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Shrinking Samurai SO500XX

jscott

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I recently bought a pair of the Samurai SO500XX. I did the hot soak method and have worn them one day. I misjudged the amount that they would shrink and am worried that they are a little big. Should I hot soak them again, wash them, just wear them and see what happens?

Scott
 

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Do a hot soak again. You wearing them ain't going to make them shrink. Don't wash them man, they are untouched denim.
 

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You could try the dryer, as a last resort.
 

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When you do a hot soak next, sit there and keep changing out the water so it's constantly really hot...if you're stilling having trouble, through them in the dryer, as onion said
 

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Will do. Lesson learned, ere on the side of smaller with jeans.
 

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They aren't going to shrink much more without putting them in the dryer and you don't really want to do that. You may have to sell them and size down one. Do you have any fit pics?
 

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Soaking them right now, so I'll post some pics in a couple of hours.
 

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