Wash a shirt without it fading?

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So since I'm too poor to afford a yearbook at my school, I decided to wear a white T-shirt and carry around sharpies and have people sign my shirt. Well I'm afraid to wash it due to the fact that the writing will fade.

Is there any way I can prevent this without having to use a special type of soap?
 
I suggest you also take a camera, take many pictures, and have them printed. My mom still has pictures in the drawer that are 40+ years old. Plus, you might consider saving up for a yearbook. My school always had a few extra that they would sell later for people who couldn't pay by the deadline.

But isn't it ridiculous how expensive they are? My Senior yearbook was over $80. Holy crap.
 
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So since I'm too poor to afford a yearbook at my school, I decided to wear a white T-shirt and carry around sharpies and have people sign my shirt. Well I'm afraid to wash it due to the fact that the writing will fade.

Is there any way I can prevent this without having to use a special type of soap?
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If the shirt is to be a momento of your time at school then why wash it at all? You could just store it somewhere like you would a year book.

If the shirt is a but smelly because you wore it the day you got the signatures then rinse in cold water with a mild soap designed for woollens or hand washing and you should be fine. Sharpies are pretty hard to wash out at the best of times.

If you really don't want to risk washing the ink off but the shirt smells a bit then give it a light spray with Febreez or some other fabric deoderiser and let it air for a few days before packing away.
 
Well I wanna wear it a little bit. I'll probably end up storing it in the end though.

And I'm actually going to save money for a yearbook next year due to the fact that it's going to be my senior year.

EDIT: A friend of mine mentioned to spray the whole thing inside and out with hairspray before I wash it. Will this really work?
 
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EDIT: A friend of mine mentioned to spray the whole thing inside and out with hairspray before I wash it. Will this really work?
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I dunno,I have heard that hairspray is good for getting rid of ink stains.

Sharpies aren't going to wash out easily, wash gently in cold water will minimise the fading and don't dry outside.

I believe there are products out there that will set the ink, not sure where you would look. Craft or sewing/haberdashery type of shop. Ask for something that would fix dye.
 
My kids both have T-shirts that were autographed by They Might be Giants after a show. They wree signed with plain black Sharpies and the signatures are perfectly legible (if a bit faded) after many washings. The older one wore her shirt a couple times a month for several years.
 
Small_Fryz
what if you iron in the sharpies??
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My kids both have T-shirts that were autographed by They Might be Giants after a show. They wree signed with plain black Sharpies and the signatures are perfectly legible (if a bit faded) after many washings. The older one wore her shirt a couple times a month for several years.
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I'll try ironing in the sharpies. And that makes me feel so much better about washing it. Thanks much GTP!
 

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