Firstly, let's th?nk ?b?ut how to k?e? th? NHL jersey number fr?m being washed apart. In order t? kn?w that, w? ought to find out th? composition of the jersey's number. I have b?en working in the sportswear selling area f?r s?v?ral years, ?? I hav? ??m? experience in th?? field. I hope m? advices will be helpful to you. Actually, th?re are 3 major kinds of NHL jersey number.

1. The first kind i? Normal Thermal Transfer Printing. This kind of jersey number i? u?u?lly in black color. In th?s kind of jersey, the ink ?? directly transferred int? ? jersey ?f light color. There is n? hand feel when you touch it. After ?t's done, it ??n't b? washed awa? in normal cases. For example, m? ?wn NHL jersey ha? b??n worn for 3 years, the number is st?ll clear ?nd clean.

2. The ?e?ond kind is Original Number Printing and White Sublimation Transfer Printing. We don't h?v? to kn?w wh?t tho?e complicated words mean. The feature ?f thi? kind ?? the full-page printing whi?h could create great visual effects. An Original Number Printing could b? v?r? expensive, ?lth?ugh it'? ?nly a piece ?f paper. But the market demand defines th? product price. What ?s scarce, ?t is precious. OK, th?t'? a l?ttl? ?ut of subject. Let's g?t back t? business. About th? printing, th?r? ar? 2 types ?f thi? printing: Offset Plate ?nd Paper Plate. Luckily, I h?v? tr??d th? paper plate method, ?nd the effect was awesome r?ght after ?t was done. However, ?ft?r 3 times ?f washing th? color would drop. So I nev?r u?e thi? method anymore s?n?e then. The Offset Plate original number lives longer, but it also h?s the color dropping problem. Since the number ?s transferred by a very thin membrane, the color will drop coherently piece b? piece, unlike th? trivial Paper Plate.

3. The th?rd kind is Screen Printing. The biggest difference b?tw?en Screen Printing ?nd th? previous two kinds i? th?t the Screen Printing d?e?n't n??d the high temperature setting. Commonly, th? Screen Printing w?uld use computer t? design th? front stencil su?h as Logo or number, apply s?m? gum ?r?und it t? make th? mould, ?nd then dry it out. This type ?f number ?r Logo usu?ll? i? ver? difficult t? be washed apart, unless y?u rub it ver? hard. Usually th? number or Logo ??n st?ll be clear ?v?n ?fter ? f?w years. This method ?s m?r? suitable for the case that th? black color w?s printed int? white color. About the cost, this method i? l?ss than Sublimation Transfer Printing but m?r? th?n Thermal Transfer Printing.

After knowing the thr?? kinds ?f NHL jerseys, we now ??n have th? ??rre?p?nd?ng methods f?r maintaining each kind ?f the jerseys.

1. If ?our NHL jersey ?? th? Normal Thermal Transfer, y?u ?an be assured to wash y?ur jersey with oth?r clothes ?n the washing machine. Just l?t it roll.

2. If ?our NHL jersey ?s th? Original Number Printing or White Sublimation Transfer Printing, m?ybe f?r ??ur jersey's concern, ?ou'd better t?k? it easy whil? washing it. Don't rub it t?o hard. And ?ou'd better wash it with th? inside out. My own NHL jersey w?th a golden number ha? been worn f?r n??rly one year. Basically I wash ?t tw?ce ? week. So f?r ?t ha? n? color dropping problem. It's b??aus? I wash ?t with the inside ?ut ev?r? time.

3. The Screen Printing w?uld h?v? ? rough hand feel, ?nd it d??sn't re?ll? matter h?w y?u wash it. This kind of jersey is not oft?n us?d in regular time. Basically it's us?d f?r playing games. So ?t w?n't b? washed v?ry often. Maybe 30 times per year would be enough for m?ny people. So ??u d?n't n?ed to worry about th? jersey number being washed apart.