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    Getting to fade to grey quick?

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    • MattM
      Matt
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      @Giles said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

      Putting SBG in the dryer is a sure way to get bltches

      Doesn’t sound so bad to me.

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      • GraemeEG
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        Yeah I wasn't sure if that was a typo or not

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        • R
          rudy
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          @GraemeE said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

          Yeah I wasn't sure if that was a typo or not

          Haha they are in the dryer so hopefully that wasn’t as he was pretty firm on that

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            Whoops - botches 😂

            "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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            • IH-GARYI
              IH-GARY
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              Life's a botch and then you dye!

              My contribution, to urban blues…

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              • BrianB
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                Blotches are we talking about ?

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                • GraemeEG
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                  @rudy whether it's bitches, botches or blotches you are gaurunteed something interesting post dryer

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                  • SaddleSCS
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                    There is a woman on Reddit by the name of EllaHarp who posts her IH 888 vintage fades quite often and they look amazing. Her fades have great contrast, but the denim has a lighter overall appearance and she swears by the technique of adding a splash of bleach to every wash cycle. I have heard that idea floated by others who like a lighter fade. Perhaps that would help tame the SBG in the way you are looking for?

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                    • 68degreesorless6
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                      One of the owners of son of a stag told me customers use to pay him to fade their denim. His trick was to hang them closeby while taking hot shower each day. The slight dampness from the steam supposedly helps them fade faster.

                      I have no idea if it works, just passing along what I heard.

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        Jackanory

                        "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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                        • 68degreesorless6
                          68degreesorless
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                          Had to look that up. I suspect you may be onto something… lots of wear always right answer for fades

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                          • MattM
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                            If you want fast fades buy faded jeans.

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                            • goosehdG
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                              …or just enjoy the journey, which is why most of us are here.

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              • MattM
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                                I’m here for the bltches

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                                • GraemeEG
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                                  I'm here for the botches
                                  Saw this pair on grailed (hopefully these aren't @rudy s pair for sale after the dryer)

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                                  • MizmazzleM
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                                    Too bad! Looks like there was nice whiskering starting to develop.

                                    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                                    • dinobarnesberlinD
                                      dinobarnesberlin
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                                      Agree--real pity
                                      unless of course you're into that stone washed vibe

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                                      • WhiskeySandwichW
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                                        I think those look rad. BUT not on me.

                                        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                        -Seneca

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                                        • goosehdG
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                                          @dinobarnesberlin Completely agree about the stone wash…didn’t like it the first time it came around nor acid wash…

                                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                          • GraemeEG
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                                            @Matt for some reason I have no issue with jeans that have been faded by their previous owners but can't hang with pants that come artificially distresses or faded from a factory

                                            I'm down with OPP (other people pants)

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