Have you ever found the perfect item, but is has a vinyl logo or graphic plastered all over it?
Me too!
I came across this issue once again, when I came across the perfect backpack for my daughter. Her competition dance team has matching custom backpacks available for purchase, but they are $69 dollars each. YIKES! After scouring Amazon, I found the exact brand and style for $29.99, but of course it has a different company logo on it. It was worth the risk to me to purchase the backpack and remove the labeling myself.
Over the years I have figured out that the easiest way to remove vinyl from any project is to use acetone. I purchased a bottle of 100% acetone from my local Dollar Tree and used cotton ball to apply it to the backpack. (Before you use acetone on any project, test it on a small section of the project or on the left over scraps from the project. You want to make sure not to damage your project.) Once I new that the fabric would not be damaged by the acetone, I set off to work removing the logos using these steps.
- Apply acetone to cotton ball
- Place the cotton ball over a section of the vinyl for a few seconds.
- Using small circular motions, rub the cotton over the vinyl
- Turn the cotton ball over to a clean side after a few circles over the vinyl (switch to a new cotton ball anytime it gets too dirty)
- Repeat steps 1 – 4 until the vinyl is removed.
- Rinse the material with fresh water once all of the vinyl has been removed.
Voila! You are done!
All of the logos were removed in less than 10 minutes!