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Care For Your (Denim/ Wool/ Cotton)

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  • ?
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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.

    last edited by 18 Feb 2010, 21:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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

        last edited by 22 Feb 2010, 18:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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. 😉

          last edited by 22 Feb 2010, 18:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Seul
            Joined: 24 Nov 2009

            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

              last edited by 23 Feb 2010, 16:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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

                  last edited by 23 Feb 2010, 21:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    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

                    last edited by 23 Feb 2010, 21:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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

                      last edited by 23 Feb 2010, 21:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        He wears them when on his skate board….admit it G

                        last edited by 23 Feb 2010, 21:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          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

                          last edited by 23 Feb 2010, 21:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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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

                            last edited by 23 Feb 2010, 22:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Beatle
                              Joined: 8 Dec 2009

                              xpost - grooming thread got carried away. For those who are interested in hand washing your jeans

                              Using Dr. Bronners bar soap.

                              Soak while wearing, apply while wearing ..rinse while wearing

                              take off and rinse in soapy water plus repeat cleaning dirty parts again (cuffs, pocket openings)

                              rinse again, thouroughly, hangdry

                              We can do anything

                              http://bybeatle.com

                              last edited by 26 Feb 2010, 07:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Beatle
                                Joined: 8 Dec 2009

                                ur want to know when you wash them , right ?

                                The whole process takes about 30 minutes…

                                We can do anything

                                http://bybeatle.com

                                last edited by 26 Feb 2010, 07:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Beatle
                                  Joined: 8 Dec 2009

                                  why would you soak with ur jeans on ? Unless they are too tight..

                                  Normal soak - warm - hot water , 1 - 2 hours.

                                  If really tight, u can do cold and 30 min

                                  We can do anything

                                  http://bybeatle.com

                                  last edited by 26 Feb 2010, 07:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    deadendpro
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 17 Feb 2010

                                    she meant when you clean them. lol. soak for 30 min cold if too tight, but i say soak hot->warm for the 45-1hr and then feel the pain of the stretch! it hurts SOOO GOOD!

                                    Currently Wearing:
                                    SExSx3s 27-01
                                    15.4oz 3sixteen Type 3
                                    25oz Samurai Type 1

                                    last edited by 26 Feb 2010, 07:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Yes, use either cedar blocks (or actually use shelves made of cedar wood) or use the aleppo soap. Naphta balls are killer. My gf's closet is a gas chamber. Nothing would survive in there. I took 80% of what she put in there out and sealed it in ziploc bags and it still reeks. There are perfumed mothballs that are supposed to be not that bad but I haven't tried those yet. One of the main things is to wash your stuff regularly. When you start accumulating pullovers it is well possible that you don't wear one for more than a year. In that case you should still wash it.

                                      last edited by 26 Feb 2010, 10:24 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        DrPat
                                        Iron Heart Deity
                                        Joined: 9 Oct 2009

                                        Moths don't eat cotton.  They prefer the protein (keratin) in animal fibers.  Silverfish like starch and will therefore eat cotton.  Also, the larvae of some beetles also like cotton.

                                        last edited by 26 Feb 2010, 10:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Just purchased my first Dr Bronner products…..no idea if better than any other organic soap, but had to give a try as keep reading on various treads/forums.

                                          Damn...Till, only just seen your soap recomendation....will give that a go some time in the future too.

                                          last edited by 26 Feb 2010, 11:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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