Samurai S5000 owners

[spudder]

hi guys, if I put them in boiling water, and I mean BOILING will they shrink to tagged Ise? I am planning on putting it on my stove and heating it every few hours

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[theetruscan]

hi guys, if I put them in billing water, and I mean BOILING will they shrink to tagged Ise? I am planning on putting it on my stove and hearing it every few hours

This is awesome.

[frank]

hi guys, if I put them in boiling water, and I mean BOILING will they shrink to tagged Ise? I am planning on putting it on my stove and heating it every few hours

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you call that "typos fixed" ?

[theetruscan]

hi guys, if I put them in boiling water, and I mean BOILING will they shrink to tagged Ise? I am planning on putting it on my stove and heating it every few hours

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Look, set them in your bath. Weigh down with stuff. Plug the drain, or move the lever dealy. Pour a few pans of boiling water on them, fill bath with hot water. Ignore them for hours. Refill with hot water if you're really bored. You're not making stew here.

[cabl3]

hah, yea direct contact with the hot steel of the pot while the stove is on could damage them

My S5000's are waiting for me to be done with the rest of my dry lineup in my closet.

[DEPHT]

I know these say straight leg but would you say the fit is on the slim side? or is it really truly straight leg?

[Kamikaze]

My bks are quite baggy.

[cabl3]

they are more of a straight 501 fit.

You want slim, get 710s.

[frank]

and with those, you do NOT want to size down

[cabl3]

agreed

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[Denim Phenom]

hi guys, if I put them in boiling water, and I mean BOILING will they shrink to tagged Ise? I am planning on putting it on my stove and heating it every few hours

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I've soaked a couple pairs of jeans in boiling hot water that I poured into a big rubbermaid tub and then covered. I've also washed 5000s in a hot washing machine cycle. You're better of putting them in the washing machine because you'll get most, if not all shrinking out of the way. Once you get over being afraid of damaging your denim can you actually appreciate wearing it and not worrying about daily fade checks. Like a lot of people say, they are just jeans.

[fre-co]

Didn't I read somewhere that using boiling water causes the indigo to grain or denature.

I assume it is a protein, and as such will denature at high temperatures.

That said, I see no need to boil your jeans, hot water is enough.

[erbs]

Indigo is most definitely not a protein, although I have no idea what effect high heat may have on it.

Even if you shrink the jeans all the way, the Zero denim is just going to stretch out again. Just hot wash them, and hot dry if you feel you need to.

[fre-co]

indeed it's not a protein, I just googled it.

[spudder]

Look, set them in your bath. Weigh down with stuff. Plug the drain, or move the lever dealy. Pour a few pans of boiling water on them, fill bath with hot water. Ignore them for hours. Refill with hot water if you're really bored. You're not making stew here.

tthanks for your help

what if i didnt boil the pan itself and heated water but poured it inside the pan?

[Dick Danger]

tthanks for your help

what if i didnt boil the pan itself and heated water but poured it inside the pan?

give up.....please

[cabl3]

there's a reason why just about every person here uses a tub,

kitchen sink and/or washing machine.

[xSIRCHx]

does anyone know if the samurai site is still selling the 5000Bks?

i cant seem to find the "Buy" button.

[beatle]

Samuari ain't selling internaional anymore...

[xSIRCHx]

well that sucks.

[ipractice]

well that sucks.

You could always proxy it.

[xSIRCHx]

You could always proxy it.

could you define proxy? smh at myself

[moykky]

tthanks for your help

what if i didnt boil the pan itself and heated water but poured it inside the pan?

Beware, if you boil them or HOT wash them the denim patch will be dead...

[ipractice]

could you define proxy? smh at myself

A proxy is a person who will be the middle man in purchasing an item you want.

In this case, you want a proxy in Japan where the 5000bk's are still in stock. You can find someone in the supermarket forum who is a japan proxy. They will pick up the Sammies for you. They will buy the jeans in japan, then ship them to you.

Most proxies charged a 10%-15% commision fee. Recently some of the better proxies are getting in trouble with legal issues (not sure, but SuFu is halting their proxy service), so if you don't mind paying the commision fee, I'd advise that you ask a proxy to help you out soon.

I know thatt Parachutes just did a proxy for Dino_Might! and helped him pick out a pair of sammies. Try pm'ing one of them for help.

[ggg458]

I want a pair of S5000BK and want them to fit around a 32 or so after shrinking/stretching. I realize they shrink and then stretch alot so I am trying to figure out if I want a 31 or 32. For what its worth, I have a pair of 30 in APC rescues, but they are a tad tight in the thighs/seat. I am 6'1, 200lbs, athletic body (smaller waist, bigger thighs) so I am not really sure what to get. Any advice?

[KicksNotBombs]

Is anyone else having problems with getting defined honeycombs? Mine seem like they dont stay at all and its been months!

[all3nb]

I want a pair of S5000BK and want them to fit around a 32 or so after shrinking/stretching. I realize they shrink and then stretch alot so I am trying to figure out if I want a 31 or 32. For what its worth, I have a pair of 30 in APC rescues, but they are a tad tight in the thighs/seat. I am 6'1, 200lbs, athletic body (smaller waist, bigger thighs) so I am not really sure what to get. Any advice?

The gereral rule of thumb when it comes to these is to size down 1 or 2 just to accomodate stretching after your initial soak. They come +2 when raw so a good soak should bring them down to tagged size, but after repeated wear they will definitely stretch another inch or so. I'd say just to size down 1 to accomodate your athletic build, but pop into the small questions thread, those guys are geniuses, and will help you out with expert advice.

Is anyone else having problems with getting defined honeycombs? Mine seem like they dont stay at all and its been months!

Patience is a virtue, haha, they will come eventually. Just glance at the gallery.

[datasupa]

Is anyone else having problems with getting defined honeycombs? Mine seem like they dont stay at all and its been months!

i don't think lack of patience is the problem. in my experience defined honeycombs usually appear after one wear (starting from one wash state). no honeycombs after months = operator error. are you ironing between wears?

[Kamikaze]

Just wondering, does the bk's hem shrink much after many hot washes?

I think i read somewhere that they didn't shrink much or at all.

Just double checking I get my jeans hemmed again.

[napoleon]

Is anyone else having problems with getting defined honeycombs? Mine seem like they dont stay at all and its been months!

My VXs are taking a while to get a decent fade along the ridges but after the first day of wear on every raw jean I own the wrinkles set in and keep folding along the same lines every time I put them on. Some ridges, like around the ankles, and those further out from the back of the leg, take longer to set in. You should still see the folds after you take the jeans off.