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New Video Instructions for Ironing on a Patch with a Regular Household Iron

Our latest video showing you the trick to get your iron to the correct temperature when attempting to iron on patch with a regular household iron. Our Japanese brand iron on glue backing requires a heat setting of 270 degrees Fahrenheit. Applying pressure for 30 seconds will permanently attach our patches to your clothing. Never iron on a patch to leather or nylon material. They won't withstand the required heat. Children should not iron on a patch. This is a dangerous job, you can burn yourself, catch the house on fire or even electrocute yourself. Take caution when ironing on patches.

When using a household iron you'll need a frying pan thermometer to get your iron to the correct temperature. Lay out your clothing and put the iron on to where you want the patch to be heat pressed on (don't place the patch yet, just place the iron on top of the clothing, make sure your garment can withstand the heat, leather will scorch! do not iron on to leather). Stick a frying pan thermometer that can measure past 280 degrees fahrenheit between the iron and the clothing (an oven temperature will not do as they won't measure up this temperature).

Plug the iron in, crank it to its highest setting and watch the temperature on the thermometer start to rise. As soon as the temperature reaches 280 degrees fahrenheit go ahead and unplug your iron. You'll notice the temperature will continue to rise for a short while and then it will begin to drop. Wait until it reaches 280 degrees fahrenheit on its way down. As soon as it descends to 280 degrees fahrenheit quickly slide the iron aside, place your patch and then lift your iron slightly to place it over the patch. Stand up and apply your weight on the iron for at least 30 seconds. Pressure is important, don't be sitting and pressing, you should be standing and trying to put as much pressure as you can. Use a solid table instead of a flimsy ironing board to do this. Ironing boards are usually too high off the ground and won't give you good leverage to apply pressure while standing.

You do not need to move the iron around while applying pressure (assuming the patch is smaller than the surface of the iron, if it's too big we highly recommend you sew on the patch or attempt to iron it on in sections rather than moving the iron around.

Remember you only have a short time period to apply the patch. The activation temperature of our patches is 260-280 degrees fahrenheit. Since it's impossible to get a household iron to hold such temperature we have developed this technique. We can't speak for other people's patches. Our iron on glue is Japanese brand. They work extremely well given you apply it at the proper temperature window.

Don't mess with your patch to see if it stuck on while it's hot. Wait till it cools down completely before inspecting it. If you fail the first time, you can always retry. Once you get the hang of it you'll notice our patches stick on the first time you try it. The biggest reason for failure is not applying enough pressure. It is important to stand up and put your weight on the iron.

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Labor Day Sale Extended for 1 more day

Our site was unavailable for a while on Monday night. We apologize for the inconvenience. We have extended the labor day sale one more day to make up for it. It will expire on Tuesday midnight Eastern Standard Time. Save 25% on thousands of patches this labor day. Shop the Labor Day Sales. Hope you have a great Labor Day. RIDE SAFE.

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Welcome to The Place to Buy your Patches

Welcome to TheCheapPlace where we specialize in embroidered saying patches. Most measuring 4x1.5 inches, you'll find lots of different embroidered saying patches. Lot of funny sayings, biker sayings and inspirational ones. Get 20% off when you buy 10 at regular price. We stock everything we sell, we'll ship your order out today. RIDE SAFE and take care.

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End of Summer Sale. Patches are $3 a piece

Another Summer is about to come to an end. I've got 2 more summers left in my 30s now! Save 25% on hundreds of patches with the end of Summer Sale. RIDE SAFE

End of Summer Sale!!!!! Save 25%

Save on New Patches this Week

This year we've added about 200 new patches to our inventory. This week you'll find many of them on sale. Deeper discounts than the usual sales. Hope you can take advantage. RIDE SAFE

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71 New Patches have been Photographed under natural light

I just got back from vacation last week. My first task was to get all the new patches that have arrived while I was away rephotographed under natural lighting. This tends to show the details a lot better than shining studio lights at it. All Patches have been photographed alone, on my hand, over a pair of pants and on top of a vest. This should give you an idea of the patches sizes. RIDE SAFE and I hope you enjoy these better photos.

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Large Patches on Sale this Week, ends Wednesday 15th of August

Hundreds of Large back patches are on sale this week. Save 20% off the regular price. The sale is live now and will end on Wednesday 15th of August. RIDE SAFE and have a great week!

Buy 10 or more Patches and get 20% off

You read that right. Mix and match 10 or more different patches or stickers at regular price and get 20% off. Excludes products on sale or quantity discounts. You can get a better discount by purchasing 10 pieces of the same item. This promotion is valid for when you mix different patches together. Make

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Weeks Sales are Ready

This weeks sales have been created, there are about 500 patches on the weekly sale and quite a bit more at our clearance sale. We have the largest Motorcycle Rally in the world happening next month. Sturgis starts on August 2nd in South Dakota and it's a week long. It's been many years since

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Happy Independence Day!

It's 4th of July. Wishing the free world a happy Independence Day. God Bless America. RIDE SAFE.

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