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HOW TO REMOVE A UV DTF TRANSFER FROM GLASS

UV DTF transfers are great, but if you apply one incorrectly they are hard to get off! Here's how to remove a UV DTF transfer from glass easily, so you can use your blank with another transfer!
Author: Cori George

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Instructions

  • For this tutorial, a glass can wrap is being used where the seam was messed up. Not only was it not even, but the transfer tore pretty significantly.
    Close up of ruined DTF transfer.
  • Step 1: Soak in Hot Water with Soap
    Step one is get a large pot of water boiling. Put enough water in the pot to cover all or most of the transfer. Once it's boiling, remove from the stove and dribble in a bit of dish soap. Dawn was used, specifically because it's designed to break down oils and adhesives. Stir the pot gently—you don't need to create a ton of bubbles.
    Hand pouring liquid soap into a pan of water and a bottle of Goo Gone and scraping tools next to it
  • Then remove the lid and straw, and soak your tumbler. for about 10 minutes and then use tongs to rotate the glass so the other side is facing down.
    Glass jar soaking in a pan of water and a bottle of Goo Gone and scraping tools next to it
  • Remove from the hot water using tongs and allow it to cool for a minute or two.
    Glass jar soaking in a pan of water and a bottle of Goo Gone and scraping tools next to it
  • Step 2: Scrape Off the Transfer
    Depending on the brand of transfer you've used, this may be easy or difficult.
    Place your cooled tumbler on a paper towel. Using a Cricut scraper or another type of scraper (Use the one that came with the Goo Gone order...it's great!), scrape off the transfer.
    Hands scraping a transfer from a glass jar
  • Depending on the brand of transfer, this may be easy or difficult. This one was relatively easy for most of it.
    Hands scraping a transfer from a glass jar
  • Step 3: Soak in Hot Water with Soap Again
    If you still have pieces of the transfer that don't want to scrape off, soak it again For some reason, this one didn't want to scrape off so put it back in the soapy water for another 10 minutes. Didn't bother to reheat the water—it was still really hot.
    Remove from the hot water using tongs and allow it to cool for a minute or two.
  • Step 4: Scrape Off the Transfer Again
    Now try scraping again. You should be able to get most of the transfer off. If you have a particularly stubborn transfer, try soaking overnight—you won't hurt the glass!
    Then wash, rinse, and dry your glass, removing any traces of soap.
    Hands scraping a transfer from a glass jar
  • Step 5: Use GooGone
    If you have any residue at all, GooGone is the favorite adhesive remover. Add some GooGone to a microfiber cloth and work it over your residue. If necessary, you can also let the transfer with with some GooGone on top of it and the GooGone should eat its way through that adhesive.
    Hands rubbing Goo Gone onto a glass jar
  • Step 6: Final Wash
    Wash your glass one more time. You can use the dishwasher, if you'd like (don't wash the lid or the straw!). Basically you want to make sure there is no remaining GooGone or soap on your tumbler.
  • Step 7: Use Again!
    Once you've fully cleaned your glass, you can use it again with another UV DTF transfer!
    Glass can with transfer and glass can with transfer removed.