What's the Best Way to Get Black Jeans to Fade ?

[Joshua_me]

Saints be praised, I found a two for one deal on these fabulous black cotton jeans that actually fit right ! (Waist size perfect, not too clingy in the ass, but not baggy either, straight legs that taper just right....)

The problem is they are BLACK. I mean, *really* black. Johnny Cash black, Robert Smith on a bad day black...

So, I wanna give them a sort of lighter, "distressed look" I'm tempted to fill the washer with water then add some Clorox, but that might turn them gray, and that's not what I want... I just want a few distressed lines of lighter color, you know ? So they don't look like something I should be buried in....

Any suggestions ?

 

[gsdx]

Lemon juice: http://www.wikihow.com/Fade-Your-Blue-Jeans-With-Lemon-Juice

 

[degrandm]

get a box of wash and fade

 

[derelictdarrel]

Wash them once every couple weeks.

 

[Willie Boy]

Add bleach to the wash water.

Yes. but be careful not to add too much, and don't poor it directly on the jeans (unless you want the "acid washed" look).

 

[NedNickerson]

This article looks interesting. Another helpful suggestion might be to work on jeans that are wrinkled and not ironed flat, since sanding the wrinkles will add to the effect.

http://www.jeanshub.com/DestroyingJeans.aspx

 

[Paws]

Wear them for 10 years.

 

[hotdog1846]

Here's a couple of ideas:

Remember stone-washed jeans from the 80s? Put them in the washer with 25 pounds of sharp rocks. Then you'll have stone-ground jeans.

Remember acid-washed jeans from the 80s? If the rocks didn't work, use some sulfuric acid. It'll either be great or the worst acid trip ever.

I dunno, I kind of like the Robert Smith look ... he had Goth sensibilities before Goth was a trend...

 

[hungrybrownbear]

Wear them for 10 years.

100% guaranteed to work

 

[bankside]

Okay, i own glasses but usually i don't need them unless I want to stop myself from getting eyestrain after a long day of reading.

Anyway, it must be too early or something, because I read that as "What's the best way to get black jews to Pride?"

Hmmmm...