Odd vinyl question (help?)

[CutieMouse]

I figured I'd be more likely to find vinyl experts here, than anywehre else.

I'm working on two vinyl short trench style raincoats (one red, one black) to sell as fetish-y type thingies for my vintage business, and am having a devil of a time getting the wrinkles out of the vinyl. (The sales lady crumpled them up and stuck them in a bag. Sigh.)

Me being me (ahem), I'm trying to get them all properly smooth and unwrinkled, to best show off the wet look of the vinyl. I've tried gently using a steamer, then wiping off the condensation, but is there a better way to unwrinkle/polish vinyl? Help? Anybody?

 

[Kajira Callista]

armourall?

 

[CutieMouse]

Duh! I'd never have thought of Armourall.

 

[gargouille]

I've always hung them for a few days (or longer) and let gravity do the work. I take some big plastic clips that are designed to hold papers (but I use them for torture), wrap some duct tape around the clamping ends so they don't put waffle marks in the edges. Hang the vinyl by the edge using the clamps like clothespins. You'll want to pull it taut, but not tight enough to wrinkle. The wrinkles should fall out in a few days. A friend of mine also recommends hanging curtain weights from more clamps and hanging them from the bottom edge, but I have problems getting them spaced evenly so I don't get more wrinkles. If you do that, she clamps the bottom edge every 4-8 inches.

 

[DVS]

I figured I'd be more likely to find vinyl experts here, than anywehre else.

I'm working on two vinyl short trench style raincoats (one red, one black) to sell as fetish-y type thingies for my vintage business, and am having a devil of a time getting the wrinkles out of the vinyl. (The sales lady crumpled them up and stuck them in a bag. Sigh.)

Me being me (ahem), I'm trying to get them all properly smooth and unwrinkled, to best show off the wet look of the vinyl. I've tried gently using a steamer, then wiping off the condensation, but is there a better way to unwrinkle/polish vinyl? Help? Anybody?

Wear the clothes into a sauna? As with Ameroral, maybe a light auto wax or something?

 

[Netzach]

I hate to tell you this, but I had a vinyl outfit that never lost the wrinkes. I think that they lessened a little with a long hang in a steamy bathroom, but it's still going to be a little crumply in photos, big bummer.

 

[Netzach]

I've always hung them for a few days (or longer) and let gravity do the work. I take some big plastic clips that are designed to hold papers (but I use them for torture), wrap some duct tape around the clamping ends so they don't put waffle marks in the edges. Hang the vinyl by the edge using the clamps like clothespins. You'll want to pull it taut, but not tight enough to wrinkle. The wrinkles should fall out in a few days. A friend of mine also recommends hanging curtain weights from more clamps and hanging them from the bottom edge, but I have problems getting them spaced evenly so I don't get more wrinkles. If you do that, she clamps the bottom edge every 4-8 inches.

I didn't do this however, wow -- this sounds like great advice!

 

[gargouille]

It works better pre-sewing, but hanging a garment on a good (big thick wooden type) hanger and weighting the bottom also works.

 

[CutieMouse]

I got most of the wrinkles out with careful steaming and smoothing the jacket with a towel, as I went. If I wasn't in a bit of a time crunch, I'd try the weights method gargouille explained- I'm tucking that tip into the far left-hand corner of my brain.

Thanks y'all!

 

[_prudence_]

I use a hairdryer as an emergency iron, might work, probably best to try it out on a peice of scrap first though.