# Cleaning a jacket with an iron-on design

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 30, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-jacket-with-an-iron-on-design/834752 "2019-05-30T02:45:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-jacket-with-an-iron-on-design/834752/1 "2019-05-30T02:45:15Z")

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As I posted in the current MMP, I found the jacket I was given as part of the Space Shuttle Support Team. I appreciate the freebie, but it’s actually pretty cheap. The design on the back is ironed on, and after 35 years there are a couple of places where it flaked off. Clothing tends to get dirty just sitting in a box, and I’d like to clean my jacket. I worry that dry cleaning will remove the design entirely. I could give it a cold wash with detergent and hang it up to dry.

So how do you clean an article with an ironed on design?

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**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-a-jacket-with-an-iron-on-design/834752/2 "2019-05-30T03:37:17Z")

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If it’s just dusty, I think I’d just wipe it gently with a damp cloth, something that’s not going to leave any little fuzzies behind. Maybe use a very mild solution of something like Murphy’s Oil Soap.