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Getting to fade to grey quick?

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    rudy
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 2 Apr 2023

    Hey all. Strange question I know but I love my 777 fade to grey as far as comfort but not a fan of the fading process and look. Wondering if there is a way to get them to fade to grey quicker and get rid of the blotchy fades in them at the moment. Thanks.

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      Matt
      見習いボス
      Joined: 4 Oct 2011

      Put them in the dryer after washing.

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        Mizmazzle
        見習いボス
        Joined: 29 Jun 2021

        Wash more frequently

        In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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          rudy
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 2 Apr 2023

          Sounds good will do and thank you

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            Putting SBG in the dryer is a sure way to get bltches

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              endo
              見習いボス
              @Mizmazzle
              Joined: 29 May 2020

              @Mizmazzle said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

              Wash more frequently

              @Matt said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

              Put them in the dryer after washing.

              IMO no, this won't look good with a SBG, you have to wear them @rudy

              si tacuisses

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                Mizmazzle
                見習いボス
                @endo
                Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                @endo I agree 100%. No shortcuts to great looking fades. But washing a lot might give him a lighter looking denim overall. Like Giles said though…lots of marbling to be had.

                In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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

                  @Giles said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

                  Putting SBG in the dryer is a sure way to get bltches

                  Doesn’t sound so bad to me.

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                    GraemeE
                    Joined: 18 Sept 2022

                    Yeah I wasn't sure if that was a typo or not

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                      rudy
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      @GraemeE
                      Joined: 2 Apr 2023

                      @GraemeE said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

                      Yeah I wasn't sure if that was a typo or not

                      Haha they are in the dryer so hopefully that wasn’t as he was pretty firm on that

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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        Whoops - botches 😂

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          IH-GARY
                          Haraki san Student
                          Joined: 3 Jan 2017

                          Life's a botch and then you dye!

                          My contribution, to urban blues…

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                            Brian
                            Joined: 24 Nov 2022

                            Blotches are we talking about ?

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                              GraemeE
                              @rudy
                              Joined: 18 Sept 2022

                              @rudy whether it's bitches, botches or blotches you are gaurunteed something interesting post dryer

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                                SaddleSC
                                Haraki san Prodigy
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2022

                                There is a woman on Reddit by the name of EllaHarp who posts her IH 888 vintage fades quite often and they look amazing. Her fades have great contrast, but the denim has a lighter overall appearance and she swears by the technique of adding a splash of bleach to every wash cycle. I have heard that idea floated by others who like a lighter fade. Perhaps that would help tame the SBG in the way you are looking for?

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                                  68degreesorless
                                  Haraki san Student
                                  Joined: 19 Jul 2021

                                  One of the owners of son of a stag told me customers use to pay him to fade their denim. His trick was to hang them closeby while taking hot shower each day. The slight dampness from the steam supposedly helps them fade faster.

                                  I have no idea if it works, just passing along what I heard.

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    Jackanory

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      68degreesorless
                                      Haraki san Student
                                      Joined: 19 Jul 2021

                                      Had to look that up. I suspect you may be onto something… lots of wear always right answer for fades

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                                        Matt
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                        If you want fast fades buy faded jeans.

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                                          goosehd
                                          Mod Squad
                                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                          …or just enjoy the journey, which is why most of us are here.

                                          "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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