Mouldy jeans

[PurpleElmo]

Hey guys,

It's a bit of an odd one....

I've been travelling SE Asia for the last few months and picked up some new standards in Singapore as I was having withdrawals from jeans. Anyway, they must have got damp in my pack as they've started to go mouldy, not good. I'm guessing I'm going to have to wash them which is a pain as they've only had about two months light wear

Has anyone got any ideas or experience of this? I've never come across it before. Do you reckon it'll need a hot wash to kill the mould?

edit - If this should be in the small questions thread could a mod merge it in, apologies, I didn't think till after

Damn it's funny, my other clothes get battered and are fine, take care of the jeans and mould happens

[chromesquared]

Ive had this happen too. I did a little research on google, and if I remember correctly ppl rec'd doing vinegar soak/rub/wash/etc. (whatever you feel is best). Others said there was some special soap that would kill the mold, but I forget the name. Google b thy friend.

Edit: It be Borax son, BORAX!

[PurpleElmo]

Cheers mate, I thought it might have been to obscure for google but I'll take a look.

Now to try and find some spirit vinegar or the like in Saigon, that could be an interesting day in weird shops

[chromesquared]

Not a problem, BTW I think that ppl say white vinegar is best, but better check it out b4 you actually do it. Some also say that tea tree oil will do it (smells decent too).

N.

[malsponge]

the lice hate the sugar

[gimmegimme]

Take them to the drycleaner.

[Action Waffle]

Take them to the drycleaner.

This. Seriously.

[mav]

left my raw apcs in my trunk for a few days, now they're covered in mold!!!

what do i do? i know i can wash but i wanna continue aging them. help.

[superBobo]

mold is a part of ageing your jeans, didnt you know?

[theetruscan]

Wash them. How do people need to ask these questions?

Also, if they don't look like:

you aren't trying hard enough.

[PurpleElmo]

Cheers for the help guys, I think it's going to be the vinegar or the dry cleaners if I can find either, I'll let you know how it works out.

In the meantime until I can find something the mould will just have to grow - which could be cool

[fre-co]

In the meantime until I can find something the mould will just have to grow - which could be cool

In what parallel universe could mould growing on your jeans be 'cool'?

[sedx.]

oooh you crazy brits and sticking the letter 'u' everywhere...

[sedx.]

p.s. no hate.

i only poke fun because i wish i were british.

[sedx.]

or maybe i just wish i didnt live in the states...

[fre-co]

weu dou louve thue leutter 'u'

[Pandemonium]

this thrad is going off topic.

in before possible lock.

[theetruscan]

Cheers for the help guys, I think it's going to be the vinegar or the dry cleaners if I can find either, I'll let you know how it works out.

In the meantime until I can find something the mould will just have to grow - which could be cool

You do know the growing mold rots away your jeans, right?

[isami]

happend to me before too! how do you guys living in humid countries like singapore and malaysia keep ur jeans from getting moudly? i just got caught in the rain once n mine started getting mouldy:eek:.. not bringing any of mine over there during the summer holidays

[willy p]

happend to me before too! how do you guys living in humid countries like singapore and malaysia keep ur jeans from getting moudly? i just got caught in the rain once n mine started getting mouldy:eek:.. not bringing any of mine over there during the summer holidays

well i dont live in asia but i live in a fairly humid part of florida and ive never had any problems with mold. it rains almost everyday and my jeans have gotten quite damp. i never dry them in the dryer or anything... i just wear them inside until they are dry. also, i have air conditiong in my apartment, so just cuz it is humid outside, doesnt mean it is inside

[B-Dawg]

You do know the growing mold rots away your jeans, right?

then he can look forward to some great mold fades!

[theetruscan]

Mold fade:

[supernudie]

Hmm would Febreeze antibacterial prevent mould growing?

[chromesquared]

Whatever happened with this? Did you dry-clean or do some vinegar dips???

I’m curious as to the efficiency of whatever you did, preez update!

[datasupa]

revealing fact: the 3 posters who confessed to having mold on denim problems also have a post count of 27......combined.

[PurpleElmo]

Hey guys,

Apologies for it taking me ages to reply. Ok, after being unable to get some clear vinegar easily I opted for the dry cleaning a few days ago. I couldn't find a dry cleaners in Saigon and it was another week or so after I left there before I was in a big city again.

I was in the British embassy in Phnom Penh dealing with visa issues and ended up asking one of the staff where they got their stuff done. So I took the jeans there and got them cleaned and they're fine now, so a definate cure if they have a fair covering of mould and a spot clean won't do it is dry cleaning. They have lost the raw sheen/harshness to some degree but it's fine.

Someone earlier mentioned that mould would rot the jeans - I hadn't really realised that (which is a bit daft) and if I had I would have made more of an effort to get it off quicker, they're fine however after about a month of it.

Someone mentioned a correlation between mould and low post count - I can see the thinking behind it but I've been wearing dry jeans for a couple of years. Me not posting is down to me not having much worthwhile to say before and a damp pack, confined space and unwashed jeans just don't seem to mix very well rather than a schoolboy error on my part.

Febreeze anti-bacterial - I reckon it ould help stop it, I use it on my jeans back at home when needed and with the humidity out here it wouldn't be a bad idea.

So to all, thanks for the help, without it, god know's what would have happened. Now I have a pair of jeans I can wear which is good, it's easy to get bored of shorts and flip-flops.

If anyone wants to ask me anything about it feel free, I'm happy to help

When I get home maybe I'll finally get some pics of my ironhearts up...

[Charlie Delta]

These are the worldtour ones that got lost by the airline right?

Link to more info/whole story???

[theetruscan]

These are the worldtour ones that got lost by the airline right?

Link to more info/whole story???

Story and pictures go from the bottom of page 28 to the middle/bottom of page 29 on the world wide denim project thread. I also put up some pictures of gorillas and stuff that I saw while I was wearing them.

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=28744&page=28&highlight=world+wide+denim+project

Here's the full post-wash photo set:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theetruscan/sets/72157602100181781/

Some pics of the jeans in africa:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theetruscan/sets/72157601092223277/

[fre-co]

febreeze antibacterial, if it is exactly as the name implies will not kill mold. Molds are fungi not bacteria, so spraying them with antibacterials will do precisely nothing.