Q&A for How to Remove an Iron on Transfer From Clothes

If there’s still adhesive sticking to the fabric after taking off the decal, you might be able to remove it by blotting the area with a cloth or cotton ball soaked in acetone (nail polish remover). Next, blot the area with a clean cloth to try to pick up the glue. If you’re worried about the acetone staining or damaging the fabric, an alternative method is to put the garment in the freezer to freeze the glue, then scrape it off with a spoon or a dull knife while it’s still brittle and hard.

If paper gets stuck to the shirt, that usually means that the transfer didn’t completely take. Try laying the transfer back down and pressing it again. If you notice a few pieces of paper still sticking, spritz the shirt lightly with water, lay a sheet of Teflon over the transfer, and press it again. The remaining fragments should come off.

Iron-on patches are applied with heat-activated glue. Put a piece of cloth or parchment paper over the patch and run your iron over it to heat it up and soften the glue again, then carefully peel off the patch. You can then use a fabric-safe adhesive remover to take off any glue residue.

Try rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover. Test a small area first to make sure the color doesn't run from the garment.

I would not recommend that, as it could and probably would damage the fabric. Try one of the methods in the article instead.

If it's a vinyl transfer, you put the wax paper right on top of the transfer, and then iron over the paper.

Try using a solvent to remove the rest. You can also try rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover, but it may not work.

No, you should use wax paper.

Go buy a new blank shirt. That is far easier than going through this whole process to no good effect.

Try placing white computer paper over the transfer. I did this and it actually stuck to the paper and pulled off while I slowly removed the paper.