Heater method

[teeohen]

I heard about this method in the "How Do These Jeans Fit" thread. The method's purpose is to shrink one part of your jeans that you want to shrink. Can someone explain to me more about this method because i wanna shrink the back pocket part of my levis 501xx's.

[holotekor]

my boy told me to spray areas that i want to shrink with water (from the inside preferably), then throw them in the oven at 200 degrees so 10-20 mins. check on them to make sure they arent too close to the heating element

[poly800rock]

i prefer the hater method, you just hate until it fits

[Corbin Law]

i prefer the hater method, you just hate until it fits

hahahahahah

but really

if its something simple like knee stretching i think just spraying the area wtih cold water to reduce indigo loss and letting them sit in the sun for a while should do it

im pretty partial to putting my jeans in the oven,.

[XX]

if its a sanforized denim its not going to shrink much at all, and even then it will stretch back out again with no problem.

if its a shrink to fit type fabric, why not just apply water to the seat area with something like a sponge, to really saturate it. then just just let them dry in the sun, or if it was my pair I would throw them into a hot dryer alone til theyre dry.

a lot of people here DONT dry their jeans, but thats just what i would do

definitely dont stick them in the oven! a home oven doesnt have enough air circulation, so there is a very good chance that your jeans will get singed at the edges! industrially, ovens are used to process jeans.. but these are GIANT ovens with fans inside to keep the air constantly moving.

good luck!

[teeohen]

What i was gonna do was weting the area then dry it with a blow dryer. Then starching it. You think that'll work?

[digital_denim]

how about convection ovens?

[Dogfarm]

Hey guys cool out on the oven. Don't put your jeans in the oven your not making skrinky dinks here. maybe experiment with water and a blow dryer if you must but the oven is a bad idea. Just let them be, love them, wear them, maybe you could grow your bum out to fit them, but that could be a vicous cycle.

[Franklin]

i have the same problem. my 501 stf's fit wierd in the lower back pocket area. buldges out as if i soiled my self back there.

i think ill try the cold water and blower method.

[poly800rock]

i have the same problem. my 501 stf's fit wierd in the lower back pocket area. buldges out as if i soiled my self back there.

i think ill try the cold water and blower method.

its called anti fit, deal with it

[vee_dub]

my boy told me to spray areas that i want to shrink with water (from the inside preferably), then throw them in the oven at 200 degrees so 10-20 mins. check on them to make sure they arent too close to the heating element

OH DAMN!....never thought of that.. baking ur raw denim too cooked denim!..while at it bake some muffins.

DUbbodubbiedub.

[386]

Last time I baked some jeans, they smelled like pizza rolls for about three weeks. I would highly recommend it!

[Swych]

OH DAMN!....never thought of that.. baking ur raw denim too cooked denim!..while at it bake some muffins.

DUbbodubbiedub.

well indigo IS good for your health so go for it.

damn it'd be tight to have a blue oven

[ang_kangkong]

There's a thread that I contributed to before about spot shrinking jeans:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=16088&highlight=spot+shrinking

But it was the whole waist and seat, not just the backpocket side.