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    • hairydanglerH
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      Nice neph93! Along the same lines but not as elegant is my modification to my OGL-BMW wallet.

      Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

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      • DstaufferD
        Dstauffer
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        When you need that extra sleeve length…

        You won’t be satisfied until you wear Iron Heart.

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        • neph93N
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          Ha… nicely done buddy [emoji1417][emoji28]

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

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          • deancleanD
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            I picked up an old A-2 deck jacket and there was a stencil on the back that was quite faded. I took the jacket to a local sign making shop and they took a few pictures and measurements and made a stencil for me to re-do it. I think it turned out great. I wish I had a before photo but here it is finished.

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            • steelworkerS
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              Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock ^^

              Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
              Well, I have others.

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              • deancleanD
                deanclean
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                Ya it’s pretty cool, there is a faded leather name patch on the front and was able to find out that the owner was the commanding officer there from 79-82.

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                • organisysO
                  organisys
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                  555N have a pocket bag come away at the top seam. Put new iphone in what I thought was the pocket and it promptly dropped down the inside of my jeans and landed on my foot!

                  Anyone any ideas how to fix it ?

                  Pride of Japan :-)

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                  • AlexA
                    Alex
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                    We can get it fixed in Japan FOC but will take 4-6 weeks…

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                    • organisysO
                      organisys
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                      Thanks, that's a generous offer, but the jeans are well worn, I will see what I can DIY over my Christmas break.

                      🙂

                      Pride of Japan :-)

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                      • AlexA
                        Alex
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                        The offer is still there, regardless

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                        • C
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                          Anyone have experience or ever soaked their IH denim in bleach/water to lighten them up?

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            Oof

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • spitfiredealerS
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                              @celik:

                              Anyone have experience or ever soaked their IH denim in bleach/water to lighten them up?

                              that doesn't sound a good idea

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                              • C
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                                @Giles:

                                Oof

                                @spitfiredealer:

                                @celik:

                                Anyone have experience or ever soaked their IH denim in bleach/water to lighten them up?

                                that doesn't sound a good idea

                                Well, alright then.

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                                • neph93N
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                                  @Untucked bleached a IHSH-33 once. But he bleached it totally. It ended up a very cool off-white. But that was mad scientist stuff.

                                  I’d say bleaching to lighten is a very risky business in terms of achieving the effect you want. Why you’d want that is another matter. If you want a washed denim then you could just find a pair of LVC’s with the prefered colour.

                                  “Some of those that work forces
                                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                    Thanks, @neph93.  I'm feeling the mad scientist vibe (like @UnTucked) but also hesitant in case it turns out uneven, splotchy, or cause tears/holes. But I do have an old pair of 633s that I'm considering as the guinea pig to test it out. However, I'm just deciding if it's even worth my time and effort in doing so.

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                                    • UnTuckedU
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                                      @celik:

                                      ….. or cause tears/holes...

                                      In search of:
                                      IHV-04, med.
                                      IHSH-185, large
                                      IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                      • neph93N
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                                        Ouch.

                                        “Some of those that work forces
                                        Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                        • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                          Speaking of sending to Japan. Would it be at all possible to send in my IH-526V-XHS to get bronze buttons added to it? I'm thinking I'd leave the top 2 as snaps and have the rest replaced as buttons, even the side gathers. My mom has an old singer she has used to sew awnings before that had a button hole maker. Or I could pay to have this done. What do you think?

                                          Edit: I'd leave the pocket snaps too.

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            The issue is that the snaps are likely to have caused sufficient damage to the material, that once removed, buttons can't be added.  The reason we did not make them with tack buttons is that they were virtually impossible to do up.

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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