Random questions to which you seek an answer
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Hi all,
First time Iron-Hearter here. I recently bought two pairs of IH on ebay, both 14oz, both used but close to new. The 555s I got I'm going to wear and allow to fade in their own sweet (very sweet) time. But I also bought some overdyed 666, which I'd like to 'force-fade'. A user on reddit has achieved amazing fades washing monthly on a hot cycle with a cup of bleach in the washing machine each time. Does anyone have any advice as to whether this might work with my overdyed?
Thanks everyone!
Julian -
Dude… No Bleach… wear often & wash when dirty. That’s it
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Thank you! I'm not going for a full bleach in this case. I'm thinking instead just a splash of bleach to highlight the fades. Just not sure if that will work with overdyed jeans…
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Thanks @Clint_D !
The fine dining place at Enchantment looks more interesting to me than anything in town for a romantic meal but I think the wife wants to go into town. So we will see about dinner I guess.
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Thank you @Palmer I have had this growing sense of Sedona being as you describe. Luckily, I love mountain biking and they rent pretty nice bikes (Pivot) and gear at the resort, so I'm likely to just do a lot of outdoor stuff.
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I say go for it @IronFart I like my overbleached overdyed 21oz. Only wear (and not washing) will create whiskers and honeycombs (unless you washed yourself in the jeans in the machine) but bleaching will lighten what's there already and using less bleach and heat can make the process gradual. Beware that there are risks of marbling and damaging the fabric and know that 14oz OD is probably less likely than some other fabrics to create high contrast fades over time. Heavier fabrics with indigo or indigo/black dye that will come off more quickly create better contrast fades. The joy of 14oz OD is a low contrast gradual black - grey - blue fade. @Matt is right that OD is enjoyable as is. He's likely wrong about lots of other things. @goosehd on the other hand is right about many things and wrong less often.
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Hi all,
First time Iron-Hearter here. I recently bought two pairs of IH on ebay, both 14oz, both used but close to new. The 555s I got I'm going to wear and allow to fade in their own sweet (very sweet) time. But I also bought some overdyed 666, which I'd like to 'force-fade'. A user on reddit has achieved amazing fades washing monthly on a hot cycle with a cup of bleach in the washing machine each time. Does anyone have any advice as to whether this might work with my overdyed?
Thanks everyone!
JulianI think I know the redditor you're referring to and in fairness, her jeans have turned out beautiful using this method.
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Ultimately jeans are a reflection of the wearer and the fades are the stories and memories created while wearing them. Each person and their creations are unique and you should do what you’re comfortable with.
I like to put the work, time, and effort in my denim to fade them naturally and relish the memories of those special occasions. Children born, friends lost, beers shared, and tears shed. I don’t want to speed up that process because life goes by too quickly.
My jeans are my story and your jeans should be yours.
Just my $.02.
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I agree. I have every pair of 'raw' / selvedge jeans I've owned since getting into them around 2007. A pair of APC New Standards comes to mind that I was appalled to wake up one morning and find numerous holes from cigarette burns in after a particularly debaucherous house party in my teenage years… Broke my heart at the time but looking back, they serve as a totem of sorts, and remind me of that chapter of my life.
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@Nkwkfld I questioned at the time you first posted your jeans and why you would bleach them as I couldn’t understand why. Now when I think of bleach and jeans I immediately think of yours in a good way. I made a comment a while ago that I have a knack for remembering things for a long term (photographic memory) and your jeans, you, and that story were put in that catalog of memories.
You made the jeans yours and I think they turned out well. When the question popped up yesterday, I couldn’t think of a better person or story for an answer.
Cheers
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Thanks to everyone for all the help with my first IH forum question: I really appreciate the thoughtful guidance, and will take your advice. Or alternatively, I'll neck a couple of beers and chuck them in the machine with a gallon of bleach and a quick prayer, and then post pictures of the subsequent disaster. Either way, thanks again.
Yours windily,
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For a less touristy offroad experience in Sedona, I highly recommend checking out Barlow Jeep Rentals. The town of Jerome is also a great place to go visit for a day.
