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    Care For Your (Denim/ Wool/ Cotton)

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    • injunjackI
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      @halberdklown:

      ^ sounds good then, anyone recommend a special kind of soap to use for something like, say, the hickory shirt?

      Why, they are just shirts for normal use…though a bit more expensive ones.

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        Hey there -

        I just got my first pair of Iron Heart Jeans (634S) and I actually want to shrink the thigh and soften them up just a little bit.

        However, I don't want the inseam to shrink at all.  Any recommendations?  Would a tumble dry on low be dangerous for this sort of thing.  The crew at Self Edge in San Francisco told me that these wouldn't shrink much.  What's been your experience?

        Thanks!

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        • GeoG
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          never tried tumble drying any denim and probably never will - maybe someone else on forum has practical experience of that (good or bad)

          but the 634s won't shrink (maybe marginally) but will stretch back out, but you can't selectively shrink areas of the jeans if that's what you're suggesting

          i also found them pretty soft to start, and general wear takes any of the residual stiffness out

          Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity

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          • SeulS
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            If you wanna shrink the thigh: buy a pair of IHXB01s
            If you wanna soften them up: wear them

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            • FincarelliF
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              I put my Samurais in the dryer hoping to get some additional shrinkage after their first wash.  I had read about people getting weird fade marks from doing this without care, so I turned them inside out and I was very careful to align the seams, etc, so that creasing, if anything weird would be along the selvage line or inseam.

              Well, nothing happened.  There were no negative affects.  But, to be honest, I don't think they shrunk at all either, at least not after a day of wear.  And this is on a pair of unsanforized denim.  The IH 21oz is preshrunk, so, for you there should be even less of an affect.  And with a fresh pair, I think the risk of inducing bad fades is far greater.  For all of these reasons I would say DON'T DRY.  Not worth the risk.

              Sounds like you want Beatle Busters.  Either that or size down IMO.

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              • BeatleB
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                tumble drying is part of care for ur denim..merged..

                We can do anything

                http://bybeatle.com

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                • DougNgD
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                  What Seul said

                  If you want a smaller thigh, get a diff cut of jean

                  Getting a fitted pair of jeans isn't about making your jeans smaller or stretching them out, it's about getting that perfect fit

                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                  • EmGeeOhE
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                    Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, but I'll be copping my first pair of IH634S and was wondering whether it's really beneficial soaking this particular model before wearing? Cold soak? Hot soak? How long? I'm totally new to this and wanna get it right the first time!

                    I've read some general soaking stuff (and a bit technical IMO) "increased fabric density & strength, corrected stitch tension to fabric pull balance…" Whoa - overload! Any advice would be much appreciated.

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                    • DougNgD
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                      It's sanforized, so there will be minimal shrinkage. Many just put their denim on, some of us (myself included) like to soak to get rid of any shrinking, however nominal, and to get rid of any weird creases from shipping

                      I usually do a quick half hour hot soak for sanforized denim

                      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                        @mattlatmatt:

                        Hey there -

                        I just got my first pair of Iron Heart Jeans (634S) and I actually want to shrink the thigh and soften them up just a little bit.

                        However, I don't want the inseam to shrink at all.  Any recommendations?  Would a tumble dry on low be dangerous for this sort of thing.  The crew at Self Edge in San Francisco told me that these wouldn't shrink much.  What's been your experience?

                        Thanks!

                        Hang them upside down when you HOT soak, so you just soak up/down to the part you only want to shrink if it's even possible/ left over to shrink 😛

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                        • DougNgD
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                          That will only last until the first wash

                          Then whatever shrinking that is destined to happen will happen

                          You can't locally shrink

                          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                          • EmGeeOhE
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                            Cheers Doug : )

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                              @DougNg:

                              That will only last until the first wash

                              Then whatever shrinking that is destined to happen will happen

                              You can't locally shrink

                              Gotcha.  For what's it worth for others: I have since washed and dryed the jeans and if they shrunk at all in the inseam, it was pretty minor.

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                              • ChrisC
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                                Yeah, I hot soaked mine to get any residual starch out and then tossed them in the dryer to get any residual shrinkage out.  Couldn't tell any difference between before and after.  634s are ready to go straight out of the blue plastic envelope.

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                                • gollottiG
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                                  How do you spot clean your jeans without ruining the look out the indigo and the natural fade progression?

                                  I dropped toothpaste on my jeans and got most off but now there are large white spots on them.  I tried cleaning the spots off with a wet towel and noticed the area was getting light blue so I stopped cleaning so not have a large light blue area haloing the white spots.

                                  Do I just forget about it and deal (happened on my 2nd day of wearing them) until i decide to wash them, or is there a secret way of getting the stain out by spot cleaning them some how without creating a light spot?

                                  I would hate to have to wash them so early in its lifespan

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                                  • injunjackI
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                                    Gollotti, soak 'em

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                                      Doing a little Spring Cleaning. Some IH gear that has just been washed and hang dried…

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                                        +rep with the 04 and 10 flannels

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                                          oops, that's 11, not 10… I'm just a young buck in the flannel game

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                                          • jimmyJ
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                                            @gollotti:

                                            How do you spot clean your jeans without ruining the look out the indigo and the natural fade progression?

                                            I dropped toothpaste on my jeans and got most off but now there are large white spots on them.  I tried cleaning the spots off with a wet towel and noticed the area was getting light blue so I stopped cleaning so not have a large light blue area haloing the white spots.

                                            Do I just forget about it and deal (happened on my 2nd day of wearing them) until i decide to wash them, or is there a secret way of getting the stain out by spot cleaning them some how without creating a light spot?

                                            I would hate to have to wash them so early in its lifespan

                                            that sucks. i would have let it dry and try brushing it out.

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