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IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk

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    Oaktavia
    見習いボス
    Joined: 12 Jun 2019

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    UGH I am super bummed out about the paint on these jeans. I was painting all day Sunday and was super in the zone. I knew I had got some acrylic paint on my right knee, but woke up to a fuckton more than I realized was there. I then tried isopropyl alchohol and a rag, which fucked them up even more (even after knowing the risk involved). I also tried baking soda mixed with water and that didn't so shit but get the solution caked onto it. After a hose down, I am left with this. Totally bummed and feel I ruined them even more when I guess I couldn have just left them. I have been moping a lot about it. Anyone on here able to tell me I'm not a huge idiot and I should/could still wear them?

    Edit: FWIW my wife thinks I'm wrong for caring about it. She's just happy I'm painting again. Tells me to own it and stop being a pu**y about it.

    IG: electricindigowizard

    "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

    WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
    IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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      SonnyTheElder
      @Oaktavia
      Joined: 13 Oct 2022

      @Oaktavia Ouch! I feel your pain as it's akin to getting the first scratch on a new pair of boots but I agree with your wife on owning it. Roll with it and make them your new "gettin' shit done" jeans and use them for yard work, house work, painting, etc. and they'll probably end up better for it.

      Worse case scenario, you could snag another pair on the impending restock and given your track record, you could probably have a new pair equally worn-in in no time! 😃

      Sonny

      In search of:
      888: XHSmb, 21mb (sz. 36-38 unhemmed)

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        Oaktavia
        見習いボス
        @SonnyTheElder
        Joined: 12 Jun 2019

        @SonnyTheElder thanks for the hype my dude. I'm feeling a bit better about it. Plus, now I can keep wearing my XHSmb more often. Definitely have my eyes on that restock but not sure.

        IG: electricindigowizard

        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

        WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
        IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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          Matt
          見習いボス
          @Oaktavia
          Joined: 4 Oct 2011

          @Oaktavia did you try rubbing alcohol?

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            Matt
            見習いボス
            @Oaktavia
            Joined: 4 Oct 2011

            @Oaktavia whoops, just realized you said that. If you haven’t tried soaking in just the alc then washing maybe try that. The rubbing spread it around because the alc dissolved it. You might need to do it a few times but it could at least lessen the severity.

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              Matt
              見習いボス
              Joined: 4 Oct 2011

              But ultimately yeah, your being a pussy. You’re a painter. That’s how your people are supposed to look. IH done your way. That’s the way it should be.

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                Oaktavia
                見習いボス
                @Matt
                Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                @Matt thank you wise dude, I will try that tomorrow. And thanks for the email encouragement, I get fixated on shit that don't matter sometimes.

                IG: electricindigowizard

                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
                IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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                  Matt
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                  As do we all.

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                    pechelman
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                    @Oaktavia, I think they look rad. Wear the hell out of them, bet they'll even more incredible when they fade in a bit more.

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                      Nik
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                      The best option here is to enjoy them. You won’t get a good price for them, and I assume you don’t want to burn them? I think they look great. Double down and take them further in that direction. Have you seen the trousers that the guy who makes Clinch boots wears? They look pretty cool…

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                        Daniel San
                        見習いボス
                        @Oaktavia
                        Joined: 2 May 2020

                        @Oaktavia
                        If nothing works, just make shorts out of them 🩳🤙

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                          Oaktavia
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                          Thanks everyone for the replies. I tried Matt's idea and while it did start to work, there is so much paint still on there that I decided it's just not worth the fuss. I'm going to double down and paint them today, feck it ✌🏻.

                          IG: electricindigowizard

                          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                          WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
                          IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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                            Oaktavia
                            見習いボス
                            @Nik
                            Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                            @Nik said in IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk:

                            Have you seen the trousers that the guy who makes Clinch boots wears? They look pretty cool…

                            I just looked them up and actually dig it. I'm not worried about my 888s now at all actually...thanks for that homie.

                            IG: electricindigowizard

                            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                            WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
                            IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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                              goosehd
                              Mod Squad
                              @Oaktavia
                              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                              @Oaktavia Why don't you let them evolve naturally instead of trying to make them into something? In my opinion, you should wear them every time that you paint and not give two fucks!! Let them become a product of you and your painting, not force them into looking one way or another.

                              A product that evolves with you will be way cooler than trying to force it.

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                goosehd
                                Mod Squad
                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                @Oaktavia Example of not giving a fuck and going with it:
                                @Giles said in Random Rants:
                                This is a pair of 634S I beat the living crap out of renovating the house, the last major job I did wearing them was painting.  These were about 2 years old when I stopped wearing them, probably about 20 washes including a few mega-hot (see leather patch).  I occasionally pull them on for special occasions - like creosoting the fence….

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                  goosehd
                                  Mod Squad
                                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                  ...and some of the coolest jeans I've seen thrashed:
                                  @mitchellvilla said in IH-634S-142 - 14oz Selvedge Denim Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo:

                                  My well-loved IH-634S-142

                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    ARNC
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                    @Oaktavia I completely relate to your response but the collective wisdom seems good too.

                                    My memory finally fired up (almost simultaneously with @goosehd). I was about to share the same post - see also https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/559898 from the same guy - should help you feel happier about embracing the 🎨.

                                    “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                      goosehd
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                                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                      @ARNC Good one!!! Impressed 🙂

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        ARNC
                                        啓蒙家
                                        @goosehd
                                        Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                        @goosehd thanks! I often remember seeing something but working out where is the hard part!

                                        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                          Oaktavia
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                          @goosehd in my 20s, my clothing was covered in paint. Everything had some color on it, head to toe, I didn't give a shit and I painted all the time. I haven't painted regularly like I used to in over and decade and lost a bit of my identity, especially when I started to teach. I am a much different person from last decade but I have slowly been remembering who I used to be by means of art and listening to music from my past. It has been mostly great but I have my moments of uncertainty. My diagnosed ADHD enables me to hyperfocus on anything but sometimes it's not the right thought or idea and I get confused about the original point in the first place.

                                          Anyway, I forgot to mention that I planned on wearing these 888 to work teaching art and at home as much as possible. I often push the boundaries of my appearance at work with wearing only denim and boots, while having visible tattoos everywhere. The public school systems image of what a contemporary teacher looks like is different these days. I think I could get away wearing paint covered pants some days at work, but I wanted to be able to wear them whenever. So that really is where my head was at with removing the paint, the root thought.

                                          Thanks for sharing those photos of Gile's pair and of that rad artist dude @ARNC . They are inspiring and remind me of photos of me in my old art studios in Maryland. After all this discussion, I feel like I understand my thought process so much more and it feels relieving.

                                          IG: electricindigowizard

                                          "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                          WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
                                          IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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