Maintenance of Hot-fix Stones Applications

The VIVA12 chaton roses and other flat-back stones by Preciosa come complete with a high-quality adhesive layer. When all the application rules are observed, the adhesive is resistant to the following maintenance techniques:

Washing: Before washing textile products with glass stones, turn them inside out. Use a gentle washing cycle (60°C/140°F), and to avoid the stones being damaged, put the products into a soft bag (flannel).

Ironing: To protect the stones from damage, first cover them with a soft flannel cloth. Set the iron to a maximum of 150°C (302°F).
Do not apply heat to the stones for too long as the adhesive might melt.

Drying: Before drying textile products with stones, turn them inside out, and to avoid the stones being damaged, put the products into a soft flannel bag. In a tumbler dryer, use a low temperature and a gentle drying cycle.

Bleaching: To avoid damage to textile products and to the stones, do not use chlorine bleach.

Cleaning: Textile products with stones can be dry-cleaned, using perchlorethylene. This technique requires utmost caution.

Using solvents: Textile products with stones can be dry-cleaned, using hydrocalumites. This technique also requires utmost caution – turn the products inside out and put them into a soft flannel bag.

Professional wet-cleaning: Textile products with stones can be cleaned at a professional cleaner.

While maintaining textile products with Preciosa stones, it is absolutely necessary to follow the maintenance symbols attached to each garment. In those cases when the values given in the pictograms on the garment exceed the values given in these instructions, it is necessary to adapt them to the values stipulated by Preciosa.

Following correct application procedures and observing the maintenance rules significantly extends the textile products’ lifespan.