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enigma77 · Sep 22, 2010

^^ You don't want all kinds of minerals and salts (or chlorine) getting steamed into your clothes. Naturally occurring stuff which is OK for humans, not so much for fabric.

Epaulet · Sep 22, 2010

Originally Posted by kgmessier

We have a winner! Care to guess the material…and shoe size?

Hmm, I'm guessing a 9D in Beeswax leather?

Originally Posted by mbrokerny

How come?

Originally Posted by enigma77

^^ You don't want all kinds of minerals and salts (or chlorine) getting steamed into your clothes. Naturally occurring stuff which is OK for humans, not so much for fabric.
BINGO! The minerals will also clog up your machine with repeated use.

dusty · Sep 22, 2010

Originally Posted by enigma77

^^ You don't want all kinds of minerals and salts (or chlorine) getting steamed into your clothes. Naturally occurring stuff which is OK for humans, not so much for fabric.
Minerals aren't typically carried away in evaporated water in any appreciable quantity unless you're at extremely high temperatures. The only problem is the minerals left behind clog your machine up.

dial_aleph · Sep 23, 2010

you guys know all kinds of stuffs. thank you for getting me an ID on those boots so quickly and boy was i off!

but agree w/not using tap water for either steamer or iron. when i used to do that, it seemed that the cloth i was ironing would get this funky sheen on it. not any more once i switched to distilled water.

Blog Marley · Sep 23, 2010

Thanks for pointing me towards that steamer. I got the OD chinos today and I seem to be a bit in a rough spot the 32s are a bit loose in the waist but I could barely button up the 31s. Would there be any shrinkage at all after a wash?

pistolero · Sep 23, 2010

Originally Posted by Blog Marley

Thanks for pointing me towards that steamer. I got the OD chinos today and I seem to be a bit in a rough spot the 32s are a bit loose in the waist but I could barely button up the 31s. Would there be any shrinkage at all after a wash?

I have noticed a little shrinkage in length (inseam) after the first wash, but not much, if any, in the waist. You can definitely have the waist taken in or out though, so if the 32s fit well otherwise i'd just have the waist taken in a bit and you should be good to go.

kgmessier · Sep 23, 2010

Originally Posted by Epaulet

Hmm, I'm guessing a 9D in Beeswax leather?

Man, you're good. Beeswax in 8.5D.

enigma77 · Sep 23, 2010

Originally Posted by dusty

Minerals aren't typically carried away in evaporated water in any appreciable quantity unless you're at extremely high temperatures. The only problem is the minerals left behind clog your machine up.
Yeah, but anyone who has hard water and has looked at the bottom of their iron can see mineral deposits around the steam holes in the heating element. Trust me -- I have hard water and my iron has mineral deposits on the bottom. It's gotten on to my clothes before, and while it hasn't destroyed anything, I've had to be vigilant about cleaning it off. Also chlorine -- which, unlike most aqueous minerals is actually toxic -- is added to nearly all municipal water supplies as a hypochlorite solution, and has nearly the same boiling point as water. So you actually are steaming chlorine into your clothes. Granted, not very much chlorine, but it's still chlorine.

pronxs · Sep 23, 2010

how do you get distilled water?

enigma77 · Sep 23, 2010

Originally Posted by pronxs

how do you get distilled water?
Drug store/grocery store

Epaulet · Sep 23, 2010

Chinos just came in! The Japanese Gunmetal twill is so f'in nice!

kgmessier · Sep 23, 2010

Originally Posted by Epaulet

Chinos just came in! The Japanese Gunmetal twill is so f'in nice!
Not exactly the fit pic I was waiting for, but OK!

dusty · Sep 23, 2010

Originally Posted by enigma77

Yeah, but anyone who has hard water and has looked at the bottom of their iron can see mineral deposits around the steam holes in the heating element. Trust me -- I have hard water and my iron has mineral deposits on the bottom. It's gotten on to my clothes before, and while it hasn't destroyed anything, I've had to be vigilant about cleaning it off.

Also chlorine -- which, unlike most aqueous minerals is actually toxic -- is added to nearly all municipal water supplies as a hypochlorite solution, and has nearly the same boiling point as water. So you actually are steaming chlorine into your clothes. Granted, not very much chlorine, but it's still chlorine.

Yeah it totally deposits on your iron but you would not have any problems getting it on your clothes with a steamer, which is what we were talking about (I thought).

CharlieAngel · Sep 23, 2010

Chlorine also dissipates into the atmosphere over time. If it's that big a deal, just fill up your iron 24 hours before or just use a spray bottle that was filled more than a day ago. I used to keep fish and had to watch the chlorine (toxic to fish.. and just about everything else, actually). Chloramine, on the other hand...

racknac · Sep 23, 2010

Originally Posted by Epaulet

Chinos just came in! The Japanese Gunmetal twill is so f'in nice!

Link? You should let us filter your stuff by new arrivals!!

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