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Decided to wash my Crate denim

knucks

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And am drying them with this nifty setup...not as good as mike lowrey's from ST but still works...

industrial fan/jeans/safety pins/ductape

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and they're dry..well except parts around the buttons and the hem..but everything else is dry. of course, there is no crazy wear on them so no pics
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you stole mike lowrey's patented jeans drying system (tm)
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I think you owe him royalties now, or something.
 

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Originally Posted by Jodum5
how long did you have them for? And how dirty/worn were they?
Well I bent down to pick up my pen today and smelled them, they were not the best...

I've had them since about the end of September.I think I started wearing them September 27th or so..
 

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post pics when youre done, i just got a pair of crate to start wearing when i wash my sven's

im debating getting the bootcut tailored out though..
 

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I got mine in August so I'll wait til february to wash em. Yes, I am sticking to the 6 month rule.

Question now is do I dry clean them?
 

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