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#1 2016-07-07 13:16:31

Beestonplace
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You shouldnt do it - I have done it

One of my grey Cordings suits is my favourite - I am wearing it all year round, it is the perfect undercover shade of grey which always works.

I have it dry-cleaned twice a year, sometimes more often.

Tonight I have given the trousers a hand wash, with hair shampoo, in the washbasin.

The water was dark, I rinsed and repeated many times.

Curious to see if the shine will be gone after drying.


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#2 2016-07-07 19:19:16

chatsworth osborne jr.
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Re: You shouldnt do it - I have done it

Were the subsequent rinses yielding clearer water?  I'd be worried about colorfastness.

 

#3 2016-07-08 02:07:20

woofboxer
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From: The Lost County of Middlesex
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Re: You shouldnt do it - I have done it

You could get away with it if the water was cold but you might find the cloth goes a bit floppy and shapeless.

Still if it makes you realise that shiny suits are not a good thing .... ever.......


'I'm not that keen on the Average Look .......ever'. 
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#4 2016-07-09 12:59:00

Beestonplace
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Posts: 1926

Re: You shouldnt do it - I have done it

Shine gone, and the fabric has become "stiffer", less greasy.

Now a navy trouser.


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#5 2016-07-11 04:51:20

Moose Maclennan
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Re: You shouldnt do it - I have done it

 

#6 2017-01-24 12:47:08

Beestonplace
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Posts: 1926

Re: You shouldnt do it - I have done it

Done it again. Water brownish.

MY suite really get worn a lot. 5 times a week, lots of international travel, often worn two day in a row when traveling only with SAB briefcase,


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