# T-Shirt Design fade

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-design-fade/246269>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-design-fade/246269 "2004-05-21T00:43:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-design-fade/246269/1 "2004-05-21T00:43:21Z")

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Is there a way of preventing or slowing the fading of the design on a t-shirt. I’m asking more specifically about silkscreen designs rather than decals, but hell, the more info the better.

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirt-design-fade/246269/2 "2004-05-21T00:51:24Z")

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My guess: Wash in cold water and never put it in the dryer.