Have you ever been turned away from a candy machine because your dollar was too small?Maybe you want your money to be as smooth and flat as the day it was printed?There are a few quick fixes for taking the folds out of the bills.
Step 1: The dollar should be placed on a flat surface.
The ironing board is the best place to iron your bill.If you don't have an ironing board, you can use a nearby table, but make sure to place a shirt or other linen on the ironing area to avoid burning the table.
Step 2: Put water on the bill.
Water can be sprayed on the dollar bill.The spray function on the iron can be used to do this.It helps to have moist skin during ironing.If you don't have an iron with a spray function, spray a bottle or run the bill under a sink that is set to low pressure.
Step 3: The iron should be turned down to the lowest heat.
The goal is for the bill to be dry with the lowest heat possible.The dollar bill is vulnerable to being damaged by higher heat settings.
Step 4: Is it iron?
Straight movements can be used from one direction to the other.The bill will no longer flatten if you repeat this a few times.Don't iron folds into the bill.If you can't get the bill to lay flat, put it inside of a shirt.This will allow you to iron the bill while keeping it weighed down.The iron is heating up so start ironing the bill.If your iron's lowest setting is particularly hot, this is helpful.
Step 5: The bill should be cool for 60 seconds.
The bill will be very hot after ironing, so be careful.You can flip the bill and repeat the ironing process on the new side.If the bill still has a large amount of folds orwrinkles, you may want to apply some moist to the other side.
Step 6: Store flat for safe keeping.
The bill cannot get any flatter if you are satisfied with it.Put your flattened bill in your wallet.
Step 7: The crumpled bill should be held at each end.
The bill should be held between your fingers.Don't pull the bill apart in your hands if you hold it taut.
Step 8: The dollar bill should be run against the cornered surface.
The entire surface of the bill should be dragged across the edge of where the two planes meet.The goal is for the bill to be folded.The corner of the vending machine is a good place to try this method because the machine probably wouldn't accept your bill in the first place.Any edge will do, including the wall, desk, or table corners.If the corner you are using doesn't seem to make sense, try using a corner with a sharper edge.
Step 9: You can corner the other side by flipping the dollar in your hands.
If you only run one side of the bill against a corner, you run the risk of creating new folds or bends.To create as much parity as possible, flip the bill and run the opposite face across the corner.
Step 10: Take a look at the corners of the dollar bill.
The edge of a wall makes it difficult to get the corners of the bill out.If there are small bends at the corners of the bill, it is time to check them.If a dog ear is present, crease it in the opposite direction to try to level out the bend.
Step 11: Continue until you have flattened it.
The vending machine will take your dollar bill.You might have to use another bill if the machine continues to reject the bill.
Step 12: Fix the dollar bill.
The dollar bill can be sprayed with water.To mist evenly use a water bottle.When ironing a dollar bill, you want it to be moist or humid.It is not a good idea to completely soak the bill in water.
Step 13: The bill should be pushed between two objects.
Heavy books such as dictionaries are ideal for pressing.The objects hold the bill in place while it dries.To prevent water damage to the pressing object, place an absorbent material between the heavy object and the bill.You can use common absorbent fabrics to help absorb the water from the bill.The bill and absorbent material can be placed within the book if you don't care about it.The bill should be laid flat to ensure it doesn't get wet.As the dollar bill dries, it can be hung between two panes of glass.The bill can take less space than stacking a few books if it is framed.
Step 14: As it dries, check in on the dollar bill.
Allow to dry overnight.Changing the absorbent material is necessary to keep the drying process going.The bill should dry in a few days.Change the absorbent material more frequently if it takes longer than a few days.It is possible that you moistened the bill more than necessary.Store the press in a place that is not dark or damp to prevent the growth of mold.
Step 15: If necessary, repeat the process.
The bill should lay flat once it is dry.If the bill is not too flimsy or weak, you may repeat the process.
Step 16: The basin is full of water so put the dollar bill in it.
It doesn't have to be full, but must be able to cover the entire bill from one end to the other.The basin needs a flat bottom to hold this fix.For simplicity, start with the front side facing you first, no matter what side the bill is placed in.The temperature of the water is important.The water should be warm, but it shouldn't be hot, as this could cause the bill to lose color.
Step 17: Dribble a small amount of soap into the basin where the bill is.
A small amount might be enough.It will be even closer to brand new if you add two spoons.
Step 18: Rub the bill with the soapy water with a bristle brush.
The bill should be rubbed from one end to the other.If there is too much pressure on the bill's ink to come off, it will have no legal tender on it.Steady pressure running up and down the bill is what you should apply.Rub the bill with a bristle brush.The bill's ink will smudge if you rub straight across.
Step 19: When you have rubbed the bill's front side with the brush, lay the back side down in the same basin.
The process should be repeated with the bristles to the back of the bill.
Step 20: The bill should be removed when both sides have been cleaned.
The bill once had a crispness that was restored by the soap.
Step 21: You can iron the bill out with an ironing board.
The little "ticks" are the water droplets that come from the newly washed bill.The side you begin with doesn't matter.Unless the iron is sticking to the bill, don't spray the water onto it.
Step 22: The bill should be removed from the opposite side.