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Controlled Bleaching with Discharge Paste

fungus amungus

on July 30, 2006

Table of Contents

intro:  Controlled Bleaching with Discharge Paste.....................................................................................2 step 1:  Apply to the Fabric of Your Life.............................................................................................3 step 2:  Make Magic with Your Iron................................................................................................4 step 3:  BONUS! Before and After... Again...........................................................................................5 Related Instructables...........................................................................................................6 Advertisements...............................................................................................................6 Customized Instructable T-shirts................................................................................................6 Comments...................................................................................................................6

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intro:

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Controlled Bleaching with Discharge Paste

This is more of an introduction to discharge paste than an instructable. Yes, the name is terrible and the stuff is white and gooey which makes it even more wrong. Butit's pretty damn cool, so you just accept it and move on towards greatness.Where bleach is incredibly thin and can destroy natural fibers if you're not careful, discharge paste is the opposite. It's gooey so it doesn't spill easily and can be usedwith silkscreens. It's also nice to natural fibers, which is good as well. It removes most fiber reactives, direct dyes and acid dyes and typically leaves a light golden colorwhen it's done.Everything you need to know about this is printed right on the label. To use it, you just apply it to a fabric, let it dry, and then iron it on the lowest steam setting for a fewminutes to activate it. To make sure it works on a new fabric, test it by putting a small spot in a hidden area of the target material (assuming you're using a shirt) and seehow well it works before spreading it everywhere.Available in the U.S. from Dharma Trading Co.http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1574-AA.shtml

Image Notes

1. Waaaaaayyy too much.

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Image Notes

1. Ten shirts later and this is all I've used. Unless you plan on making a large runright away, go for the small jar.

step 1:

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Apply to the Fabric of Your Life

Put down a stencil or a silkscreen or forgo all premade plans and apply the paste directly to the fabric. If you want to let the goo seep in a little deeper, you can thin it outwith some water. You can just go for it or keep on testing on more spots on the fabric.Used shirts are cheap to play with, but for consistency and thin shirts, go to the underwear aisle and get the dyed t-shirts. They're usually less than $5 each for a decentone and tend to be thinner than the Beefy T's that make me sweat like I still live in SoCal.