Durable T-shirt Paint

RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By Carolyn (Guest Post) (09/13/2008) I like DecoArt SoSoft fabric paint. It doesn't require heat setting. You just have to wait 48 hours before washing it. I've used it on kids' shirts and it stays on wash after wash. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By NIC (Guest Post) (09/19/2007) I am going to Africa to work in a school and am taking a large quantity of blank t shirts. The idea was for the kids to dip their hands in paint and put their own hand prints on their shirts. I am having difficulty finding what type of paint I can use that I can either by in bulk or make. Do you have any suggestions? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By Ritisha (Guest Post) (09/07/2007) I have painted many t-shirts with fabric paints. It never comes off. Just let it dry for 2 days after painting and then iron on the reverse side of paint. Also, its better to keep newspaper underneath the cloth surface you are painting.. Happy Painting! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By PainterAtHeart (Guest Post) (07/04/2007) I also use Simply Spray paint, but I got mine at Michaels. I liked using the Tulip paint because it was better than dye, but then when I found out there was an aerosol paint rather than a pump paint...I switched to Simply SPray. The pump kind (tulip as you call it) is a bit stiff and it doesn't come out good. Teh bottle has a lot of paint in it, but it dries up inside, so I ended up wasting a lot of it. The Simply Spray stuff is a better value (to me) because it covers evenly and therefore I use less. Plus my finger doesn't hurt! I tried the Stencil Spray, too. I like it because it looks like screen print after. It was more "professional" looking...not homemade liek the other paints.... I saw a lot of instructional videos at www.simplyspray.com I haven't seen anything for help on how to use the pump spray... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post by TubaGreg (3) | (05/02/2007) Contact If you want to use stencils there is a fabric spray paint called simply spray that dries soft and does not fade out or peal. i got mine at www.fabricspraypaint.com you can't airbrush with it but you can stencil or spray into a cup and brush it on. you got to work fast becasue it air dries. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By Ry (Guest Post) (10/17/2006) Ok im thinking of getting into this painting t shirts thing. I ve got the plain t shirts but now the BIG QUESTION WHAT PAINTS TO USE???? After that i can either make a stenci but then what? HOW DO I PAINT WITH A STENCIL? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By me (Guest Post) (10/05/2006) Tulip paint isn't that bad. If you use tulip paint and it starts to peel then it means you are using too much.I did one shirt and i noticed i used too much and it started peeling but the next time i used it and didn't use so much it worked out perfect. I still do shirts using tulip paint and i haven't had any more problems. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By fish bucket (Guest Post) (09/22/2006) how do you iron the t-shirt, i heard that you need some other type of material on top... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By Heather (Guest Post) (07/15/2006) acrilyc paints work nice, and you DO NOT need a fabric medium. But you might try one as the paint dries stiff, so it might dilute it. Also try jacquard paints. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By guest (Guest Post) (05/26/2005) Don't use tulip paints. I had the same problem with tulip paints, so I switched and have had no further problems. Just about anyone elses paint stays better! My favorite is JonesTones paint - I espeically like the glitter paint. I have a shirt now for two years - I machine wash on cold and even occasionally throw in the dryer and the paint still looks great! If you can' find JonesTones, get a small bottle of several different brands (different color for each brand). Get an inexepensive shirt (maybe a child's shirt) to use as your test and paint designs using each brand. After it dries, wash it and dry it several time - do your worst. Then go with the brand of paint that holds up the best! Good luck! PS - you only need fabric medium if you are not using paint made espeically for fabric - ie acryllic paint. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By Emma (Guest Post) (12/13/2004) Hi, Do you wash your t-shrt before painting on it. Do you use textile medium? This is mixed with your paint and I have never had any paint come off. I have been painting for 10 years. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post by lcwmike (1) | (11/15/2004) Contact ok, I know its not politically correct, but we did a flannel shirt camouflaged with duracoat. Lauer custom weaponry. (http://www.lauerweaponry.com). So far, its been washed 4 times in regular washing machine hot/cold. still perfect. We put it on by making mask with blue 3m tape, then airbrushing. Its REALLy permanent. I don't know how many colors there are, but I used 4 to make a vietnam tigerstripe. Hope it helps. Mike Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post by maboroz (2) | (07/29/2004) Contact Do you set the paint before washing? Applying heat over the painted area will set the paint into the garment. You can do this by either pressing the garment using a pressing cloth (iron until the paint gets warm) or putting in a hot dryer for about 5 to 10 minutes or until the item gets warm. Doing this will prevent the paint from peeling off, it actually bonds to the fabric. Good Luck Maryann Report Spam or Abuse RE: Durable T-shirt Paint Post By Tawnda (Guest Post) (06/16/2004) My mother used to paint pillow cases as well and she used to mix vinegar and water together and put it into a spray bottle and sprayed it over the dried paint before it was ever washed. This always helped for some reason. She says it works on fabric pens and fabric markers as well. Report Spam or Abuse