When ironed on to cotton, does it make it more flammable? If hot liquid spills on it, will it burn a hole through or melt the vinyl layer?
1324574
Your question about heat n bond got me wonering so I took a scrap of it and poured boiling water on it and it didn't do anything to it, the water just rolled off of it without damage it. As far as being flammable I think only the company can answer that question. Hope this helps.
716829
I have used it on silk, cotton, canvas, rayon, polyester, and nylon. (It even works on lycra or spandex but the stretch distorts and cracks the design.) There were no problems with the painting. Be sure to place a paper towel or something behind the fabric to catch the bleed-through. The only issue is when you use the iron to heat set the color. You will need to be careful about the heat for rayon and nylon (or lycra/spandex). While you want to use the highest setting, you do not want to melt the fabric. I set my iron 2 notches below the highest iron setting. You will want to test a corner to ensure the iron doesn't melt the fabric. But don't skip the step entirely. For hard-to-iron items, I took my hair dryer and, setting it at its highest heat, I held the blower at approximately 1/2 inch away from surface, close to it, and ran the dryer for about 1 minute over each 3 square inches of painted surface. I wouldn't rely on this to go through a washing machine but it will hold up through careful hand-washing.
167939
I imagine the issue would be the softness of the cotton velvet, since the wax is applied by rubbing across the surface. A rough or textured fabric helps it break and spread... That said, if you can get it onto the material, it should probably perform the way it's supposed to.
1162537
Foil will disrupt the heat flow when cooking directly into foods. Cast iron is a great cooking surface by itself. You CAN wash it, but the best practice is to lightly abrade the surface with a plastic scrubby, maybe a very dilute soap solution, then rinse, dry thoroughly, then coat with mineral oil (won't go rancid), heat to about 200 deg for an hour, cool, store. That's all it takes. A slight food residue after cleaning won't be a problem because heating it just carbonizes it, adding to the protective layer. Keep doing it for a decade, or five, and you'll have an outstanding tool!!
1210345
I don't think it will start a fire because of the process it uses to generate heat. That being said, if you put bare skin to metal then it can cause contact burns to your skin. Just keep it in the pouch and you should be good to go.
184533
In some cases yes, and in some cases no. It would entirely depend on whether your fabric could withstand the heat of the application. We always recommend testing fabric first to see if it's damaged by an iron set to 350 degrees.
809382
I never did find out. I washed it before using. It didn't smell of chemicals or seem to react to the application of heat. Nor did it discolor when the iron heat was high.
1277072
I have not tried "hot fix rhinestones" myself but understand that using a unit like this is preferable to a standard iron, because it reaches higher temperatures. I have not tried vinyl but would be careful, the vinyl may melt at higher temperatures. You may want to experiment, perhaps protecting the vinyl with a layer of cloth and at a lower temperature to start. For regular ironing of clothes it is a very nice steam press.
663979
Yes in so far as it won't light your clothing on fire. My wife irons with it to great success. I can't imagine it doing terrible things if you pour it INTO your steamer, but I would skip that step in favor of using the spray bottle as it was intended.
38411
I am not sure what you mean with flame retardant. It is not 100% cotton, the bottom of the bedding is silky.
1239065
I am not 100% sure but the material is polyester and I have read that that fabric can be fire resistant. I like the feel of it. It's pretty thick too. I hope that helped but I don't know much about that topic.
2259698
It is a foam mattress so it will burn. I don't know if it would be considered highly flammable.
1117711
I think machine-washing this is safe enough but I would advise against putting this into ANY dryer. I dried it on the lowest settings at my local laundry parlor and it came out completely ruined. The plastic layer of the cover had melted in many places and it came out of the dryer all clotted - I had to sort of pull the glued-together parts apart by hand, which took forever and left huge holes in the protective layer. Maybe the settings of the dryer were off but I recently washed it again and gave drying another chance (using a different dryer) - the same thing happened again. Anyway, allergy-protection encasements that cannot be washed and dried on high heat are, in my opinion, pretty questionable. I think machine-washing this is safe enough but I would advise against putting this into ANY dryer. I dried it on the lowest settings at my local laundry parlor and it came out completely ruined. The plastic layer of the cover had melted in many places and it came out of the dryer all clotted - I had to sort of pull the glued-together parts apart by hand, which took forever and left huge holes in the protective layer. Maybe the settings of the dryer were off but I recently washed it again and gave drying another chance (using a different dryer) - the same thing happened again. Anyway,... » Read More I think machine-washing this is safe enough but I would advise against putting this into ANY dryer. I dried it on the lowest settings at my local laundry parlor and it came out completely ruined. The plastic layer of the cover had melted in many places and it came out of the dryer all clotted - I had to sort of pull the glued-together parts apart by hand, which took forever and left huge holes in the protective layer. Maybe the settings of the dryer were off but I recently washed it again and gave drying another chance (using a different dryer) - the same thing happened again. Anyway, allergy-protection encasements that cannot be washed and dried on high heat are, in my opinion, pretty questionable. « Show Less
1899805
Do you have the correct heat on your iron? I use this product a lot and have never had a problem. The other thing is, have you prewashed the fabric? These are the only things I would know. Good luck!
1461326
I have not used it for a cotton poly blend. If you have the fabric, see if the end has been cut with a knife or melted with a hot knife. I'll bet it was cut.
2174753
I've never had that problem and I use the steam option all the time. You might try not pressing so hard on your fabric and making sure the fabric is smooth on your ironing board. Hope that helps. Good luck!
2064331
It's not evenly heated. I sent my back. It ruined quite a few shirts. Hope this helps.