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    Getting to fade to grey quick?

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    • R
      rudy
      Raw and Unwashed
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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
        IHUK Crew
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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
          Haraki san Student
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          Life's a botch and then you dye!

          My contribution, to urban blues…

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          • BrianB
            Brian
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            Blotches are we talking about ?

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

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              • SaddleSCS
                SaddleSC
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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
                  68degreesorless
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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
                        Matt
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                        If you want fast fades buy faded jeans.

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                        • goosehdG
                          goosehd
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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
                            Matt
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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
                                Mizmazzle
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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
                                    WhiskeySandwich
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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
                                      goosehd
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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
                                        GraemeE
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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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                                        • dinobarnesberlinD
                                          dinobarnesberlin
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                                          @goosehd said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

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

                                          oh yea--forgot about the " acid wash" look,
                                          Was not a fan of either--but to each his own

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                                          • Sir_Cuffs-a-LotS
                                            Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot
                                            The Unwoven
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                                            yeah you know me

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