How to Iron Creases Out of Paper
Since paper is fragile, ironing out creases without ruining it is difficult. Too much heat and the paper will brown or even burn. Too little heat and the crease will remain. Similarly, you can easily ruin the paper with too much water or fail to treat a bad crease by using too little water. The best thing to do is to use a dummy to find out exactly how much heat and water you need. Once you complete this step, you are well on your way to smoothing out your piece of paper.
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Things You'll Need
- Clothes iron
- Tacking iron
- Spray bottle
- Baker's parchment
- Paper
- Work table
- Protective pad
- Test paper
Instructions
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Lay a piece of baker's parchment on top of a work table that will not be damaged by heat. If your table can not take heat, lay a protective pad on top of it first.
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Crease a test piece of paper in the same way the paper you want to iron is creased. Lay it on top of the parchment. Put another piece of parchment on top of it.
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Iron the paper through the top piece of parchment on the lowest setting. If you have a tacking iron, you can use the curved tip to focus on the crease. If you don't, a clothes iron will work.
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Remove the paper from between the baker's sheets and look at it. If there is still a crease, spray the back with an extremely small amount of water and put it between the parchment. Do not use enough water to make the paper look wet, since it can ruin the ink.
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Turn your iron up a bit and iron the paper again. If it doesn't work again, you can try turning up the heat or spraying a bit more water.
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Once you find out exactly how much heat and water it takes to iron the crease, repeat the process with the piece of paper you want to fix.
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Tips & Warnings
Heat and water can damage paint and ink. You may want to put the same media on your test piece of paper as is on your real, creased paper.
