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How to stop Black Trousers fading...?
attitude99
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I wear them for school, they're not actual school/formal trousers but the kind that 'look' like jeans but aren't. The last pair I bought was a few weeks before Christmas, since then they've been washed 3 times & already the inside of the leg (where they join together) has started fading. Another pair I bought in September have faded quite dramatically & are almost a dark grey as opposed to black.
Does anyone have a tip on how to stop this fading? I hate having to buy them every few months because of the fading when the actual trousers themselves are still fine.
Does anyone have a tip on how to stop this fading? I hate having to buy them every few months because of the fading when the actual trousers themselves are still fine.
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Who's buying these trousers every few months?
Me, I buy them.
How? You earn money?
Yes, I have a Saturday job.
Good lad.
Now have a word with your mother, tell her you're paying for those pants with your hard earned money and she needs to get her act together or you'll stop her housekeeping.
Either that or buy proper school trousers.
Toby - stop being so condescending.
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=275287763
I've used dye before & it seems effective. I've seen the one you use in the machine for £2.99 in Home Bargains. Is it as good as the hand one?
Also, they are washed at 40c but it looks like 30c will now be used.
Would you be better off keeping those types of trousers for informal wear outside school hours and get some specific black school trousers instead from a supermarket or discount retailer like Primark/Peacocks/etc? They might wear better.
I don't think there's anything you can reasonably do except re-dye the trousers but that's a time consuming and potentially messy business because dye of any sort has this tendency to splash everywhere and stain anything (especially the stuff it's not intended for!).
We all use the in machine one. Though when I mentioned that before a Forum Member came on and told me not to as it was not good for the machine. Remember though and give the machine a good clean out after, I use bleach, washing gel and bung it on a boil wash for the longest period possible.
Apart from being very patronising in your responses, you are also being sexist and living in the past assuming it is only males who wear trousers these days.
I think some of the school clothes come with a stay-looking-good extra guarantee. I vaguely recall some adverts - did Asda promise 100 days of wear from their school clothes range? And M&S, do they have some kind of specific school clothes guarantee too? Though, if you solve the fading problem that way, your choice for fashion and fit will reduce.
Just checked & Daz powder is used on a 40c wash. When you say Colour detergent, do you mean like Persil & Ariel Colour, or just a liquid detergent. I guess washing on a 30c would help, too.
Yes, Asda offered a 100 day guarantee on all of their items, but I don't really see the point in trying to return them. I think it's more the fault of how they're being washed which has faded the colour since George clothing is high quality usually. I prefer wearing these types of trousers because their usually more fitting & don't rip as easily as 'proper' trousers, plus the price of trousers I buy is usually around £10-£15 where formal trousers cost up to £20 plus.
Aaah right thanks. I'll have to get some tomorrow then. Is there a particular brand that's better in anyway?
Wash them at a high temperature I guess.
I've started to use a 30c wash now, like mine which are from Asda & Primark. May I ask what detergent do you use with that?
If the username is their age then the OP is 15 and might do their own washing etc. So why does it matter where the mother is ?
My mother worked long hours when i was 14/15 so i did my own washing if i wanted to wear certain things