The Official Eternal Thread - Page 20

September 28, 2010 @ 10:54 PM

whoRichard?

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: 714

Just soaked ma Eternals

, they no longer stink like shit!

September 28, 2010 @ 10:56 PM

Solix

Post: 327

Join Date: Jun 2009

Location: EhlBeeSea 562

Thanks a lot for your help. I am totally new to raw denim, I have a lot to learn abou it. So, you that , after washed it goes back to prewash measurement and stay that way for some time before they stretch again? this happens with regular jeans but it takes minutes to strectch again.

I been reading too about the firs soak/wash. The best thing to do is to hot soak at the beginning to shrink and then wash a few months after that, is that the way? why it has to be hot? is it going to shrink all the way with that first soak or you can expect more when you wash for the first time?

sorry for this many questions, I am just very curious about all this and is dificult to get all the proper info at once

Thanks a lot for your help

Because raw jeans are made of cotton they'll shrink up a good amount (unless they're sanforized - a treatment that prevents the jean from fading).Think of a cotton t-shirt that you wash for the first time and it shrinks up a good amount; it's the same principle. Raw jeans are normally cut a bit bigger to account for this.

The hotter the temperature of the soak the more the denim shrinks. You want to be sure that the soak is hot so that you get the maximum amount of shrinkage. Without the shrink when you go to wash them later all your fades will begin to shift and move along with the shrinkage and won't line up to where they were before.

Generally most jeans won't shrink all the way with the first soak but it will usually get most of it out which should be good enough to start wearing.

(I hope my lack of commas don't make it difficult to read. My comma key is broken.

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September 29, 2010 @ 02:09 AM

maltess

Post: 50

Join Date: Sep 2010

no man, it

September 29, 2010 @ 02:08 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

^ Hottest water possible to get all the shrinkage out

October 1, 2010 @ 06:43 PM

odb.

Post: 2031

Join Date: Dec 2008

Location: Toronto

month ago?
chillin in mah eternals

October 4, 2010 @ 10:00 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

There's something about this particular pair of pictures that makes me LOVE to know that I wear Eternal Denim.

October 5, 2010 @ 03:39 PM

Technique

Post: 2900

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: SF,U.S.A.

I wish that red tab was still around..washed my pair, I think about two weeks ago? no soap though, so there wasn't much color loss, i need to get some.

catalystcollective.us // @theconsciousone

October 8, 2010 @ 07:53 PM

BackLike45'

Post: 820

Join Date: Jan 2007

^^ If only that fit was post-soak insteada pre-soak lol.

October 9, 2010 @ 03:49 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

Tech - idk how the fuck you faded your pair so quickly. I'm in my 9th or 10th month and I don't have anywhere near those kind of fades, these are stubborn as fuck

October 10, 2010 @ 01:47 PM

Solix

Post: 327

Join Date: Jun 2009

Location: EhlBeeSea 562

10/10/10. Commence.

October 10, 2010 @ 05:11 PM

wolnevik

Post: 454

Join Date: Oct 2009

anyone w/ a sz 30? how much did you leg opening shrink to after initial soaks/washes?

huzzah! 10/10/10

October 10, 2010 @ 08:10 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

^ Have fun guys. I would have gotten in on the contest, but there's no way I'll be able to wear 811's from now until practically 2013. I've already been wearing a pair since beginning of 2010 lol

October 15, 2010 @ 03:54 PM

B_RAD

Post: 939

Join Date: Aug 2006

Location: Stockton, CA

Im looking to buy a pair of 811s. I have bigger than average thighs. When I went TTS on a pair of Samurai 710s they were too tight and I needed to size up. Should I size up 1 on these or stay TTS?

WTB in NAVY size Large: Supreme Coaches Jacket

October 15, 2010 @ 06:29 PM

Solix

Post: 327

Join Date: Jun 2009

Location: EhlBeeSea 562

You should be fine on a TTS pair. I sized as such and they fit me just fine (I have pretty thick legs from lifting myself).

October 20, 2010 @ 10:02 PM

whoRichard?

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: 714

Eternals 811 down 1 since 4/22

October 21, 2010 @ 05:21 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

^ mad nice my dude

October 24, 2010 @ 03:19 PM

Chambo

Post: 30

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: U.K

the fades are looking real good, got me excited for my contest pair!! no fit pic's as not on the golden 25 posts yet ;)

October 24, 2010 @ 07:40 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

I cannot achieve fading on my honeycombs. It's just not happening.

October 24, 2010 @ 07:52 PM

Technique

Post: 2900

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: SF,U.S.A.

You can give em a soak, dry em out a bit and wear them barely moist, and maybe it'll help.

catalystcollective.us // @theconsciousone

October 24, 2010 @ 10:30 PM

whoRichard?

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: 714

Yo Tech, when'd you do your first wash duu?

October 24, 2010 @ 11:07 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

You can give em a soak, dry em out a bit and wear them barely moist, and maybe it'll help.

I'm going to wash them this weekend and instead of drying them I'm going to wear them wet until they're dry.

October 24, 2010 @ 11:51 PM

Technique

Post: 2900

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: SF,U.S.A.

Yo Tech, when'd you do your first wash duu?

8months

catalystcollective.us // @theconsciousone

October 24, 2010 @ 11:55 PM

whoRichard?

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: 714

What was the reason for the wash? Stink like shit, or did you just think it was necessary?

October 25, 2010 @ 01:47 AM

Midnite

Post: 496

Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: bay area 408

I'm going to wash them this weekend and instead of drying them I'm going to wear them wet until they're dry.

You don't have to wear them while their wet, just leave them till their damp and wear them. Soaking wet takes very long to dry and you feel like a wet poodle and nothing is comforting in your balls and johnson

October 25, 2010 @ 02:58 AM

Chambo

Post: 30

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: U.K

^^ this is true.. just leave them to dry and get crispy again

October 25, 2010 @ 03:34 AM

Technique

Post: 2900

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: SF,U.S.A.

What was the reason for the wash? Stink like shit, or did you just think it was necessary?

Didn't stink, felt like I could of achieved more fading by waiting, but as a consequence the stitching is pretty unstable right now, so I'm trying to wash more frequently but the overcast/rainy weather is letting me do so..

catalystcollective.us // @theconsciousone

October 26, 2010 @ 09:08 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

Eternal 811BG (Non-contest pair obviously)

Slowly but steadily getting there.

October 26, 2010 @ 10:49 PM

Technique

Post: 2900

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: SF,U.S.A.

not bad at all bro, try to get some pics with better lighting so we can see how that fading is going

catalystcollective.us // @theconsciousone

October 27, 2010 @ 03:22 PM

bulldogskoleff

Post: 1085

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Boston x NJ

I'm going to take some pictures outside when I get a chance. NJ weather has been so shitty these days it's unreal. Definitely looking to do a wash soon, a good wash and hopefully these will show a little more contrast.

October 28, 2010 @ 12:01 AM

B_RAD

Post: 939

Join Date: Aug 2006

Location: Stockton, CA

fuck I bought a pair of eternal 811 TTS and theyre too tight for my thunder thighs. I love the denim though. Hopefully I can sell em to get a size up..

WTB in NAVY size Large: Supreme Coaches Jacket