Solder, Pickle, Polish, Repeat
Solder, Pickle, Polish, Repeat
Description
Solder, pickle, polish, repeat — the four sacred steps, on permanent loop, forever and ever.
Wearable solidarity for metalsmiths, silversmiths, and jewelry makers who take the craft seriously and themselves not at all — bench humor for the beautiful disaster of life at the bench. Makes a great gift for the jeweler, silversmith, or soldering obsessive in your life.
The Details
- Premium Gildan cotton — soft, breathable, and pre-shrunk
- Relaxed unisex fit, true to size (between sizes? size up)
- Machine wash cold, tumble dry low; don't iron directly on the print
- Printed to order, packed, and shipped in the USA
Printed just for you in the USA. Ships in 3–5 business days.
Washing Instructions
Care Instructions — a.k.a. How Not to Ruin Your New Favorite Shirt
You spend all day applying heat to metal. Your shirt would like to sit that one out.
Washing
- Cold water only. Hot water is for people who enjoy explaining shrinkage.
- Turn it inside out first — protect the print you're planning to wear until it's held together by good intentions.
- Gentle detergent. This cotton is low-drama. Keep it that way.
- Skip the fabric softener and bleach. Softener dulls the print; bleach does what bleach does.
- First wash may bleed a little — totally normal. Keep it away from anything white and precious for round one.
Drying
- Air dry if you can — gentlest option, keeps it soft, and buys you time for a snack.
- Tumble dry low if you must. High heat shrinks cotton and cooks the print.
- Pull it out while it's just dry to dodge the wrinkles. (Or don't. We're not the wrinkle police.)
Ironing
- Inside out, low heat, never straight on the print — heat is the one thing the ink can't survive.
- No dry cleaning. It's a t-shirt, not a tuxedo.
Shipping and returns
Good Things Take Time (But Not Too Long)
Free shipping on orders over $75 — because we reward commitment to the bench.
Every shirt is printed to order, just for you, so there's a short wait before it ships: about 3–5 business days. Nobody's rushing — not us, not you, not the torch. Once it's out the door, the carrier takes over, and it usually lands within a few days. Track it obsessively or forget you ordered it and get a happy surprise down the line — we support both approaches.
Returns — the "Something Went Wrong" policy
We want you to love your shirt. If it shows up damaged, defective, or just plain wrong, we'll make it right — that's on us.
The deal:
- Damaged or defective? Full refund or replacement, no interrogation.
- You've got 30 days from delivery to let us know.
- The item should be unworn and in the condition it arrived (unless it arrived wrong — then that one's on us).
- Email info@jewelryartistcollective.com — actual humans, actual replies.
We're not a faceless corporation with a phone tree. If something's off, just reach out. We're all just trying to get through the day without unnecessary drama.
Policy may change, but we'll always keep it reasonable.