Soaking and Stretching Denim
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In theory, yeah. The salt and sand should provide extra abrasion and speed up fading in the usual places. Personally, I wouldn't do it because I feel like the point of washing jeans is to get crap out of the denim and the ocean isn't exactly what I consider clean.
Depends where you live. The Gulf is vastly different than here in North Carolina, which is also vastly different than the Shore.
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Having seen/been in the ocean along the coasts of Texas, North Carolina and New Jersey, I agree with you about the differences in water quality. Nonetheless, I stand by my statement that an ocean "wash" isn't going to actually get a pair of jeans clean.
But that's just me.:) To each their own…
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Having seen/been in the ocean along the coasts of Texas, North Carolina and New Jersey, I agree with you about the differences in water quality. Nonetheless, I stand by my statement that an ocean "wash" isn't going to actually get a pair of jeans clean.
But that's just me.:) To each their own…
Maybe it's just all the kids in my neighborhood but I'm guessing there's less urine in the ocean than in my neighborhood pool haha
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just wondered if the salt , and sand gave any good whiskering to the denim .. cheers ..
What gives good whiskering is abrasion at the high points, that is the indigo being abraded off the surface of the rope dyed warp. This occurs with wear, imo sitting around in an ocean does little if nothing to help….
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APC has a lot to answer for…
I figure the abrasion happens when people rub sand over their jeans after taking a dip in the ocean and the salt water wash seems to leach indigo leaving to an overall loss of colour. But as pointed out above, your jeans are going to stink of the sea unless you're close to beautiful, clean waters.
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maybe a silly question but after i soak a pair of jeans do i try to get out excess water in any way or should i just lay em soaking wet?
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@Dirty:
maybe a silly question but after i soak a pair of jeans do i try to get out excess water in any way or should i just lay em soaking wet?
i always roll´em up in one or two towels to get out as much water as i can, then i´ll let them drip dry…
lay towel on floor, jeans on top of towel, 2nd towel on top of jeans, start rolling and pressing, unroll, hang dry, wear!...
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wow thats brilliant TY TY
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@Dirty:
maybe a silly question but after i soak a pair of jeans do i try to get out excess water in any way or should i just lay em soaking wet?
I just hang mine right out of the water.
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I did the towel trick which i did gently…it did the job...now i wait for the heat to arrive
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funny thing, when i first bought them, i immediately change and wore them (yeah i was that excited). I happen to own a pair of hairy legs….. and the denim was so tough, that it twirls every hair on my leg with every steps or move that i made. it hurts like hell, and i had tiny red spots all over my leg... just to show how sick is Ironheart's heavyweight denim
