How to Remove Iron On Vinyl

In this tutorial I teach you how to remove iron on vinyl from any surface quickly and without damaging any fabric so you can reuse it!

I am constantly using iron on. Custom shirts are my favorite gift. Every holiday I make new shirts. I make every graphic tee my toddler wears. I LOVE IRON ON. However I do mess up a bunch. Like A LOT. I also have had my Cricut for 3 years now so I’ve gone through a lot of vinyl that is now peeling off. 

I found the perfect product to remove the vinyl so I wanted to create a tutorial of how I’ve been using it. You’ll find it super helpful and it’s honestly foolproof. 

There are a lot of other tutorials of ways to get it off and honestly most of them got the iron on MORE stuck. Applying heat is how to apply iron on, so applying any sort of year to remove it is not going to remove it well (if at all.)

What to Use

VLR Vinyl Remover

Parchment paper or a towel

How to Remove Iron On Vinyl

Here is a video if you prefer visual instructions but if you’d like written steps see below.

 

I am going to assume you are using a shirt but if you aren’t using a shirt the concept is the same.

  1. Flip your shirt inside out.
  2. Apply the VLR liquid where the iron on is placed. 
  3. Let it sit for about 30 seconds.
  4. Flip your shirt the right side out.
  5. Stretch the fabric a bit.
  6. The vinyl should be lifting so lift it off or rub on the shirt while it rubs off. 

In this tutorial I teach you how to remove iron on vinyl from any surface quickly and without damaging any fabric so you can reuse it!

How to Remove Iron On Vinyl

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

In this tutorial I teach you how to remove iron on vinyl from any surface quickly and without damaging any fabric so you can reuse it!

Materials

  • VLR Heat Transfer Vinyl Remover
  • The shirt from which you want to remove the vinyl

Instructions

  1. Flip your shirt inside out.
  2. Place something under your shirt.
  3. Apply the VLR liquid where the iron on is placed. 
  4. Let it sit for about 30 seconds.
  5. Flip your shirt the right side out.
  6. Stretch the fabric a bit.
  7. The vinyl should be lifting so lift it off or rub on the shirt while it rubs off. 

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Did you mess up and want to reapply your iron on vinyl? Good news, I have a checklist that shows a step by step guide to not mess up your vinyl.

If you only messed up a little and want to fix one little thing I created this tutorial for how to fix iron on lettering.

How to Remove Iron On Patches

This method will ALSO work for patches. Anything you ironed on will work. Every printable iron on.

In this tutorial I teach you how to remove iron on vinyl from any surface quickly and without damaging any fabric so you can reuse it!

 

 

4 thoughts on “How to Remove Iron On Vinyl

  1. I cannot wait to order this stuff and try this! It’s going to save me so many messed up blanks! THANK YOU!

  2. I just ordered and tried it out. I did have a residue left that I couldn’t get rid of. Did this happen to yours at all? I wonder if it’s because it was new vinyl vs. older (lots of washes) vinyl. I was also removing from black and navy blue. I was able to use the reverse side but I’d love for your suggestions if you have any troubleshooting ideas

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