Continued..



Trust me.. you should do this.. I've had bad experiences before.. where the small loose inside outline moved when I tried to press all the letters at one shot with all it's outline.. Bad experience..

After you've moved out all the small loose inside outlines... you can use your skills and creativity to align and arrange the letters:



My tips on this is to ensure that the letters looks nicely arranged from afar.. Ensure that the gaps of each letter are equal and each letters are arranged nicely.

Once you've finished arranging the letters and you're satisfied with it's arrangement, you can start to iron press them directly. Don't worry.. it won't melt... But you have to ensure that your iron is set at medium heat (2 dots or 1 half dots). And another thing to do to ensure that you won't melt or ruin them if you iron them directly is to spray some water.. When there is water, not only it reduces the chances of you ruining them but also to help encourage some bonding of it's not so strong glue.

So.. before you start to iron them directly... spray some water first directly to the letters:



Then... carefully iron press them gently directly using your iron. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR IRON IS NOT SET TO MAX HEAT (3 dots). Or else..you might ruin the namesets.. Especially if you didn't sprinkle some water on top of it... I've experienced this before... very bad experience..

So carefully iron press them gently and directly using your iron:



You don't have to press them.. a gentle iron is just to ensure that the letters and it's outline are glued temporarily.. But trust me, this alone IS NOT ENOUGH.. because the glue of the letters are not so strong.. It needs extra heat and pressure.. that we will deal later.

After you've ironed the letters, you can then insert back the small loose inside outlines that we temporarily isolated earlier. But be careful! When you want to insert them back.. ensure that the area where the glue exists is placed correctly facing below. Because the shape is the same no matter how you flip it top or bottom, there is a risk that you might accidentally placed the small outline layer wrongly, where the glued area is facing on top.. and then you iron it.. You will then screw it!

So.. ensure that the area where you can safely iron on top of it, is facing on top before you place it back:


Iron press it gently and carefully.. Remember to use 2 dots and to sprinkle some water first.

Then.. you need to find a plain cloth (do not use a coloured cloth like a kain pelekat.. or else the colour might bleed on to the letters/numbers) and cover the area where the letters were ironed gently previously:



For the example above, I borrowed again my wife's telekung (prayers veil)... hehe.. Then once you've covered it completely, set your iron to MAXIMUM HEAT (3 dots). Then, press FIRMLY on top of the letters for 8-10 seconds:



You can also squeeze the letters by using both hands.. One hand is pressing your iron and another is pressing your ironing board beneath it, Trust me you need this extra squeeze because the glue is not so strong. Ensure that you've covered the letters with the plain cloth so that you will not burn or melt the letters..

With this super extra squeeze.. the bonding of the letters are very good and solid:



To be continued..

This post has been edited by schmeichel7: Jan 8 2010, 03:35 AM

Continued..

You've completed the 1st part of this activity.. Now you need to apply the number..

The method for applying the number is exactly the same.. Except that you don't have to isolate and remove any small loose inside outline since the numbers are normally huge and larger compared to the letters.. But still, follow the same steps shown earlier for the letters...

Again, the retro numbers from wiggy are also packed and sealed inside a plastic packet just like the letters. And just like the letters, beneath the number where the glue area is, there is a paper cover covering it:



Same as the letters, use the paper cover beneath the number to lift out the number from the plastic packet.. Do not use your finger to directly move out the number, because you might ruin (bend or fold) the delicate outline around the number:


Then, arrange the number to it's correct alignment and position.

After you're satisfied with it's placement... set back the iron's temperature back to 2 dots (medium heat). Sprinkle some water. Then iron the number directly.. press gently to ensure some bond exists:



As you noticed in the photo above, the number 7 is not solid but a bit soggy.. This is because the number was folded and bent earlier when it was still in it's plastic packet. If this happens, don't worry, you can fix it by ironing it.. The ironing process not only bonds the number to the jersey's surface but also smooths the surface of the soggy number.

Once done, cover the number with a plain cloth:



Then... again, set the iron to maximum heat and squeeze the number (iron press FIRMLY on top of the covered number using one hand and press the ironing board beneath it using another hand). Squeeze for 8-10 seconds... Use as much pressure as you can.. just don't break the ironing board ya hehe:



Finally.. to ensure that the glue is bonded, flip your jersey inside out:



Then iron press the area where the nameset sits... You can use maximum heat on your iron since if marks are left.. it's inside your jersey:



Let it cool for a while...

Walla... final results:



Here is another jersey that I applied for Keith:



Coincidentally, for both jerseys.. I almost arranged the letters BECKHAM using the same alignment and arrangement.. Strangely.... as if it was factory manufactured hehe:



How does it feel to DIY your jersey?.............. Awesome.

This post has been edited by schmeichel7: Jan 8 2010, 02:52 AM

excellent guide there dude

Thanks nimrod...

For those who want to order any retro namesets from wiggy:



You can purchase them from www.wiggysports.co.uk. Payment is made via paypal and they can deliver the namesets to you by using Royal Mail (either normal Airmail or Registered Mail).

Good guide there jerseyman!

The 1 star and the 2 star shirt has a very fragile cloth material though, I've burnt a hole in my 1 star before while ironing the nameset on it, traumatized until now. And I agree about the extra step of ironing with extra heat. Those namesets have really weak glue.

cos of beckham only

nice guide there, bro jerseyman

hey bro, wanna share share??
i plan to get away 1....

share wat?

where u wan buy from?

share postage...hehe... AC MIlan away..

u mean from milan store or kitbag?

i got no budget on this month liao T_T

jus got my 07/08 away few days ago...

sure from kitbag lo....naybe subside....
ic, there is good le, you get 07/08 finally... remember to update your hauls

Then wait for next month,

saw this famous car on the road about a week or two ago.

my gf got take the pic i think.

u know who's the owner ah?

This pic is a lyn forumer pm me and sent to me, i not sure he is the owner of the car anot, but he did asked where i get the previous pic. Then anyone give commend on it anot not..

Far East,
I notice you have the Portsmouth 3rd kit too. The one with jobsite frontal sponsor.

Yeah.. I grab one since it was quite cheap at kitbag.

Anyway................. as usual. Every January in each year, Nike will always launch a new training/polo t-shirt range for United and other nike sponsored teams like Arsenal, Barca, Inter etc etc..

This is the new Jan 2010 training jersey range for United:

The new Jan 2010 polo t-shirt range for United:

My verdict: Poor design. Surprisingly this year's new year training kit and t-shirt polo range is a huge let down because normally they are better than the early season (mid year) training kit and t-shirt polo range. Example of good new year training kit designs were the Jan 2009 and Jan 2007. Jan 2008 wasn't bad either.

Here are the best 3 new year training kit range by Nike for United:


*These new year training kit range always appears on January every year.. They are the 2nd round of nike training kit range after the 1st range was launched along together with the team's new replica kit on every new season (mid year).

And we can see that nike is using Dri-Fit technology for the football kit apparel. So I guess the new replica jerseys for World Cup 2010 and next season (2010/11) might follow suit as well....

hey could please help me. i need to know if this jersey is real or fake.

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Added on January 8, 2010, 5:01 pmhey can anyone help me i need to know if my jersey is real or fake
here is a pic.

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Hi bro, we need more pics. Tag number, sizing label, inner washing tag, etc..

BTW, if you're really a United fan, i suggest you change your nickname

Mate.. first of all.. from a single photo like that.. I doubt that any expert in the world can tell if that jersey is fake or not.

I have two simple questions for you. Does the price tag have any barcode sticker? What is written at the bottom of the long silver tag that is with the price tag? www.nikefootball.com or manutd.com?