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Originally Posted by
istasi 
I think Synth or SVB talked about it in the DIY thread. IIRC Synth just put his in a bucket of bleach/water, SVB ran it thru the wash a few times with bleach.
I've been asked about this via PM a couple times now, so here is the sum of the answers I've given:
there wasn't really any trick to it and I did actually get some bleach spots in a couple places. They just don't show as they're on the inside of the left leg. So watch out for that, as that can happen.
I used a washing machine. Ran it once with a minimal amount (maybe a cup), along with standard laundry detergent, didn't see much difference, so I ran it again with a lot of bleach. I didn't measure at all, but I'd just say go for it, hard to mess this up. Worst thing that happens is you end up with super-light jeans.
If your first try doesn't do much, that will tell you how much bleach you can really put in without worrying -- it's a lot.
I haven't had any issues with damaging the fabric, the jeans still feel just as tough and strong as they did before. It probably helps to wash and dry them so that any remaining bleach gets washed out.
