How do waxed jeans feel??

[saw.unit]

because I just had what I thought was a stroke of genius and waxed a pair with snow board wax and its reallllly stiff feeling

[ChaseDizzy]

Did it actually turn out good? Pics?

[saw.unit]

well i was testing on an old pair of whites, using green wax so I kind of ended up with this milky blue. I only did the back pocket so far but I hope to eventually do a pair of black skinny sevens I have.

ill try pics in a second, its looking better as it dries

[Charlie Delta]

you might find this thread interesting...

[ChaseDizzy]

Yeah I'd do it on black jeans, tell me how it works out. Sorry i don't know how they're supposed to feel

[saw.unit]

ok here's two of them

they look pretty shiny in person but I don't know how to get this

without making it all cakey feeling

[mr fluffernutter]

the diors are coated in silicone or polyurethane aren't they?

[saw.unit]

yeah its polyurethane

like what skateboard wheels are made of

where would you find that?

[XX]

The diors are coated with chemicals. Any type of waxed clothing (with real wax, like parrafin or something) will have little to no effect on the fabrics appearance. It might make it look a little darker and feel heaver, it will also be somewhat waterproof, but you wont get that gloss look

[saw.unit]

ok thanks for the enlightenment XX i still want to make my sevens look leathery somehow

[saw.unit]

any more advice or tips on how waxed jeans feel or should look would be appreciated

[Roflcopterpwnsyou]

If you didn't read over the post cotton gave you. They do become flammable. Keep it in mind.

[technicolor]

I'd really be interested in getting that "Dior" wax look to some of my denim. Not the entire jean though.

I've done a quick google search for polyurethane sprays. Should I just go ahead and pick one up?

[homme.homme]

The effect on those white jeans is suprisingly good.

[homme.homme]

've done a quick google search for polyurethane sprays. Should I just go ahead and pick one up?

That stuff is more like lacquer... it will be like putting hard drying glue on your jeans.

[Raijin-Fujin]

I actually am using that same Dior fabric. It is from Japan and it is indeed a poly coating that is done when the fabric is made. This particular type is a new method. It will wear off with time and it will also wash off if you are not careful. Generally speaking it will just gently fade into the fabric with the gloss becoming less and less over time. There is nothing you could buy or do to your jeans that would achieve the same effect.

[designstudent]

you might find this thread interesting...

...exactly what I was thinking. good memory.

[designstudent]

There is nothing you could buy or do to your jeans that would achieve the same effect.

...except buy another pair.

...or a warehouse for your textiles equipment.

[neonrider]

don't the diors have to be distressed before the poly is applied? how can the fabric be coated and then the jeans distressed - owning a few of these, it looks to me like the distressing happens first, and then the poly is somewhat unevenly applied...but i'm no expert

[axtsang]

Not only would it be hard to achieve the Dior effect, but wouldn't the waxed jeans you're coating yourself rub off onto things? ie. your couch / car seat / hands?

[gius]

did anyone else try this out ?

you guys mentioned polyurethane... that's basically varnish, so maybe that would work. it stiffens the fabric. i wonder if there is another way

[ChaseDizzy]

Someone try that varnish shit. I did this thing where you like wax jeans then iron them, it kinda worked, but was a little cakey like and not transparent.

[gius]

Were you hoping it would turn transparent? The thing with using real wax is, it's very flammable so I don't think it's a good option......... ..

[theetruscan]

Were you hoping it would turn transparent? The thing with using real wax is, it's very flammable so I don't think it's a good option......... ..

. . . wax isn't flammable. A wick melts wax when it burns, but the wax DOES NOT BURN. If it were flammable, your whole candle would go up in flame, now, wouldn't it?

[gius]

oh that's true... but a lot of wax products will say on the container that it is flammable. paraffin wax, beeswax, etc. these are flammable.

if it's candle wax, maybe it's a different type of wax

or maybe all of these products are mislabelled ... ermm

[gius]

by the way, there is such thing as synthetic wax

if you know for sure that they're really using 'real' wax (or real oil) please let me know

[theetruscan]

by the way, there is such thing as synthetic wax

if you know for sure that they're really using 'real' wax (or real oil) please let me know

I don't know who "they" is. Many companies use standard wax, and recommend reconditioning (with instructions) using paraffin wax if I recall correctly.