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Post by matt on May 18, 2015 22:06:29 GMT -6
Alright, so I'm headed to the beach in a week and I've been thinking about this article referring to an ocean soak of denim. I'm debating trying this. So my question for the masses out here - would you do it to your favorite pair, or would you do it to a pair you don't give enough love to? I'm thinking my underappreciated pair of Cone Crosshatches (G), or maybe something more appreciated like my American Sixteener or even a LD organic. Would you try it and if so, which would you try? |
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Post by julian on May 18, 2015 23:24:21 GMT -6
So my question for the masses out here - would you do it to your favorite pair, or would you do it to a pair you don't give enough love to? The only pairs I'd put anywhere near sea water are ones I don't like and would never wear otherwise. |
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Post by DigDug on May 19, 2015 5:41:11 GMT -6
Its a cool idea But I think its more of a novelty. I dont think it adds or harms a pair of jeans. The only difference I think is that the agitation is different/more then a hand wash in the tub. Salt, I would think you would want to rinse it out. So more washing. The only pro (or con) I've seen is someone who did a sand rub. Which created a lot of fades. These may or may not come out good, depends how and where you rub it. In the end. Do it for Science, Bragging rights, because you can, to confuse your friends, Do it to embarrass your wife and kids! But I'd do it with my Gustin Broken Weaves (poor things get no love  |
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Post by julian on May 19, 2015 7:14:15 GMT -6
Salt, I would think you would want to rinse it out. So more washing. Yes, you'd need to try to get as much of the salt out as possible... but, depending on where you live and the location you do the sea wash, there's likely to be far worse things you'll definitely be wanting to get out of the fabric if you expose them to sea water. Honestly, other than for the 'I did this at the beach' anecdotal stock-up, if you really fancy a crack at it you'd be better off buying a small bag of sand and doing the wash with tap water in a tub in your back yard. |
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Post by matt on May 19, 2015 9:02:23 GMT -6
^to julian's point, I'm not doing this in the highly questionable waters of the Jersey shore, but thinking about locations where I can see what I'm opting to soak in (Caribbean, Mexico, etc.). But yes, aside from my gf looking at me like this  when I do it, I agree it's probably a novelty idea and I'd probably opt for a pair that I do little with, so I'm not pissed if it sucks afterward. |
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Post by DigDug on May 19, 2015 9:15:56 GMT -6
DO IT! And post some pics (before, during, after). It'll give the forum something to debate. |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 12:16:07 GMT -6
It obviously depends on where you decide to go. There's no way I'd do it in the beaches near my home (VA Beach, Ocean City), but maybe if I lived near nicer beaches. I know Okayama Denim does their one wash of some of their denim in the ocean.  |
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Post by bentin on May 20, 2015 13:19:01 GMT -6
We take your fancy pants and throw them in the chum tank. Enjoy!
I thought my Oni smelled fishy...
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Post by sund3v1l on May 20, 2015 16:05:04 GMT -6
No way I'd ever do it to a pair I really liked.
They'd come out far dirtier & smellier than before. You'd have to wash them in a washing machine, w loads of detergent, to get that stench out. And probably still have some sand leftover in the pockets.
I live 3 blocks away from the beach and have never considered it.
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Post by matt on May 20, 2015 17:02:17 GMT -6
No way I'd ever do it to a pair I really liked. They'd come out far dirtier & smellier than before. You'd have to wash them in a washing machine, w loads of detergent, to get that stench out. And probably still have some sand leftover in the pockets. I live 3 blocks away from the beach and have never considered it. If by your name, I'll assume you have ties to Arizona State and in that case, no I wouldn't put my denim in Tempe town lake either.  But in all seriousness, I qualified it as an ocean I can see through - so definitely purer waters. |
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Post by univibe88 on May 31, 2015 18:12:33 GMT -6
f!@king do it! I posted a few months ago in the Beast thread about doing an ocean wash on a trip I took to florida. People went apeshit and it amused the hell out of me. It turned out that the water was too cold, but I can't wait to beach wash my beasts this summer on a trip to martha's vineyard.
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Post by matt on May 31, 2015 23:10:52 GMT -6
f!@king do it! I posted a few months ago in the Beast thread about doing an ocean wash on a trip I took to florida. People went apeshit and it amused the hell out of me. It turned out that the water was too cold, but I can't wait to beach wash my beasts this summer on a trip to martha's vineyard. I didn't get to try this out. Basically 2.5 days in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) for the first time, and the ocean wash got bumped with everything else. BUT, luckily, it's only a 4.5 hour drive and we may buy a condo down there (seriously, luxury condos are selling for $6k...outright, not a time share). Got to love the exchange rate. Anyway, I fully intend to. I may venture down again a few weeks to make this happen. |
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Post by whiskeyriver on Jun 13, 2015 12:01:58 GMT -6
I did this, but unintentionally, with a pair of Levis 511 Slim Selvedge a couple years ago. My gateway pair to selvedge. I had luckily done the bath soak already to get them to my size, but they hadn't been washed otherwise. It was cold (hence jeans on the beach) and some foolhardy Euro had their 2 year old roaming in the water without much supervision and he got pulled out by the riptide so I went in to get him because his mom was freaking and panicking and frozen.
Needless to say, my jeans got soaked but I refused to wash them as they were new and only a couple washes in.......until they started to smell like ass mixed with dead fish mixed with ass mixed with dead fish a couple weeks later due to the seawater. This was clear Gulf of Mexico water. So my wife FORCED me to wash them because they were stinking up the closet. They never really faded right. So no, I don't think I'd do this with a pair I cared about. LOL.
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Post by univibe88 on Aug 27, 2015 13:20:52 GMT -6
I did it. I immediately rinsed the jeans with clean water (didn't let them dry out after being in the ocean.) Then did a quick tub was with Tide (no pun intended.) They smell great!
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Post by whiskeyriver on Aug 27, 2015 15:04:22 GMT -6
I did it. I immediately rinsed the jeans with clean water (didn't let them dry out after being in the ocean.) Then did a quick tub was with Tide (no pun intended.) They smell great! So you did. And amazingly so. Clearly, the wash immediately after is key. Mine definitely STUNK after drying and hanging in the closet. LOL. |
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Post by brentkuz on Aug 28, 2015 7:00:25 GMT -6
Yeah 100% rinse right after. Hell most beaches have free showers right there.
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Post by jeffr0 on Aug 28, 2015 14:08:55 GMT -6
This post reminds me of a time on the beach when I was riding my bike along the shore and lost control and crashed while wearing some jeans. I remember that it took a while to get all the sand out of them. and the only fade effect from the sand that was caused by the crash was a much lighter spot on my left side hip. I think the indigo became more abraded on that spot.
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Post by DigDug on Aug 28, 2015 14:24:00 GMT -6
This post reminds me of a time on the beach when I was riding my bike along the shore and lost control and crashed while wearing some jeans. I remember that it took a while to get all the sand out of them. and the only fade effect from the sand that was caused by the crash was a much lighter spot on my left side hip. I think the indigo became more abraded on that spot. I think that's the real draw to a Salt water wash. Not the salt water but more rubbing sand over your jeans to make quicker fades. The ocean just happens to be next to most beaches and is easy to rinse off the sand (better to get rid of the sand there then in some shower/tub) |
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when I do it, I agree it's probably a novelty idea and I'd probably opt for a pair that I do little with, so I'm not pissed if it sucks afterward. 
