5 months later and my Nudies flat out stink

[Guest Montreal]

I guess wearing them to a couple of raves, and wearing them in 30 degree weather has taken its toll on the hygiene of my jeans. WTF do I do to get rid of the smell? I mean it's not THAT bad, but I'd like to do something about it. I tried putting them in the freezer. They came out smelling like chicken breast.

Suggestions? I'm not washing these things for another 4 months either. I refuse.

[PG2G]

dry clean?

[beefcake]

Soak them in a bucket of cold water with LITTLE perfumed washing soap. Just enough to make the water smell nice. Do a quick rinse in only water. You should lose little or no indigo. I've done it a few times with great "success"!

[Guest Montreal]

Thanks for the responses. I think I might man-up and try and bucket and water method. I dry-cleaned my Greycasts a couple of months ago and the color of the denim was so disgusting after the dry-cleaning, I have yet to wear them since.

Again, thanks!

[vipstarr]

dude u should be airing them out aswell, hang em (as they are) dry out on the washing line during the day for a few hours every now n then

[Chicken]

Quote: dude u should be airing them out aswell, hang em (as they are) dry out on the washing line during the day for a few hours every now n then

I second that. I like to hang my jeans inside/out regularly. I've heard Fabrize works well, too. And I think there were other threads on this topic you might want to look into.

[billabongkid17]

assuming you have a car... park your car out in the sun... roll up your windows and put your jeans out on your seat... leave it out for the afternoon or so... and then air it out outside for a day

[minya]

I wonder what would happen if you baked your jeans in the oven? At a constant, low temperature, I mean. Like 225 degrees.

[Chicken]

You mean like how Kramer was microwaving his laundry in Seinfeld back when?

[minya]

Haha, I don't remember that episode. But nah... just... nice slow bake.

[Chicken]

Mine will probably stop smelling moldy, but will start smelling like salmon, with all the fish I've been baking lately in the oven.

[greentea]

throw them in dryer no heat fluff with some nice smelling dryer sheets of your choice

[desertfox]

i've had the same problems as well with my 1947's but I take care of the stench by using my clothes steamer. It smells like a bitch while I steam my jeans but the odor is practically gone once I've finished. Steaming them also makes them stiff as a board once they've cooled down. My advice, invest in a clothes steamer. Conair makes a decent one for about 40 bucks. I'm at around 6 months with my 1947's without washing and they still smell fine.

[werdtoyourmoms]

tip: stop wearing them for a few days

korn feat. ice cube

[roundhouse]

mine smell pretty bad after a week so i air out once in a while

Edited by roundhouse on Jun 5, 2006 at 01:25 AM

[sybaritical]

Quote: You mean like how Kramer was microwaving his laundry in Seinfeld back when?

Lol. I used to do that when I was late for work and needed dry shirts. It was a good system until in a rush one morning I forgot about unfolding the garment first and ended up with 4 gigantic smouldering holes in my favourite surplus undershirt ... Never did it again ...