IH-526Lod - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo Overdyed Black
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About 6ish months of semi regular wear anywhere between 3-7 days a week. Moved into a new house with it and done a lot of dog walking and such with a sling bag for her treats. Done a lot of sweating in it and debating doing a wash, but I also want to keep it going. It doesn’t smell or anything, just been pretty active in it. Not sure if that’s me trying to justify a wash or not.
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@hgering27 looks sick I would hold off too long as it doesn’t smell
I’ve been wearing the IHSH-33-IND to work it’s been a hot so been sweating like crazy in it big salt patch on the back so washing it once a week .
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@Jcaz6996 I am so conflicted. I want to see what a wash would do, but I also just want to keep it going through the summer. I sit in my own office at work and keep the AC on blast so it allows me to wear it almost year round.
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Sounds like you ought to compromise and sort of gentle hand wash it instead of putting it in the washer. Cold water, a little bit of soap, very little agitation, drip dry laid flat…
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@Filthy yeah that might be the move. I moved recently and now my washing machine is top load, and I am pretty certain it messed up my 555sbg, so moving forward I'll likely just do gentle handwashing anyway, at least until I get a new machine.
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Yeah I don't think it'll hurt.
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Here’s another pic I snagged today to better show some arm development
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@Filthy yeah that might be the move. I moved recently and now my washing machine is top load, and I am pretty certain it messed up my 555sbg, so moving forward I'll likely just do gentle handwashing anyway, at least until I get a new machine.
Within the last couple of months, I've been hand-washing my jeans, shirts, and jackets in a cheap steel tub in the backyard. Cold water, some Dawn dish detergent, and a whole lot of love. Just rubbing the Dawn into the material with my hands. Then I let it sit submerged for 20 minutes before rinsing it off and hang-drying.
It took me too long to learn how to wash my IH stuff. Before, it was always the washing machine and a whole lotta prayer. Now, I'm not so scared of getting stains.
I highly recommend you give hand-washing a try!
Big thanks to Filthy for washing advice. Guy has his own thread about his process in here somewhere. Love ya, Mike!
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If anyone has the link to that washing advice, it would be greatly appreciated. I used to just throw in the wash but my last machine was a front load, the new one is a top load, and I threw in my 555-sbg and I am pretty confident something happened in the wash because there are some really odd markings so think I might go back to tub washing
edit: didnt realize I had basically posted that info already
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@Kasi interesting I haven't heard that approach before… I am just pushing off washing at this point because I really don't want to mess up this jacket, it's my favorite IH piece I have
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@Kasi yeah that sounds like it might be the move, maybe do it over the upcoming long weekend. If I do I will post results
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@AdamJ hmm I am so conflicted… mainly because what happened to my 555sbg I would definitely not consider marbling. I dont know what happened to be honest, but it's just making me reluctant to using my current washer for denim again. I used to not care at all, but this has thrown me off.
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Some of the fading seems normal but like i don’t know, the splotches don’t make sense. I lay on the ground and slide around a lot with my son but I’m not sure, hopefully it’ll even out over time with more wear and wash.
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Ah so I should’ve soaked first. I turned inside out and threw in with a pair of 888s in indigo that I have and the 888 are completely fine. Oh well I’ll just keep wearing them I still love them
