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August 25, 2007 @ 02:04 AM

iggyhaxor

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Join Date: May 2007

so im makin sum prototype denims
a mashup of all my fav designs mixed and intensified into one

now
i need to know how to get good artificial fades lvc/nbhd etc style

dont say wear it as im doing that with raw denims and am trying to get this pair made quick

i was thinkin like a bleach pen or sand paper but was wonderin if anyone knew a better way to get good fake fades

help me

August 25, 2007 @ 02:09 AM

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sand paper, watered down bleach and a rag, razor blade.

August 25, 2007 @ 02:15 AM

h.lurker

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Join Date: Jun 2007

Location: LA/NJ

An iron and lots lots lots of starch. There's a sticky for this already: http://www.hypebeast.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42132

August 25, 2007 @ 02:35 AM

L

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Location: New York.

An iron and lots lots lots of starch. There's a sticky for this already: http://www.hypebeast.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42132

Inevitable.

August 25, 2007 @ 02:54 AM

iggyhaxor

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yea hahaha
no
those day old jeans are played out
back on topic

hows good does the bleach work?

August 25, 2007 @ 03:00 AM

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if done right very nice. starch the jeans. wear them sand the creases and knees. do a couple times. maybe once a day for a week. wash them. use diluted bleach if nessary to increase fades. use razor to enhance fades.

August 25, 2007 @ 12:23 PM

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^ha.

August 25, 2007 @ 04:52 PM

Jones Soda

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An iron and lots lots lots of starch. There's a sticky for this already: http://www.hypebeast.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42132

Classic.

August 25, 2007 @ 11:14 PM

munkong1

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Cheesegraters work well

August 25, 2007 @ 11:33 PM

T.B.E.L

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Join Date: Jul 2006

Location: Seattle

I use:

Razors
Knives
Scissors
Sandpaper
Towel
Mechanical pencil tips
Needles (for un-doing stitching)

but thats all for holes and increasing the size of a natural fade. Natural is def the way to go

August 26, 2007 @ 03:13 AM

iggyhaxor

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the jeans are already washed but poorly
mainly why levis sucks

August 27, 2007 @ 04:53 PM

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pumice stone, iron, starch

August 28, 2007 @ 02:41 PM

Peter Suh

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^^Levi's sucks?

August 28, 2007 @ 06:08 PM

iggyhaxor

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fenom excluded
but
yea
i hate levis
i dont care if they invented denim

August 28, 2007 @ 06:15 PM

JB425

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Location: California

starch high crease/wear areas, crotch, back of the knees, inner thighs etc, sit indian style till startch dries so creases set. then maybe get a damp rag and just brush over the creases. im sure indigo will come off and it wont be as abrasive as sand paper or bleach.

*note* ive never tried this, in theory it just sound like itll work

August 28, 2007 @ 09:29 PM

n0cturnal

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^ im sure that'll work after a lot of patience