washing 501 STFs

[ironskulls]

the cheap ones, the only things i'm interested in are shrinking as little as possible and preserving as much indigo and stiffness as possible. should i just soak them in cold? dr bronners? machine wash cold? i plan on hang drying them either way. thanks.

it's the limit.

[ringring]

Dry clean would keep them stiff and you'd not lose indigo. It's a good, albeit expensive, way to clean jeans without getting them wet (not recommended for jeans with leather patch labels).

Otherwise depends how dirty they are. If they aren't very dirty just a cold water soak will be OK. If they are greasey with stuff like food stains, then you may want to use multiple soaks in soapy water & cold rinses - all without wringing the jeans. If you're fussy, choose a mild, simple soap like Bronners (no enzyme, no phosphate, PH neutral), but don't get too hung up about it. Just turn them inside out before washing, and dry whilst inside out too.

[adsurgo]

wash em in cold. theyll shrink a little bit and get darker. i dont understand why they get darker.. im assuming them shrinking makes the threads closer and it takes away that silverish shiny look.

[M.O.A]

carefull when you wash them, they lose a lot of color

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[adsurgo]

i washed mine in cold short cycle and they didnt lose any color.

[adsurgo]

if you want i can take before and after washing pictures

[evlhunter]

^^ yes please, I would like to see the results. I'm planning to get a pair. Thanks

[ironskulls]

if i hand wash them, should i scrub em with something or just toss em in cold soapy water and let em sit?

it's the limit.

[neawts]

Just soak them in some Woolite dark wash for a few minutes. Unless you have actual stains that need to be scrubbed out.

[Stuffed Tongues]

Soaking them will make them less "grey" and shiny,

compared to a unwashed pair,

they will shrink a bit too.

but they wont be as nasty looking as like a pair of washed jeans,

washed like how you would normally wash clothes, with soap, washermachine, dryer etc...

ill take some pics of all three when i get home today.

grimey retarded

[adsurgo]

i just took the pictures... im uploading them now then ill find a place to host em and then ill post.

[adsurgo]

before wash. worn once.

after wash. worn about 2 weeks everyday in HARD wear. ive skated them probably 10 times.

Edited by adsurgo on Sep 8, 2005 at 03:02 PM

[adsurgo]

its hard to tell because the light is weaker in the first two pictures.. but they turned alot bluer and darker from the wash. they were more shiny and silver/ greyish before i washed em. now theyre jsut really dark blue. maybe its just me i dunno.

Edited by adsurgo on Sep 8, 2005 at 03:06 PM

[evlhunter]

thanks for the pictures, what about the length of the jeans? shrink alot?

Did you throw them into dryer?

Edited by evlhunter on Sep 8, 2005 at 03:06 PM

[adsurgo]

i washed them in a warm water cycle then sun dried. they shrank probably 2 inches in the length and 1 in the waist. which is actually less than they couldve. i assume they have shrinkage left. for you, id recommend washing in cold water light cycle then sun drying. the shrinking happened from the warm water and the color changing so much happened from the warm water. if i had to doit over again id do cold short cycle.

[evlhunter]

^^^ Thanks for the info.

[adsurgo]

no problem man.