Have you ever been turned away from a candy machine because your dollar was too small?Maybe you want your money clip to be as smooth and flat as the day it was printed?There are a few things you can do to take 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 do not have an ironing board, you can use a nearby table, but make sure to place a shirt or other linen on the ironing area so that you don't burn the table.
Step 2: The bill should be moist with water.
Water can be sprayed on the dollar bill.The spray function on the iron can be used to do this.Wrinkles can be removed during ironing.If you don't have an iron with a spray function, you can run the bill under a sink that is set to low pressure.
Step 3: The iron should be turned to the lowest heat.
The goal is for the bill to be dry with the lowest heat possible.The dollar bill can be damaged by higher heat settings.
Step 4: There is 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.Pick up your flattened bill and put it in your wallet.
Step 7: The crumpled bill needs to be held at each end.
You want to hold the bill 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 to get the bill out of the way.The corner of a 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 your bill.
The edge of a wall makes it difficult to get the bill out.If there are small bends at the corners of the bill, it's 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 flattened.
Continue until the vending machine takes your dollar bill.You might have to use another bill if the machine continues to reject the bill.
Step 12: The dollar bill needs to be moistened.
The dollar bill should 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 or phone directories 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.It is possible to absorb moisture from the bill by using common absorbent fabrics.The bill and absorbent material can be placed within the book if you don't care about it.Lay the book flat to make sure the bill doesn't get wet.As the dollar bill dries, it can be framed between two panes of glass.It can take less space than stacking a few books if the bill is framed.
Step 14: As it dries, check the dollar bill.
Don't let it dry overnight, check in occasionally to see if it's dry.Changing the absorbent material is necessary to keep the drying process going.The bill should be dry in a few days.Change the absorbent material more frequently if it takes longer than a few days.The bill may have been moistened more than necessary.Store the press in a place that is not dark or damp to prevent the growth of mold.
Step 15: If needed, repeat the process.
The bill should be flat once it is dry.If the bill is not too flimsy or weak, you can repeat the process.
Step 16: The basin is full of water and you should 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 for this fix to work.For simplicity, start with the front side facing you first, no matter what side the bill is placed on.The temperature of the water can be dangerous.The water should be warm, but it shouldn't be hot, as this could cause the bill to lose color.
Step 17: Dribble a little bit of kitchen soap into the basin where the bill is.
A small amount might be enough.It will be even more stiff, but closer to brand new than just the one spoon.
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 the bill's ink begins 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 it straight across.
Step 19: When you have rubbed the bill's front side with the brush, lay the back side down in the basin.
The process should be repeated on the back side of the bill.
Step 20: The bill should be removed when both sides have been cleaned.
When the bill came from the factory, the soap helped restore the crispness.
Step 21: You can iron the bill 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 water from it onto it.
Step 22: The bill should be removed from the other side.
Step 23: Finish up.
The bill is looking closer to new than it used to be.