Repairs & Modifications
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Just a quick one about maintenance. This is the crotch stitching on my 634S. There is some wear developing and I think it is okay but wanted another opinion to back me up.
Interior and exterior shots.
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+1 for the Denim Doctor.
Took in a blown out pair of pbj's and he did a great job. Pics as and when…
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Those are still in great shape
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Those are still in great shape
true, though a bit maintenance wouldn´t be that wrong imo! i´d get them reinforced before more "damage" is going to happen!…
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@CLJ:
Just a quick one about maintenance. This is the crotch stitching on my 634S.
@CLJ: That shit is apparently happening in the crotch area on most pairs of raw/dry jeans, at least every single one of mine.
Here's a pic of a gusset, which is designed to take the stress off that shitty single crotch seam on regular jeans:
Edit: zhivago knows how to diffuse the situation…
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Kinda reminds me of something else that takes MY stress away…
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@adam313:
@CLJ:
Just a quick one about maintenance. This is the crotch stitching on my 634S.
@CLJ: That shit is apparently happening in the crotch area on most pairs of raw/dry jeans, at least every single one of mine.
Here's a pic of a gusset, which is designed to take the stress off that shitty single crotch seam on regular jeans:
Edit: zhivago knows how to diffuse the situation…
that gusset wouldn't help with wear as it's caused by friction not stress. unless your getting seam blow out then it is stress. the problem is a simple one to fix….. wear loose fitting jeans
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That reminds me of these:
Anyone want to make some selvedge action jeans?
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Thanks to everyone for their persepctives, but no, in my experience it ^^ is not correct. CLJ's pics show the friction happening EXACTLY where the crotch seam is. My IH jeans confirm this phenomenon, in other words, the super bulky 21oz. seam directly under your balls is the cause of the excessive friction, and consequently the premature deterioration of the seam stitching in that area. Therefore, my proposition was simply that if you remove the super bulky seam (i.e. insert gusset), you logically decrease the opportunity for excessive friction in the crotch…and hence, longer wear before repair.
And I believe most of us on this forum, myself included, have sized "properly" in the 634 cut, which is the pair CLJ posted about originally, so too tight jeans is not the issue.
But that's all I will say. I will post pics of my crotch repair when I get them back from my tailor.
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I have two pairs of IH sz 38s (21oz, 23 oz) that I am thinking about taking to the Denim Doctor in LA to have brought in to a 36. I have lost a bunch of weight lately, and I don't think it is coming back. Can anyone speak to the quality of their alterations? I've read some people on this thread were happy with their repairs, but haven't seen anything on alts. Should I even do this? Or should I just try to sell them? I really love the jeans and they still fit well everywhere but the waist. Part of me thinks that altering Iron Heart jeans are like a Victoria Secret Angel getting plastic surgery though. I would really appreciate some outside opinions on this. Thanks.
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need to send my 634s-raw and my samurai s0500xx to the Denim Doctor in the UK as well…need to get them reinforced in the crotch, since the diy-repairs ain´t taking it anymore and also i´m goona let the 634s-raw hem and taper by 0.5-1" from knee down, so that i won´t have any excess denim anymore...gonna report back with pics as soon as i have´em back!
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… I really love the jeans and they still fit well everywhere but the waist.
do it!…
Thanks Finn. That's what I wanted to hear.
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I've never had a pair of those. I don't throw too many leg kicks at work though…
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I had a pair of the SExSC06 when they were released and honestly Adam I think the general consensus was that the rectangular patch didn't do much to prevent crotch blowouts in the long run. However mine didn't blow out or anything but I did not size down and was about 20lbs lighter then than I am now and was quite slim.
Overall though, they were the coolest jeans I've ever owned hands down.
