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    AdamJ
    IHUK Crew
    @borosillykid
    Joined: 29 Jun 2017

    @borosillykid Are you referring to the oiled or regular whipcord version? The former we recommend spot cleaning by hand.
    The latter are dry clean with petroleum solvent only.

    The devil is in the detail..

    last edited by AdamJ 12 Apr 2024, 08:50 4 Dec 2024, 08:49 B 1 Reply Last reply 5 Dec 2024, 05:25 Reply Quote 0
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      borosillykid
      Raw and Unwashed
      @AdamJ
      Joined: 23 Oct 2023

      @AdamJ what if you wear it every day is there anything else like a soak or anything?

      last edited by 5 Dec 2024, 05:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Graham
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 8 May 2014

        You can machine wash the regular whipcord jacket if totally needed, will just. take an age to dry.

        @gmac_ironheart
        🤘

        last edited by 5 Dec 2024, 08:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Ndubya94
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 18 Feb 2015

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          Evening Gents, this is my type III lefty, I took it out to wear it the other day after some years (finally can fit in it!) and noticed these spots. They are on the upper back portion of the jacket. At first I wetted the spots and rubbed them lightly with a sponge. I then noticed it wasn't clearing up so I rubbed it with the more abrasive side of the sponge. Well that obviously wore away some indigo, and really didn't get rid of it all. I have tried alcohol, nail polish remover, Hot clothes Iron + paper towel, WD40, rub in dish detergent then into the washer with a full tide pod for a 60 minute wash, and NOTHING. I thought it was glue, granted I would never have done any gluing in this jacket, the only thing I can think that it could have been is pine resin or something similar. It has a slight gloss to it when looked at at an angle. I also thought maybe wax, but i think wax would have been removed with a hot iron. I likely have tried everything there is to get these marks out of my jacket, but I figured I would ask here to see if I missed anything. If I have posted in the wrong thread please feel free to move it, and I apologize. I did not see a "care" thread and I figure the lefty type III thread my not get as many eyeballs. Appreciate any and all help for ye lads. Thanks!!!

          last edited by 18 Dec 2024, 04:21 S 1 Reply Last reply 18 Dec 2024, 04:39 Reply Quote 0
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            seawolf
            Mod Squad
            @Ndubya94
            Joined: 28 Oct 2011

            @Ndubya94 said in Iron Heart Product Care Guidelines:

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            Evening Gents, this is my type III lefty, I took it out to wear it the other day after some years (finally can fit in it!) and noticed these spots. They are on the upper back portion of the jacket. At first I wetted the spots and rubbed them lightly with a sponge. I then noticed it wasn't clearing up so I rubbed it with the more abrasive side of the sponge. Well that obviously wore away some indigo, and really didn't get rid of it all. I have tried alcohol, nail polish remover, Hot clothes Iron + paper towel, WD40, rub in dish detergent then into the washer with a full tide pod for a 60 minute wash, and NOTHING. I thought it was glue, granted I would never have done any gluing in this jacket, the only thing I can think that it could have been is pine resin or something similar. It has a slight gloss to it when looked at at an angle. I also thought maybe wax, but i think wax would have been removed with a hot iron. I likely have tried everything there is to get these marks out of my jacket, but I figured I would ask here to see if I missed anything. If I have posted in the wrong thread please feel free to move it, and I apologize. I did not see a "care" thread and I figure the lefty type III thread my not get as many eyeballs. Appreciate any and all help for ye lads. Thanks!!!

            I’m tagging @ShopatIronHeart to see if they might have any insight.

            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

            @zeebeeleather

            last edited by 18 Dec 2024, 04:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              JoshC
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 18 Nov 2021

              @seawolf @Ndubya94 It's a tricky one because everything I would have tried you have done. chatting with the guys in 21 is maybe using something like a vanish gel or a stain remover and then using a toothbrush to get into the twill of the denim, brushing it on both sides (front and back) with the toothbrush going with the grain of the denim (diagonally) not up and down vertically, see if this will help otherwise I'm not sure what else to recommend, I'm not sure if @Giles would have some more profound knowledge.

              My only worry is that if it's been a few years and you've never noticed/seen it, it's going to be embedded into the fabric, and you might not be able to get rid of it. Are the areas affected hard, like they feel a bit "plasticky"? If it does, then I don't think you will get it out.

              I know when I have fabric glue on me, it can typically peel off. If it gets stuck, I use something like an unpicker or a knife to try to scrape and loosen it, but it doesn't always work. Hopefully, someone might have some pearl of wisdom and teach us all something new. I am really sorry I couldn't help, but hopefully, someone might come through with something.

              last edited by JoshC 18 Dec 2024, 09:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                I have no other advice other than try a dry clean. Sorry

                "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 18 Dec 2024, 09:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Ndubya94
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 18 Feb 2015

                  Thanks guys. Yeah, I think you are right in that its embedded in the fabric (does seem hardened/plasticky). I did rub a spot fairly well and I honestly think I'd have to rub away all the indigo for it to not appear. I appreciate you guys taking a quick look at that. Figured it would be worth a last ditch effort! Thanks again!

                  last edited by 18 Dec 2024, 13:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Matt
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                    You could try a long soak to see if that softens it then wash inside out to see if the abrasion does anything. Short of that you’ll just have to wear it hard until it wears off.

                    last edited by 18 Dec 2024, 13:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Matt
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                      But also dry cleaner.

                      last edited by 18 Dec 2024, 13:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        H-P-U
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 16 Jul 2024

                        Hi all,

                        did anyone wash his Deck Jacket - and if yes - are there any recommondations ?

                        Greetings
                        Peter

                        last edited by 6 Mar 2025, 09:38 T 1 Reply Last reply 6 Mar 2025, 09:42 Reply Quote 0
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