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    Heavy Duty
    Joined: 3 Dec 2009

    I wash(when needed) in cold or hand hot warm wash them by hand in the sink with pure soap flakes and rinsed, light spin inside out in the washing machine to remove the excess water and then hang to dry inside out. If the weather permits then they'll be line dried right after rinsing. Just for the record i do that with 90% of my clothing.

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      If your mother won't allow the jeans to be washed in the machine, you might want to think of the effect they have on any potential girlfriends. 😉

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        I don't really worry about "care" for my IH denim.  I have washed/dried each of my jeans from anywhere between 1-3 times, using a regular washing/drying machine setup and Tide detergent – HOT water/HOT tumble dry, inside out. My jeans take eons to show wear because I don't really do much in them except walk and sit (sometimes sleep).  I wear jeans 24x7, but don't do "rough" activities in them -- because I live a gentle lifestyle. As a side note, I'm not hung up on un-sanforized and selvedge...so, as long as the jeans look and feel great, I'm happy. I'm convinced that the IH jeans I own today will be good n' strong til I'm dead...whether I really want that or not, however,  is a different matter. Sometimes it's good for things to fall apart, so that you can justify buying new....however, IH shit just lasts too long -- especially if you're me. Maybe I should increase the wash/dry frequency of my jeans so that they'll become flimsy enough to justify buying new jeans -- but I think that's easier said than done with Iron Heart.

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          LandoCal126 0
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          @shubharamani:

          Maybe I should increase the wash/dry frequency of my jeans so that they'll become flimsy enough to justify buying new jeans – but I think that's easier said than done with Iron Heart.

          WHAT?!?  ::) 😞 😢

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            Don't worry LandoCal, I was just joshin' !

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              Seul
              Joined: 24 Nov 2009

              Depends on the season… I usually wash my jeans when I buy them, and then I wear them for months without washing them... I air them outside... In the winter when it's freezing that helps to kill the bacteria. In the summer I do the same... Just hang 'm out for a night. Nothing more... I think jeans like that...

              I'm not really a 'smelly' person. I take care of myself and as a result none of my clothes ever smell bad. Although I only basically wash my undershirts...  ???

              As I said before I do physical labour for a living. So I'm usually wearing them in a dirty depot, unloading trucks, doing other hard work; it gets a lot of action. I love that you can  basically throw these (my IHxSE07BKs that is) in the fire and they'd survive... They make my day to day job a lot more comfortable and enjoyable whilst looking hot as FUCK as well  😉

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                I so admire mechanically inclined people…those that can be toolsmiths, work with their hands, get dirty. I think that's a genetic gift and I simply do not have it.

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                  I totally get you Simon. Except that my job is incredibly intellectually and analytically challenging. It exercises my brain, though admittedly – not my body at all.

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                    Perhaps I should warn you that I'm very smart. 🙂 Not exactly humble either. I need a brain-torque-ing job in order to maintain my sanity. I NEED to be intellectually challenged.

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                      Beatle
                      Joined: 8 Dec 2009

                      The care thread was on the Other brands board. Not really a good place for it.

                      Besides - tfar - maybe u should use more skin lotion. Washing ur jeans every 20 wears sounds like really a lot - but maybe the results will be interesting. Super light grey denim…

                      We can do anything

                      http://bybeatle.com

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                        LOL on the skin lotion. I hardly ever use any. But I suspect most male jeans fanatics don't, either. In addition, we guys usually have hairy legs. So that increases the friction and thus the skin rub off.

                        On my "normal" blue jeans I usually wash them every 7-10 wears. Just going slower on the IH.

                        The thing with the Superblacks is that in principle I want them to stay nice and dark. That is not a big challenge because if ever they turn grey-ish I can simply dye them black. Not much to do wrong there. Or I could experiment a little and do a dark indigo overdye on a Superblack.

                        I actually really like grey denim. I just bought a pair of light grey 501s. Very cool pants. But my Superblacks should stay black. 😉

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                          Seul
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                          I like the friction marks on my IHxSE07Bks but not on the knees… Anything I can about that?.. Perhaps a dye of some kind?.. It's mainly my right knee as I rest on it a lot during work... I wash that area from time to time with a wwet washing cloth to get the dirt off, but of course I wear out the colour even more by doing so...

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                            Beatle
                            Joined: 8 Dec 2009

                            I would just leave it be. Part of evolution - and that makes them special

                            We can do anything

                            http://bybeatle.com

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              I have a tendency to bust through my right knee in world record time.  I have taken to wearing a knee pad when I know I'm going to be doing a lot of kneeling….Sad but true...G

                              "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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                                Beatle
                                Joined: 8 Dec 2009

                                Dude -  knee pads ? Are u kidding me ???

                                We can do anything

                                http://bybeatle.com

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                                  Giles
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                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  When you do as much physical shit as me - yes.  Plus, I am often kneeling in serious dirt, so apart from stopping me busting through the knee, it helps no engrain the knees with stuff that is almost impossible to get out.  That said, I only do it in the privacy of my own home

                                  "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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                                    Beatle
                                    Joined: 8 Dec 2009

                                    okay..so it´s not like u put them on to tie your shoe laces..relieved…

                                    We can do anything

                                    http://bybeatle.com

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                                      He wears them when on his skate board….admit it G

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                                        Giles
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                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        I'm actually watching and dreaming that I could do Skii Cross at the mo

                                        "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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                                          I'm totally with you Giles. Wearing knee pads when you do a lot of physical work on your knees is just as smart as wearing a seat belt when you drive a car or a helmet when you ride a motorcycle. You can concentrate better on the task at hand because it's more comfortable. You reduce the pain and the risk of injury and lastly you prolong the life of your jeans. A man's gotta know when to be smart and when to be handsome. 🙂

                                          Till

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