't know but thanks! Wiggleh... I ll do that!

Skipper6745
   Skipper6745 on Jan 27 '07 at 12:33am
Just wash your shirts inside out on the gentlest cycle there is. None of my shirts have ever had ink problems.
Kerrn
Kerrn on Jan 27 '07 at 12:35am
the black ink on my mama's boy faded really badly after the first wash even though i washed it inside out on gentle



-k.
3 days later
spottedquoll
spottedquoll on Jan 30 '07 at 4:42pm
Regarding using salt: the salt is for setting dyes, not paint, so it wouldn't work for screen-printed work (or heat-set printing, whichever they use, I dunno.)

Regarding the use of an iron: if you put a sheet of baking paper (grease-proof type stuff) between an iron and the print it will be okay. Put the iron on really hot, no steam. With some ink-based printing (particularly the type used with iron-on, computer printer paper for dark shirts) this actually rejuvenates the colours, as well as helps to keep them set.

Mind you, if you do it for too long you can burn the ink and wreck the whole thing, so use this info at your own peril!!!
4 days later
talkingwhale72
talkingwhale72 on Feb 03 '07 at 9:37pm
agree w/ Skipper6745

threadless shirts have a tendency to start peeling after awhile (like all shirts..) but turning it inside out slows it down x999
27 days later
Dumb Luck
Dumb Luck on Mar 03 '07 at 9:35pm
That's no good, has anyone had this problem with the Asphalt colored shirt?



So, does that heat idea work for preventing fading?
45 days later
wookie0215
wookie0215 on Apr 17 '07 at 11:37pm
just hand wash it first, then put it in the dryer until the shirt is damp dry, then lay it out to finish drying. i don't know for sure if it will help.
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