Best Press
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The recipe is 1/3 cup vodka (any cheap kind will do) to 3 cups water. Just stir together, no heating is needed. Keep in fridge and it will last forever!!
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I've had problems with the clear, unscented leaving spots on some fabrics (and I do pre-wash); at least those spots washed out.
Where I've had permanent damage from Best Press is that I set the bottle down on a (nicer brand) nightstand and even though there were no apparent leaks in the bottle itself, it ate the finish off the nightstand after just a couple of hours, leaving an ugly bare ring. It was in our guest room, so for now I have a book hiding the damage, but we're going to have to completely sand and refinish the top eventually.
I won't use Best Press ever again.
Where I've had permanent damage from Best Press is that I set the bottle down on a (nicer brand) nightstand and even though there were no apparent leaks in the bottle itself, it ate the finish off the nightstand after just a couple of hours, leaving an ugly bare ring. It was in our guest room, so for now I have a book hiding the damage, but we're going to have to completely sand and refinish the top eventually.
I won't use Best Press ever again.
#18
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
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Best Press is starch. It is clarified, perfumed, and has surfactants added to help it absorb into fabric quickly. You can do a search for "homemade starch" and find many recipes.
See the above.
I have one of the very first bottles of Best Press from years ago. The label very clearly states that it is starch. I agree with you, Onebyone, and I think it's rather disingenuous of them to lead quilters to believe it's not starch by changing the terminology on the bottle to say "starch alternative". Sure, it's an alternative to traditional starch, such as Sta-Flo or Niagra, but it's still starch. The MSDS sheet for Best Press states this fact.
This isn't starch. This is what is known as "linen spray", a scented spray that will make your pressed linens smell lovely. Some vodkas are made with starches, but the act of fermenting and distilling removes the starch from the finished product.
I have one of the very first bottles of Best Press from years ago. The label very clearly states that it is starch. I agree with you, Onebyone, and I think it's rather disingenuous of them to lead quilters to believe it's not starch by changing the terminology on the bottle to say "starch alternative". Sure, it's an alternative to traditional starch, such as Sta-Flo or Niagra, but it's still starch. The MSDS sheet for Best Press states this fact.
This isn't starch. This is what is known as "linen spray", a scented spray that will make your pressed linens smell lovely. Some vodkas are made with starches, but the act of fermenting and distilling removes the starch from the finished product.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois
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I don't pre wash and have used the lilac Best Press and never had a problem. However, I gave up on Best Press and started using Faultless spray starch and really like the results. As long as you do not spray heaving, there is no "starch stiffness". Or I should say that I have not noticed any stiffness.
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