How to make vintage t-shirt

[Tyro1]

I know this has been mentioned in other threads, but I thought I would create a new thread. Has anyone tried doing this?

This is from menshealth.com

You will need1/4 c sodium carbonate washing soda + 2 c salt + 1 pack fine-grit sandpaper + 1 new T-shirt

Step 1: Make Your Mix

Mix together the washing soda and salt. "The salt acts as an abrasive, making the shirt look older," says Miyong Noh, who, as head dyer at Gene Mignola in New York City, ages clothing for designers such as Calvin Klein and Polo Ralph Lauren. The alkaline washing soda breaks down the new shirt's built-in coating that keeps it stiff, crisp, and . . . well, new. Start with one size larger than you wear; it will shrink considerably.

Step 2: Do The Wash

Throw the shirt into the washing machine with a towel or with other shirts you're trying to age. Set the machine on the highest temperature. "The heat weakens the fibers," Noh says. After the water has risen past the top of the load, dump in the soda/salt mixture and your usual detergent. After it's done, dry the shirt on high heat. Then mix up another, smaller batch of soda and salt, and repeat the whole cycle three to five times, drying on high heat after each wash.

Step 3: Brush It Off

Now for that pesky logo. "Most printed shirts are screened with a resin-based material called plastisol," Noh says. "You can distress the hell out of the shirt, and the plastisol logo will still be pristine." Here's where some elbow grease comes in. Using fine sandpaper, lightly swipe at the logo using circular but irregular strokes. "You have to make the aging look natural," says Noh.

[Tyro1]

Also there is something you can do to remove the polyester from a poly blend tee, any one tried that?

[i am damo suzuki]

Step 1: Go to a Thrift Store

[ang_kangkong]

Try this thread:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=18177&highlight=burnout

It doesn't say what the chemical is, though.

[datasupa]

Step 1. wear it.

Step 2. repeat

instant vintage = posah

[plongin]

i dont see a point in paying good money for brand new tee shirts, just to put them in the wash and make them look like you found them from the trash recepticle.

[Tyro1]

Try this thread:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=18177&highlight=burnout

It doesn't say what the chemical is, though.

cheers I was looking for that thread but couldnt find it

[Tyro1]

http://www.fabrics.net/newslist/news.asp?NewsID=7

this is what I was looking for, has any one tried this?