Effects of snow on denim?

[unklesteve]

So, after shoveling off the 13 inches of snow that accumulated in my driveway today, I got to wondering...

Has anyone documented, or is anyone aware of the effects of snow on raw denim?

Just curious.

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[Westbrook]

I did some shovelin in my contest sammies,and it didn't have much effect. I noticed a little indigo in the snow, so I guess if you did it every day it would start to wash out. But I don't think the occasional shovel sesh is gonna do much.

[Ralff]

Snow/salt/slush all on my Sevens yesterday, I'm gonna dip the legs today in hot water and throw it in the drier.

It just kinda hardens it and leave this white thingy on them

[esoteric]

I walked all over the city in my Sammies in the snow. Didn't see any effect, except it just eventually melted and they got wet!

[Who?]

This guy snowboarded his jeans and got some cool results:

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=21403

[blm14]

Snow will turn your denim to the dark side, at which point it will begin to erode your genitals and turn you into a communist.

[still]

i dont mind snow, but i fucking hate salt on my jeans.

[blm14]

I dont like salt on anything. Does anyone else remember when people put SAND down to melt the snow? Wont fuck up my leather shoes, better for the environment AND cheaper.

[Kasper]

salt is a real problem, because it will leave white trace on your jeans and somewhat damage the denim. i also hate salt.

snow on the other hand is kind of like rain. the lower part of my jeans are always really stiff cause of the snow.

[derdankhund]

I did some shovelin in my contest sammies,and it didn't have much effect. I noticed a little indigo in the snow, so I guess if you did it every day it would start to wash out. But I don't think the occasional shovel sesh is gonna do much.

just did this exact thing today...

[diewhitegirls]

SNOW IS FROZEN WATER. WHAT DOES WATER DO TO DENIM? HOW IS THIS A THREAD? WHY AM I TYPING IN CAPS?

Sorry. But seriously...it's just water.

[unklesteve]

SNOW IS FROZEN WATER. WHAT DOES WATER DO TO DENIM? HOW IS THIS A THREAD? WHY AM I TYPING IN CAPS?

Sorry. But seriously...it's just water.

Well, considering the difference between soaking your jeans in hot water or in cold water, I thought there might be an issue when dealing with flat out frozen water.

Yeah, it's a noob question. I'm new here. But plenty of materials react strongly to extreme heat or cold.

For example, have you ever soaked someone's underwear, tied them in a knot, and thrown them in the freezer overnight?

They'll never be the same. Trust me.

[mwrenchd]

They will get kind of wet. Duh.

[BTT]

i snowboarded in my jeans but...since I tucked my jeans in the snowboardingboots, you could tell the difference between the bottom and top....and since I fell on my ass and sat there, and chilled on my knees once in awhile, their was alot more fading on the knees and ass. It actually didn't get as wet as I expected it would. The jeans absorb a lot intially so it ain't bad.

[evisu 2000]

also aside from just snowboarding and shoveling snow, if you're walking around the city don't forget there is salt content as well!

[Tubular]

I was playing in the snow in my nudies over the holiday break, and it caused some pretty prominent fading in the areas that got wet

[grady]

I dont like salt on anything. Does anyone else remember when people put SAND down to melt the snow? Wont fuck up my leather shoes, better for the environment AND cheaper.

not to nitpick but the reason ice "melts" snow is because when bonded it holds a lower melting/freezing point.. lower than 0 degrees centigrade. so it must be colder than the current temp (usually) to remain frozen. dirt however, wouldn't do the same.. i imagine thats just for traction for your feet/tires .. i found it interesting.. sophomore chemistry haha

but yea i snowskate in my nudies every once and a while and tend to beat myself up pretty bad when i hit the ice. it sort of just accelerates/ further accentuates the fading

[blm14]

not to nitpick but the reason ice "melts" snow is because when bonded it holds a lower melting/freezing point.. lower than 0 degrees centigrade. so it must be colder than the current temp (usually) to remain frozen. dirt however, wouldn't do the same.. i imagine thats just for traction for your feet/tires .. i found it interesting.. sophomore chemistry haha

but yea i snowskate in my nudies every once and a while and tend to beat myself up pretty bad when i hit the ice. it sort of just accelerates/ further accentuates the fading

My dad has a master in chem, I actually knew that. But my thing is "shovel, then put sand." as a preferred method. I just cannot stand what the salt does. I also seem to recall something about sand causing snow to melt faster if it's sunny but that could just be wishful thinking.