IHSH-189-BRN - 17oz Duck CPO Work Shirt - "The UnTucked" - Brown

[americanathreads]

Wore this guy on a long day at work and sweated it up pretty good. Not super visible in the photo but there are those salt residue rings around the pits now. It’s definitely not time for a wash yet… any solutions to spot treat these stains with this fabric?

[wjw]

@americanathreads no idea about salt stains, but I always try a brush on my clothes first and see if that does the trick with any stain or dirt

[Go For Chill]

@americanathreads

Why not just wash it? It’s duck, and not even indigo duck. It doesn’t fade. Also, not washing fabric causes it to degrade more quickly, which we all just accept with denim because fades are cool, but I can’t think of a single reason not to wash duck. Is there something I’m missing?

[sabergirl]

If you’ve got salt stains from sweating, it’s time for a wash. Just soak first and you won’t get any marbling.

[Nobunaga]

@Go-For-Chill The duck does fade, but not in the same way as denim. Also it can marble. I washed mine in the machine on low spin and it still marbled on me. I didn't think it would do that.

[Nobunaga]

@americanathreads Give it a hand wash. It can marble if you machine wash it. It happened to me. But definitely wash it if you are leaving sweat stains.

[jfox1980]

@americanathreads Do you wear undershirts? That can help out a lot.

[americanathreads]

I guess it’s time for a wash! Thanks for the opinions.

@jfox1980 I do - not sure what it was about the last time I wore it but it turned out to be a sweaty one.

[CosmoSix5]

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[americanathreads]

Adding more hashtag data in this thread, regarding washing and shrinkage (or lack there of). I cold hand washed this shirt this weekend and was curious to see the results. Essentially no shrinkage of note.

Pre-wash:
Chest: 22.875
Waist: 22
Open: 22.5
Sleeve: 25.75
Length: 29.25
Shoulder: 19.25

Post wash:
Chest: 23
Waist: 22
Open: 22.5
Sleeve: 25.625
Length: 29.25
Shoulder: 19.25