Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013-2015 - Official Thread

[D97x7]

HC-IH-35

Thought I'd do a hot soak to get rid of any shrinkage.
A couple of hours soaking

Got some, what I assume is starch, out but not much indigo

Drying

[Finn666]

mine are done with soaking…just re-measured them as well and there was almost no shrinkage at all!
the only "noticable" shrinkage was 0.5cm in waist, 1cm in back rise, 0.5cm in knee and 3cm in length...rest is still the same!

post soak fitpics and all are following later today!

[Nerkg]

Just as  I said^

[Finn666]

@Nerkg:

Just as  I said^

true, but the other thing is that now the constructional stichting is "in the right place" and most of the starch is gone as well so the denim itself feels and looks a bit rougher! so all in all i still would do it again

[Nerkg]

I know most people disagree with me about soaking and washing and that's ok. I like the starch. After about six months it helps create that waxy sheen.
But Finn, LETS SEE THOSE POST WASH FIT PICS!! ::)

[Finn666]

gonna take some soon…just done with having breakfast

[Nerkg]

Breakfast?! Haha. What time is it over there?

[Finn666]

@Nerkg:

Breakfast?! Haha. What time is it over there?

now it´s 2.30pm…so still early

[MikeC]

@Finn666:

mine are done with soaking…just re-measured them as well and there was almost no shrinkage at all!
the only "noticable" shrinkage was 0.5cm in waist, 1cm in back rise, 0.5cm in knee and 3cm in length...rest is still the same!

post soak fitpics and all are following later today!

Soaking without agitation won't do much at all.

[Finn666]

^ so you know how i handled my pair during the soak?
but you´re right o/course!…

[Megatron1505]

I think Mike was making a general comment.

[MikeC]

Exactly.

[nakamoto]

HC-SF-79 reporting

Samurai 710xx

[Finn666]

@Megatron1505:

I think Mike was making a general comment.

it´s all good folks

on the other hand though, i don´t think that the 25oz denim is going to shrink that much at all…with or without agitation! just a guess though.

[Nerkg]

@MikeC:

@Finn666:

mine are done with soaking…just re-measured them as well and there was almost no shrinkage at all!
the only "noticable" shrinkage was 0.5cm in waist, 1cm in back rise, 0.5cm in knee and 3cm in length...rest is still the same!

post soak fitpics and all are following later today!

Soaking without agitation won't do much at all.

It does a big something for me, I soaked a pair of unsanforized SAMs , got 2 inch shrink in waist, what in the world would agitation have to do with it? Shrinkage occurs due to heat, the hotter it gets the more shrinkage

[Megatron1505]

No, shrinking occurs through saturation of the fibres, with heat playing a relatively minor roll. Agitation serves to ensure that the deep core fibres are thoroughly saturated.

[zwer]

My plan is to do whip kicks in a hot bath for 53 minutes.

If mine ever arrive, that is.

[tatmantall]

@Megatron1505:

No, shrinking occurs through saturation of the fibres, with heat playing a relatively minor roll. Agitation serves to ensure that the deep core fibres are thoroughly saturated.

QFT

[Nerkg]

@Megatron1505:

No, shrinking occurs through saturation of the fibres, with heat playing a relatively minor roll. Agitation serves to ensure that the deep core fibres are thoroughly saturated.

1 hr soak dosent saturate fibers?

[Nerkg]

I respect you mega..
I have to disagree. When I put them in a hot dryer they shrink a TON. Obviously the fibers are saturated but in the case of two pairs, the same .. The SEXIHXLSXA13 . One in dryer one not in dryer, the dryer pair shrunk significantly more. Like an inch more in the waist, Mabey it was the speed of the drying but, it was set to hot as well