Vintage Hypercolor T-Shirts Are Tie Dye For
In this section, we highlight the vintage shirts you simply must have in your poly-cottonĀ arsenal. Some are hot commodities while others are speculation on a future trend.
Selection: Vintage Hypercolor T-Shirt
Demand: Moderate
Price: $30-$75
Info: We all remember the legendary Generra tee that changed color when exposed to heat, but how did it do that? Well, sit on my lap and let me explain. The regular color of the shirt is a combination of two different inks, a base color that the fabric was dyed with, and a heat sensitive or “thermochromic” ink that’s sealed in a transparent shell and bound to the fibers of the fabric. When exposed to heat, a lot of scientific mumbo jumbo takes place: the periodic table of elements is involved, square roots, pi, and at the end of it there’s even a dreadful remainder. So in laymen’s terms, heat causes the thermochromic portion of the color to become transparent which exposes only the base color of the fabric. Take that, Mr. Wizard!
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