Comments on: How to Stop Blue Jeans from Fading? http://coachlevi.com/general/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/ Training, nutrition, cycling, mountain biking, and racing advice for cyclists. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Green http://coachlevi.com/general/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-34465 John Green Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:11:24 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/blog/2007/02/23/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-34465 Wash them in cold water and as phunniemee says, inside out. Hot water will leech more color from the fabric. You might also want to try to set the dye using a vinegar and salt solution. Soak the jeans in a bit of white vinegar (about a half a cup or so) and a bit less than a quarter cup of salt mixed with lukewarm water for about a half hour before washing the first time. That might help set the dye better. Wash them in cold water and as phunniemee says, inside out. Hot water will leech more color from the fabric. You might also want to try to set the dye using a vinegar and salt solution. Soak the jeans in a bit of white vinegar (about a half a cup or so) and a bit less than a quarter cup of salt mixed with lukewarm water for about a half hour before washing the first time. That might help set the dye better.

]]> By: Obaid http://coachlevi.com/general/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-19850 Obaid Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:24:20 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/blog/2007/02/23/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-19850 hi dear it is posible to re-dye the blue jeans into dark blue. but here u can not use the vat(Indigo dyestuff) for making it blue again. because indigo dyestuff needs a reducing environmane and also oxidation. so what u can do is - (1) u can over dye your garments by blue reactive dye stuff 0r (2) u can sprey blue reactive color on your garments surface. now if u overdye your garments then your inside garments also get dyed and if your garments sewing thread is cotton then they also will get dyed. and if you have some sand blust area in garments then they should be vanished. if you sprey on garments then there is a possibility of uneven dyeing surface incase of carelessness. but one thing clear u must loose your white effect of weft yarn which is the mani characteristics of denim. thanks. Obaid hi dear

it is posible to re-dye the blue jeans into dark blue. but here u can not use the vat(Indigo dyestuff) for making it blue again. because indigo dyestuff needs a reducing environmane and also oxidation. so what u can do is – (1) u can over dye your garments by blue reactive dye stuff 0r (2) u can sprey blue reactive color on your garments surface.

now if u overdye your garments then your inside garments also get dyed and if your garments sewing thread is cotton then they also will get dyed.
and if you have some sand blust area in garments then they should be vanished.

if you sprey on garments then there is a possibility of uneven dyeing surface incase of carelessness.

but one thing clear u must loose your white effect of weft yarn which is the mani characteristics of denim.

thanks.

Obaid

]]> By: How to Dye Faded Denim Blue Jeans Back to Dark Blue http://coachlevi.com/general/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-16063 How to Dye Faded Denim Blue Jeans Back to Dark Blue Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:43:17 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/blog/2007/02/23/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-16063 [...] discussing how to stop indigo jeans from fading, I must have developed quite a reputation! Perhaps I should give up on bicycling and chase my true [...] [...] discussing how to stop indigo jeans from fading, I must have developed quite a reputation! Perhaps I should give up on bicycling and chase my true [...]

]]> By: Brenda http://coachlevi.com/general/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-15975 Brenda Mon, 19 May 2008 04:23:45 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/blog/2007/02/23/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-15975 Jeans will fade but you can slow the process down some. As mentioned above try pre=soaking in vinegar, then wash in cold water only and always. Now here is the trick...NEVER...EVER...EVER...DRY them in a dryer or out in the sun....hang them up to dry...of course you will have to iron them maybe even starch them but the color will last twice as long at least. Jeans will fade but you can slow the process down some. As mentioned above try pre=soaking in vinegar, then wash in cold water only and always. Now here is the trick…NEVER…EVER…EVER…DRY them in a dryer or out in the sun….hang them up to dry…of course you will have to iron them maybe even starch them but the color will last twice as long at least.

]]> By: Levi http://coachlevi.com/general/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-15774 Levi Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:48:34 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/blog/2007/02/23/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-15774 Sorry Sapphire but indigo jeans fade. It's not my fault. ;) Sorry Sapphire but indigo jeans fade. It’s not my fault. ;)

]]> By: Sapphire http://coachlevi.com/general/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-15773 Sapphire Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:45:33 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/blog/2007/02/23/how-to-stop-blue-jeans-from-fading/#comment-15773 Boy. That was HORRIBLE advice. Are there any knowledgeable folks here that can actually help with this question (HOW to STOP jeans from FADING, not how do I buy new jeans ::rolleyes:: ). Boy. That was HORRIBLE advice. Are there any knowledgeable folks here that can actually help with this question (HOW to STOP jeans from FADING, not how do I buy new jeans ::rolleyes:: ).

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