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 superfreak  joined: Jun 2005 location: Boomz & Shingz posts: 3,250 rep power: 635   |  Is it possible to continue breaking in a pair of raw denim after soaking them in ice-cold water (6 celsius) for 1 min to brush off stains, dirt etc? I don't want the highly constrasted look of vintage jeans, but just the dark raw color with minimal whiskers on the thighs and knees. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I need a NYC proxy. PM me if you can. |
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| superjunkie  joined: Aug 2005 location: SF Bay posts: 1,235 rep power: 54 | wash=fuzzy know this. |
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| superjunkie joined: Sep 2004 posts: 1,083 rep power: 157 | wash=nothing to fear. Know this. You'll be fine. Don't worry too much about it. |
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| superjunkie joined: Sep 2004 posts: 1,083 rep power: 157 | Basically the thing to remember is that indigo is insoluble in water, so a minute's soak in cold water isn't going to remove any dye worth worrying about. You'll lose indigo during washing due to abrasion (scrubbing) and certain chemicals. (bleaches & enzymes. Phosphates will make your jeans appear lighter too). |
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| superjunkie joined: Sep 2004 posts: 1,083 rep power: 157 | Yeah Dr Bonner's is fine. It's just a castille soap. Any simple soap, animal or vegetable will do. Just avoid any detergents with enzymes, bleaching agents and phosphates. (if you're being denimnerdy). Extra nerdy people could try a specialist denim detergent. There are several available, like Sugarcane's 2 step detergent. The greycast's may have turned a shade darker due to oxidation (if you leave a pair of jeans hanging, out of the sunlight, it will gradually darken), and shrinkage. Not caused by the cold, just the relaxing of the yarns after soaking in water. |
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| superbored joined: Sep 2005 posts: 600 rep power: 9 | quote:
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| superjunkie  joined: Mar 2005 posts: 1,144 rep power: 23 | what's the effect of direct sun exposure in the color? |
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| 04-09-06 | # 8 |
| superbored  joined: Mar 2005 posts: 735 rep power: 26  | I'm looking at the Dr. Bronner's site and all I see is soap that appears to be body soap. Would something like this be okay? http://www.drbronner.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=OLLA32EA&Cat egory_Code=LAV&Store_Code=DBMS |
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| 04-09-06 | # 9 |
| the dunk phantom  joined: Jan 2006 location: sufu posts: 8,953 rep power: 2335 | bronners is EVERYTHING soap • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sorry! This thread is closed! zextl krbsk qwuxw bwbs ex fiaa TEAM BEGSVAWNARIANANAN ATE YOUR POSSE |
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| 04-09-06 | # 10 |
| bored joined: Jan 2006 posts: 32 rep power: 0 | It's hippie soap. But good hippie soap. |
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