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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

Iron Heart Product Care Guidelines

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    IronMan
    Joined: 9 Jan 2019

    @Filthy:

    Have they been soaked or wash prior to wearing?

    Edit: becuase there's varying opinions about what's best… For me I would only gently hand wash them in cold water until they are way more broken in.

    A lot of people don't care. But if you're going for crisp high-contrast fades I would only hand wash.

    no, since they are sanforized unwashed i put them on as soon as arrived to stretch them a bit before a first wash/soak.

    thank you for all the suggestions, i think i will go for a hand washing first in the next weeks since they doesn't stink and are not stained.

    to be honest, have fear to soil them, for example accidentally when eating (damn tomato spaghettis!) or when going out. So when that will happen i'll need to use the washing machine method as you informed!

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      Filthy2123ozjunkie
      見習いボスー
      Joined: 21 Jan 2013

      Your jeans are going to take a solid 60 wears to get really broken in. So yeah I would just soak or hand wash them. You'll get over the fear of soiling them. Just keep wearing them as much as possible and you'll be all set. Most Iron Heart denim is pretty stubborn to fade so don't worry if they get dirty. You can safely soak them to no detriment of the denim.

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        gaseousclay
        Joined: 4 Nov 2016

        @Paul9221:

        I'm a tub-soaker myself. Turn the jeans inside out, If I need some shrink, hot water, otherwise cold.  Throw some woolite dark in there and agitate the pants a bit.  Then hang dry outside.

        Filthy has this down to a science 🙂  Is there a pinned post on how you soak, @Filthy?

        I do the same except I use a bucket. Less starch and/or indigo to clean up

        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

        WTB:
        IHSH-129 size L (blue)
        IHSH-19

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          zeuloa
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 11 Dec 2020

          Looking for thoughts on treating the natural leather patch… Do or don’t?

          I just used some Brooks Proofide on my new 526PJ’s leather patch... To keep it Brit as that’s where it was shipped from hahah...

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            zeuloa
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 11 Dec 2020

            @zeuloa:

            Looking for thoughts on treating the natural leather patch… Do or don’t?

            I just used some Brooks Proofide on my new 526PJ’s leather patch... To keep it Brit as that’s where it was shipped from hahah...

            And it smells beautifully citrusy!

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              neph93
              見習いボス
              Joined: 18 Aug 2014

              @zeuloa:

              Looking for thoughts on treating the natural leather patch… Do or don’t?

              Some do, some don’t. Any wax/oil wil help preserve it. I tend to wax patches on jeans when they get their first wash, but not until then. Never waxed a jacket patch.

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

              • Virginia Woolf
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                EJS
                Joined: 9 Feb 2016

                Has anyone ever machine washed a deck jacket? Just got 'blessed' by a pigeon queueing outside the super market..

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                  neph93
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                  @EJS:

                  Has anyone ever machine washed a deck jacket? Just got 'blessed' by a pigeon queueing outside the super market..

                  I have… got a little bit of pilling on the shell and the lining. The colour lightened a little (mine is khaki), but no serious issues.

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

                  • Virginia Woolf
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                    EJS
                    Joined: 9 Feb 2016

                    Thank you mate, useful to know. Happy new year!

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                      neph93
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                      @EJS:

                      Thank you mate, useful to know. Happy new year!

                      My pleasure… best of luck in 2021.

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

                      • Virginia Woolf
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                        Brandrea
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 19 Sept 2022

                        Newbie question here …. And maybe a silly one, but here goes:

                        I bought my first UHF’s last season (love them all btw) and now I’m getting ready to store them away for the season.

                        Do you folks just hang them in a closet or would you use garment bags to store these?

                        Thanks.

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                          Alex
                          IHUK Crew
                          @Brandrea
                          Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                          @Brandrea I have always hung mine as is

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                            Brandrea
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            @Alex
                            Joined: 19 Sept 2022

                            @Alex thank you Alex.

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                            • mclaincauseyM
                              mclaincausey
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              I fold mine and stow them in a crate or hang them. Neither has ever caused issues.

                              Think it, be it.

                              last edited by 15 Apr 2024, 14:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                fadedandcrumpled
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 10 Jul 2023

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                                I washed my 833S-142 jeans for the first time, and this is what the patch looks like. Is this normal? The blackening is a bit odd, not sure where that is coming from.

                                The wash was a machine wash on delicate cycle, 20C degrees, just the jeans inside out, no other items, small amount of detergent, no spin, line-dried in the shade.

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                                • DeeDee85D
                                  DeeDee85
                                  啓蒙家
                                  @fadedandcrumpled
                                  Joined: 5 Jun 2023

                                  @fadedandcrumpled the exact same thing has just happened to my 555-142S after their first wash, and I used an identical wash routine to you.. I was wondering about it because the patch on my SBG still looked perfect after the same first wash routine.

                                  last edited by 10 Oct 2024, 05:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    Indigo from the jeans. Not all cows are the the same, so the wabi sabi is variable…

                                    "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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                                    • DeeDee85D
                                      DeeDee85
                                      啓蒙家
                                      @Giles
                                      Joined: 5 Jun 2023

                                      @Giles thank you, did think it would be something as simple as that 👍🏼

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                                        fadedandcrumpled
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        @Giles
                                        Joined: 10 Jul 2023

                                        @Giles That makes sense. And I'm guessing it means that it would be more visible on the thinner printed patches.

                                        It will be interesting to see how it changes with subsequent washes. Will more indigo come into the patch, or will some of it wash out?

                                        last edited by 11 Oct 2024, 00:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          I think its likely to stay like that.

                                          "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

                                          last edited by Giles 10 Nov 2024, 03:39 11 Oct 2024, 03:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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