IH-526Lod - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo Overdyed Black
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Sounds like you ought to compromise and sort of gentle hand wash it instead of putting it in the washer. Cold water, a little bit of soap, very little agitation, drip dry laid flat…
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@Filthy yeah that might be the move. I moved recently and now my washing machine is top load, and I am pretty certain it messed up my 555sbg, so moving forward I'll likely just do gentle handwashing anyway, at least until I get a new machine.
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Yeah I don't think it'll hurt.
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Here’s another pic I snagged today to better show some arm development
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@Filthy yeah that might be the move. I moved recently and now my washing machine is top load, and I am pretty certain it messed up my 555sbg, so moving forward I'll likely just do gentle handwashing anyway, at least until I get a new machine.
Within the last couple of months, I've been hand-washing my jeans, shirts, and jackets in a cheap steel tub in the backyard. Cold water, some Dawn dish detergent, and a whole lot of love. Just rubbing the Dawn into the material with my hands. Then I let it sit submerged for 20 minutes before rinsing it off and hang-drying.
It took me too long to learn how to wash my IH stuff. Before, it was always the washing machine and a whole lotta prayer. Now, I'm not so scared of getting stains.
I highly recommend you give hand-washing a try!
Big thanks to Filthy for washing advice. Guy has his own thread about his process in here somewhere. Love ya, Mike!
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If anyone has the link to that washing advice, it would be greatly appreciated. I used to just throw in the wash but my last machine was a front load, the new one is a top load, and I threw in my 555-sbg and I am pretty confident something happened in the wash because there are some really odd markings so think I might go back to tub washing
edit: didnt realize I had basically posted that info already
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@Kasi interesting I haven't heard that approach before… I am just pushing off washing at this point because I really don't want to mess up this jacket, it's my favorite IH piece I have
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@Kasi yeah that sounds like it might be the move, maybe do it over the upcoming long weekend. If I do I will post results
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@AdamJ hmm I am so conflicted… mainly because what happened to my 555sbg I would definitely not consider marbling. I dont know what happened to be honest, but it's just making me reluctant to using my current washer for denim again. I used to not care at all, but this has thrown me off.
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Some of the fading seems normal but like i don’t know, the splotches don’t make sense. I lay on the ground and slide around a lot with my son but I’m not sure, hopefully it’ll even out over time with more wear and wash.
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Ah so I should’ve soaked first. I turned inside out and threw in with a pair of 888s in indigo that I have and the 888 are completely fine. Oh well I’ll just keep wearing them I still love them
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@Jett129 well thats comforting to hear. I'll just keep wearing and hopefully they'll get more and more even
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Love this jacket, and recently picked up the last large available. I was concerned it might be too snug, but it turns out it fits quite well. The only issue I’m having, and I’m curious if anyone else has experienced this. The jacket is quite twisted. The right sleeves button when cuffed is almost on top of my wrist. And the back of the jacket slants quite a bit to one side. It’s almost making me uninterested in wearing the jacket. I have a really bad OCD issue, so trying to fight through it. But would love to hear from any of you if this is something your jacket does as well? Thanks so much
