Hello all, was reading some DIY stuff here, especially regarding FC Bayern print since I did my 4th DIY today and first one to consider a fail. Let me post the result . Read earlier this NN is very thin material and it is. Maybe I did it too long and also epic fail by ironing inside without removing the plastic (but have to say it was already hard to remove the plastic and the print already stuck to the plastic before I ironed the inside).




Greetings from Netherlands

You could say the NN set is old but yesterday I did this Juve 03-04 print + scudetto : (maybe you can see a white spot on the 6, it's actually some leftover of the plastic but in this case the plastic is paper, should be easy to remove)

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Added on August 12, 2010, 3:41 am
Yes compared to what I was expecting initially it came out reasonably decent. Could've been a lot worse ... Mostly it's the top layer that came off and only the tip of the 3 completely ... Must add it looks much worse upclose (as you can see the "damage" best on the pic of the plastic).
Tomorrow I will be doing a Fowler red EPL NN on yellow liverpool shirt. First Lextra for me, expect no problems .

DIY so far (all on euro sz medium):


This post has been edited by desinho: Aug 13 2010, 01:25 AM

(for the Bayern) This time I went straight to 1 minute circling & pressing at 2 dots with a doublefolded cotton handkerchief on top but it wouldn't stick. Unfolded the handkerchief, placed on top again and did some pressing. Still wouldn't stick ... then just removed the handkerchief and ironed the edges and saw it was sticking (as mentioned in the guide you can see some edges appear around the letters). So let it cool off but when I started to remove it at the R you could already see part of the white was sticking to the plastic . That's when I turned it inside out to iron, the rest is history .
The two Barca ones I did maybe a year ago (first with simply pressing as per instructions but didn't stick too well so went for the 1 minute circling method) and had little problems, did have to iron from the inside for both to permanently stick. Then did the Juve one two days ago, also had to iron two times but no real trouble to remove the backing. The scudetto patch was extremely easy by following the instructions included (cover with towel, 1 minute circling + pressing the edge by tilting your iron, turn inside out and repeat, turn back out again and press another 30 seconds. All on 3 dots)



I guess the biggest problem with the Bayern is the thin material (practically as thin as the sizing info printed inside your shirt) and the shirt is really stretchy making it hard to remove the plastic. Gonna be fun when I iron on Riquelme on Argentina 2006 away shirt (same stretchy model shirt)
For hard surface I always use a plastic cutting board underneath .

Anywhere I can find the application guide for oldstyle EPL (for precise placement)? I can do it from pictures just as well but if it's around why not go from that instead . Or same as new? Already searched for it a longtime ago but never found ...

This post has been edited by desinho: Aug 12 2010, 08:09 PM

You could immediately tell the edges didn't stick all around... but I put a book on top and let it cool off all the way (must've been at least 15 minutes since I went to do something else, dinner I think)

Postman just delivered something


I have a lot of this style in my collection (love it because of the flag patch on the sleeve) and this was one of the hardest to find. To get one with Litmanen print is a huge bonus since it's not standard adidas style (except there is no front number but maybe it looks even better because of it ).

This post has been edited by desinho: Aug 13 2010, 01:23 AM

I have ended up at his eBay shop a couple of times after searching and obviously they are fake items but for some rare to find NN: is the quality (and sizing) decent? Might want to ask for some custom Adidas sets (EURO 2000 Sweden away in particular, and a couple post EURO 2004 Denmark) and maybe even a flock Ajax 90's print if that would be possible .
Also emailed SS352 about some namesets and half the stuff still listed is sold out already (was especially interested in Ajax 2004-2006 home print and Italy 2006) but at least I now know their price which seems to be HKD $200 for all NN sets.

Oh yeah forgot to mention they had what seemed to be some player issue Malaysia, Singapore and Australia 2008-2010 shirts at the Nike Factory store near here on the sample rack. Had both the Malaysia and Singapore in my hand but placed them back as it was really the Italy Confederations shirt I came for at the PUMA factory store (think I got swindled out of a 30% extra discount but would have been ~€10 only). So with the unexpecctedly higher price I didn't even go back to the Nike store ... From others that have visited since seems all sold out now . (There was only 1 Singapore, 3-4 Malaysia and 2 Aussie). Didn't know if I would be able to get NN for them which also played a role.

This post has been edited by desinho: Aug 17 2010, 08:58 PM

Haha, nice! I definitely must have the new away as well. Okay, $240 for the new but those I can just get from wiggy or subside or others nearby. I only asked about the older ones yes and all quotes came back at $200 HKD. One is a must have for me and might order one or two others. Also asked about Schweinsteiger #31/ well the white Bayern I messed up, maybe I'll order it and iron it on top .