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Offline Dottonedan

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Heat set letter replacement?
« on: August 27, 2019, 06:05:48 PM »
Wife did a Vinyl heat set for a team.  Coach or customer provided a team list that had a name that should have a letter K at the end. DIDIK.

Is there a way to remove the X and replace with a K?
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Re: Heat set letter replacement?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2019, 06:54:32 PM »
First off, you're lucky that the letters are similar width.
They sell a removal liquid that I think is something like methlene chloride, but I usually use spotting liquid.
A little finesse to keep the stuff from spreading to the next letter. Then, also, you may need to wet and rub with a clean cloth to minimize the ghost of the original adhesive.
« Last Edit: August 27, 2019, 09:12:58 PM by Frog »
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Re: Heat set letter replacement?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2019, 08:44:51 PM »
I thought you might be one to shed some light on it. Thanks.  As it turns out, the wife know of and has that solution already.  I just posted thinking she was not aware of options.
Thanks!
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