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I did something stupid -- laundry disaster

bluemax

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I washed a brand-new hoodie today and without thinking, threw it in the hot dryer with my other clothes. Now the zipper is completely warped and wavy. I put some water on it and tried stretching it vertically along the zipper tape, which helped a little but not much. Any ideas on how to fix this? I'll even get the zipper replaced if I have to.
 

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post pics man
 

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Originally Posted by bluemax
I washed a brand-new hoodie today and without thinking, threw it in the hot dryer with my other clothes. Now the zipper is completely warped and wavy. I put some water on it and tried stretching it vertically along the zipper tape, which helped a little but not much. Any ideas on how to fix this? I'll even get the zipper replaced if I have to.


Your cotton sweatshirt shrunk but the metal zipper didn't. That's why it's warped. I don't know any ways to fix this.

If it's not too expensive then I would buy a new one if you could. Maybe a new, slightly shorter zipper would fix the warping, but I've never seen that done. I don't think zipper warping is a big deal though.
 

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Get the whole thing soaking wet in cold water and stretch it back out.
 

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Originally Posted by zissou
Get the whole thing soaking wet in cold water and stretch it back out.
This may work.
 

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Thanks I'll give that a try. I was just wetting and stretching the zipper part and now it's looking much better but not normal yet. If it doesn't work out I might just buy another one like Doc said. The thing is that it was on sale dirt cheap and doubt there'd be any left in my size at the store.
 

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I've never seen a cotton zip-up hoodie not do this. It's basically the inevitable result of cotton shrinkage. You could try the hand-stretch method now and handwash the thing thereafter, but there will be a moment when the only solution will be to embrace the wave.
 

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literally all my sweatshirts do this, this is why i don't throw down mad cash on them
 

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It's just the nature of the beast. Embrace the wave. All of my sweatshirts are like this too.
 

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i wouldn't really call that a disaster at all

just wear it
 

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Trust me, it was bad. I know a wavy zipper is normal for a sweatshirt, but this one looked like a fvcking DNA helix when I pulled it out of the dryer. Anyway after getting it wet again it looks a lot better, so no worries.
 

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I'll say that Wings+Horns hoodies do not do this. The material they use simply does not shrink enough to warp the zipper. That said, I don't mind the warped zipper. I mean, it's a hoodie, right? It should look a little abused. My opinion is that casual clothes should look worn in and only suits and tuxedos should look pristine.
 

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This is why I hate things with zippers
 

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