Thanks you for starting this thread. No bigger disappointment than purchasing a used bbc/bape that is dryer faded and has shrunk 4" vertically lol

 

Hey guys sorry if its in the wrong section, didnt know where to post this havent been on in awhile. Just a quick question do you guys suggest buying used Bapes that are kind of dirty? My worry is the inside of the sneakers. I just want them for beaters. Is there any good way of cleaning them really well in the inside?

 

Take a whiff and if they stink, I'd pass. If they actually have dirt on the inside, I'd pass. If they are damaged on the inside, you could use after market insole.

At the bowling ally's, where shoes are shared, they use industrial strength lysol to kill any germs or fungus like athletes foot. good luck!!!!

 

Dry cleaning is bullshit. Unless you can find someone you know or really trust, they are going to look at your Bape shit no differently than they look at Fubu and throw that shit in the washer and dryer.

There is nothing wrong with people wanting to care for the items they spend lots of hard earned money on. Or in some cases their parents hard earned money haha.

 

look i've been telling people this for years..........if you can't pay 5 bucks to get this stuff dry cleaned then you don't need to be buying it.......just go in and tell them "hand wash air dry please"..........

 

are you referring to me by this?

 

i was looking to get some BBC jeans i just thought id ask before i buy them anyways before safe than sorry thanks for the help.

 

Shirts are generally dry over night. I honestly never wash my hoodies but couldn't seem them taking much longer. I don't really wash jeans either haha. Unless your partying hard in them just febreeze them a bit and hang them to dry.

 

Hang them in your closet with a couple inches between each T. I do this at home and they dry fine over night. They really don't need to hang outside.

 

how long does it take to dry usually? what about a hoodie? or jeans? thanks

 

what would be the best way to wash and dry shirts and hoodies for a dorm room in college? my college is pretty much in the middle of nowhere how could i easily dry my stuff out without risk damaging it but also without risk of losing or it getting stolen by having it outside?

 

I had the dreaded t-shirts ruined in the wash moment (I know I should have had it dry cleaned). My girlfriend washed some of my BBC and Bape t-shirts and of course she mixed some colors with the whites and ruined two of my Ts. Luckily the dry cleaners was able to remove the color stains, but now the quality of the shirts are ruined. FML.

 

i remember buying a white ponr off a bt2 member abt 3 years ago. shit had white crusty residue on the sleeves... didnt bother washing it. sent it right back and asked for my money lol. dude was a moderator too -_-

 

Like the kinda stuff thats caked on a surface that's not seen daylight for months! lol.

I know I shouldn't have tried to recreate one of those scenes from Indiana Jones...

Anyhow, I've been told I should get a lint/pethair remover and try that. Think thats a good idea?

Ill try your idea later and hopefully it'll work.

 

The lint remover might work, try it as it never hurts. :hmm:

 

Shonen-Sama! Help me!

Got my orange tiger down jacket dirty, theres thick dust on the sleeves and I'm not sure what to do to get it out. It's 'Specialist-cleaning' only but theres gotta be something I myself can do hopefully.

 

what do you mean by thick dust on the sleeves? I usually use a clean towel and get it wet but not too wet to clean the whole down jacket when it gets dirty in the rain, dust...etc.

 

^やばい desu, remember not to use any bleach type of soap or else the part will be whiter than the rest of the hat.

 

そかそか,でも what about like "color safe bleach" type stuff??

 

Got some rain damage on my camo trucker, going to hand wash, any tips on soaps/solutions to use?

 

^^^^i'm sure that you could but imo it's always best to just take it to the cleaners......all you have to do is tell them "hand wash air dry please"........in about 3 or 4 days and for about 5 bucks you'll get your shark back good as new

 

For my Shark aoyama hoodie, could i put it in my washing machine and press handwash then hang dry it?

 

So i have two white tee's to wash, with food stains and i used the tide to go pen on the stains, but it made it worse. So should i flip it inside out, put in the machine on cold wash then hang dry it?

 

what do you mean by "made it worse"? like they are whiter than rest of the tee?

 

Question: Took a red Tiger to the drycleaner and she told me that she thought the red coloring on the Tigers mouth would fade onto the white teeth - has anyone had this problem?

 

heres another few hints
washing clothes with detergents with softener additives, or using softeners kill colours.
why?
the softeners bind to the fabric and you end up with that light whitish hazing you see on coloured fabrics after the wash and dry. this is what looks like colour fading.
the detergents that advertise colour boosters etc, they have a chemical which releases this bond of soap and or softener, allowing for a cleaner rinsing cycle so your clothes dont get that hazing effect.
most treatments you use for dying fabric can be used to restore fabric colour... salt, vinegar etc (use caution, test a small area)
and you neednt much of any detergent to wash clothes properly, if youre fading colours, use less soap. and dont jam pack the washer, it should only be about 2/3 or less full of clothes. clothes need room to swim to get washed, and the less packed the less aggravating friction around other clothes to cause fading, wear and tear.
one of the best detergents is woolight
another good tool is a pill shaver, its an electric shaver for clothes. which is great for wool. you can give the outside/inside a buzzing and itll keep the fabric smooth and the colours brighter looking because of the lack of fuzzy stray fibers hovering above forming a cloud of hazy white.
i shouldnt have to say much about separating colours and what not, but it helps. only wash like colours together... the darker the fabric... the colder the water should be to retain colour, since heat causes dye bleeding.

 

Wait im confused. Do some dry cleaners actually not dry clean the product?

 

Ok since it's new material any tips on getting the tracksuit PONR washed outside of the ordinary? It shipped to me with some wierd sticky shit above the N

 

Most of this is common sense we've all had a nice shirt that got messed up sometime by washing you just learn from your mistake dryer is your worst enemy with nice clothes *HANG* but i did hear some good techniques

 

any suggestions for washing a fleece hoody?

 

Yeah, I learned something from this topic.