Oct 23
Keep Your Horror Shirts Looking Great
I have personally wash tested many of our shirts in extreme conditions to see just how much wear and tear they can take. And although they can withstand quite a bit of mis-use, it’s best to follow the tips below to keep your horror shirts looking great!
WASH YOUR SHIRTS INSIDE-OUT
One of the main things I recommend when caring for your horror shirts is to wash them inside-out. This helps protect the print itself from rubbing up against other garments during it’s trip through the washing machine, which could result in a damaged print.
USE ONLY NON-CHLORINE BLEACH - IF AT ALL
I typically would not recommend using bleach at all on your shirts (especially since the majority of Fright-Rags are black and bleach will breakdown the black dye). However, if you have to use some sort of bleach, make sure it is chlorine free and color safe. This will prevent damage to the dyed fibers of your shirt.
DO NOT IRON YOUR SHIRT
I know you probably like a nice flat shirt to wear but I can’t stress this one enough…ironing your shirt could cause serious damage to the print. The inks used on all of our products are cured by using high-intensity heat…by introducing it to the heat of an iron, you risk melting or burning the print. If you must iron it, turn the shirt inside-out first and place a towel between the iron and the shirt so that the heat is not directly transferred to the shirt material.
HANG TO DRY - OR TUMBLE DRY LOW
Our shirts are pre-shrunk but since they are cotton, they may still shrink slightly as the fibers are all-natural. To minimize any shrinkage, it’s best to hang your shirts to dry…it may take longer, but it’s worth it to keep your garment fitting great and the print looking like new. But if you need to use a dryer, try the tumble dry low method so you do not overheat the shirt which could cause it to shrink or the print to crack.
Following those tips above should help keep your favorite horror shirts in your wardrobe for years to come. Thanks again and take care!
- Ben
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Good tips, I have a few of your shirts and they have lasted quite a while thanks to washing them inside out. I usually tumble dry my clothes so Ill have to try and remember to hang em up.
Defiantly inside out! Another small point is whenever I travel with my shirts I make sure not to fold the design just in case they crack! I’m also glad to find out I’m not the only person who turns their shirts inside out to protect them, ha!
wonderful advice!
cool tips you now how take care of your custumers
thanx
I also turn my shirts inside out.In addition to that , I also wash in cold water. I have horror shirts from 15 yrs ago that look brand spanking new. I then hang them on a hanger to drip dry, I never put them in a dryer.
Great tips. I buy tons of movie shirts, thats all I wear as it’s my style. I love movies to death and hate when my shirts get killed after I wash them.
thanks for the great tips.
All the tips listed here are great! My son has many fright rags, in fact they are the ONLY shirts he has worn to school for the last 3 years, so he does have quite a collection. I like the tip about turning inside out. It also helps, since I only hang dry them, to only wash fright rags separate from any other clothing that might leave lint, therefore not needing to machine dry. His shirts still look new!!
I like to put my printed shirts inside out and inside a mesh lingerie bag (one shirt per bag)I also like to use Woolite or Cheer for dark colors and I do dry low with unscented dryer sheets. Sometimes the perfumed ones will leave a residue on the black shirts and it looks like oil spots.