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    Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013-2015 - Official Thread

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    • N
      Nerkg
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      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!! ::)

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      • Finn666F
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        gonna take some soon…just done with having breakfast 🙂

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

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          • Finn666F
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            @Nerkg:

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

            now it´s 2.30pm…so still early 😛

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              @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.

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              • Finn666F
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                ^ so you know how i handled my pair during the soak?
                but you´re right o/course!…

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                • Megatron1505M
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                  I think Mike was making a general comment.

                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                    MikeC
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                    Exactly.

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                      HC-SF-79 reporting

                      Samurai 710xx

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                      • Finn666F
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                        @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.

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                          @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

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                          • Megatron1505M
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                            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.

                            Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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

                              If mine ever arrive, that is.

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                              • tatmantallT
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                                @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

                                "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                  @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?

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                                    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

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                                    • tatmantallT
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                                      There was an article posted earlier regarding this by Roy.

                                      "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                        Were we suppose to get two patches of we preordered the MBB's?

                                        http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4072.0

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                                        • Megatron1505M
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                                          Maybe it was the agitation of the dryer, combined with the heat  😉

                                          Look, whatever works for you man, but when I say that it is saturation which mainly effects shrinkage  it is not my opinion, it is simply how it happens. If you don't believe me then try putting a pair of dry jeans in your dryer and see what happens…....you get hot jeans  😛

                                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                          • Megatron1505M
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                                            @darkstar2q9:

                                            Were we suppose to get two patches of we preordered the MBB's?

                                            http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4072.0

                                            We're looking into where the extra patches are, they were ordered but in all the confusion and struggle to get the actual jeans, they may have been forgotten about somewhere.

                                            Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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