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Getting to fade to grey quick?

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    endo
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    @Mizmazzle
    Joined: 29 May 2020

    @Mizmazzle said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

    Wash more frequently

    @Matt said in Getting to fade to grey quick?:

    Put them in the dryer after washing.

    IMO no, this won't look good with a SBG, you have to wear them @rudy

    si tacuisses

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      Mizmazzle
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      @endo
      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

      @endo I agree 100%. No shortcuts to great looking fades. But washing a lot might give him a lighter looking denim overall. Like Giles said though…lots of marbling to be had.

      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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        Matt
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        @Giles
        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

        @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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          GraemeE
          Joined: 18 Sept 2022

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

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            rudy
            Raw and Unwashed
            @GraemeE
            Joined: 2 Apr 2023

            @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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              Giles
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

              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-GARY
                Haraki san Student
                Joined: 3 Jan 2017

                Life's a botch and then you dye!

                My contribution, to urban blues…

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                  Brian
                  Joined: 24 Nov 2022

                  Blotches are we talking about ?

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                    GraemeE
                    @rudy
                    Joined: 18 Sept 2022

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

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                      SaddleSC
                      Haraki san Prodigy
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2022

                      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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                        68degreesorless
                        Haraki san Student
                        Joined: 19 Jul 2021

                        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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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          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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                            68degreesorless
                            Haraki san Student
                            Joined: 19 Jul 2021

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

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                              Matt
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                              Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                              If you want fast fades buy faded jeans.

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                                goosehd
                                Mod Squad
                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                …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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                                  Matt
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                                  Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                  I’m here for the bltches

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                                    GraemeE
                                    Joined: 18 Sept 2022

                                    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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                                      Mizmazzle
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                                      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                                      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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                                        dinobarnesberlin
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 28 Mar 2020

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

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                                          WhiskeySandwich
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                                          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                          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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