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< on 4/13/2004 2:44 PM >
|  | | | Can anyone recommend a way to artificially age a pair of camo pants? I have an old pair that are all battered and frayed, and blend in more with the surroundings than this new pair I bought. They stick out like a sore thumb.
I just wondered if there's a good way to fade them, short of wearing them for five years :>
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<Reply # 1 on 4/13/2004 2:59 PM >
| | | | if you are going for a night time urban look, dye them black. They come out multi colored. dont use a whole bunch of dye. half of the directed amount. Or if you want your pants beaten up you need stones in a bucket you canrole over and over and over
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<Reply # 2 on 4/13/2004 4:46 PM >
| | | | I know exactly what you mean. I have a pair of camo pants that came with the worn-out look that seems to be popular nowadays and they blend in great.
I don't know much about artificially aging them, but Mark's idea seems pretty good. However, if you are willing to plunk down the cash, I would recommend checking out used clothing shops. I have seen a few military clothing items there, including a ghillie suit. If you have any Army surplus stores by you, check them out as well. Some carry used uniforms. If all else fails, go to the mall or some clothing shops. The "distressed" look is very hip right now, as is the military theme
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<Reply # 3 on 4/13/2004 4:56 PM >
| | | | ohh yeah wash pants a couple times as well. Dont use soap. I believe my friend used 1 tsp of bleach but dont mark my words.
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| | | | | Re: Artificially ageing your clothes.
<Reply # 4 on 4/13/2004 5:24 PM >
| | | | Thanks for the suggestions. I don't need anything as hardcore as a ghillie suit, I just want to fade my pants a bit. Because it blends in better, and because I just plain like them faded :> Someone else suggested putting them in a bag with a load of golf balls, and putting them in the dryer on a cold cycle. I might try that out too.
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Mark
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<Reply # 5 on 4/13/2004 5:36 PM >
| | | | golf balls sound better then the rocks.
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<Reply # 6 on 4/13/2004 6:19 PM >
| | | | Be careful with golf balls OR rocks. Seems like either could damage a washer.
Go to the house of the person who suggested the golf balls. Use their washing machine 
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<Reply # 7 on 4/13/2004 7:25 PM >
| | | | Or you could just go to the thrift store or dump and get a pair of old clothes.
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<Reply # 8 on 4/13/2004 7:36 PM >
| | | | You can also tie them to the back of a car and drive around for a while 
They'll probably end up a little more "worn" looking than you want though.
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Plytheman
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<Reply # 9 on 4/13/2004 8:23 PM >
| | | | The easiest way is to just wear them constantly... go hiking, mountain biking, exploring, climbing, walking, EVERYTHING in them. They'll fade without you even realizing it =D
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| | | | Re: Artificially ageing your clothes.
<Reply # 10 on 4/13/2004 8:25 PM >
| | | | Something else I thought of.
Sometimes leaving them out in the sun for a day or two will fade them.
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<Reply # 11 on 4/14/2004 2:48 AM >
| | | | Well, I'm a costuming geek, so I know a bit about aging clothing...
One good way to fade clothes is to rinse them in a solution of salt water and a little lemon juice, scrub the hell out of them with a cloth bag filled with salt, but no soap or bleach. Then leave them out to dry in the sun for a couple days. This basically damages the fabric just enough to soften it up and lighten the color, without as much damage as washing them repeatedly with chlorine bleach. This will work best on clothes that are 100% cotton.
Just remember to turn them over evenly, or else you'll have one side light colored, and one dark. 
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<Reply # 12 on 4/14/2004 5:57 AM >
| | | | Send your clothes and $50 to wingedkamui. She will wear them out for you and maybe even sew you a kick ass purse!
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Mancubus
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<Reply # 13 on 4/14/2004 6:27 AM >
| | | | Use an angle grinder. Or rub them against a brick wall a lot. Do you want them to look faded or just beat up?
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<Reply # 14 on 4/14/2004 11:49 AM >
| | | | angle grinder lol!
try sandpaper.
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Mancubus
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<Reply # 15 on 4/15/2004 9:08 AM >
| | | | Posted by Jedstah
angle grinder lol!
try sandpaper.
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Hehe. Maybe he wants to really screw them up?
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<Reply # 16 on 4/15/2004 5:54 PM >
|  | | | I always felt that new camo actually blended in a lot better than when it gets faded. Mostly because when camo gets faded it starts to look white and as we know white isn't exactly the most subtle color. I know that the military uses special soap to keep it from fading as well as to help the clothes keep its minimum IR signature as most military camoflauge has special IR properties to help defeat Gen 1 and 2 NVGs.
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<Reply # 17 on 4/16/2004 6:21 AM >
| | | | Yes, most camo uniforms in use today are colored with special dyes that do not reflect IR or UV. However, fade them too much, and they WILL begin to reflect these wavelengths.
One especially bad effect: The moon reflects faint amounts of UV light from the sun. If you are wearing an extremely washed & faded pair of BDUs, the tan parts will fluoresce white. Not good. I have seen this effect with my own eyes.
My recommendation is to go for a few hikes in them and wash them normally as you would any other clothing. Before you know it they will be the right shade of color.
And here's a bad effect of the uniform's tendency to absorb IR: Living plants reflect IR rather intensely. Thus if you are wearing good BDUs in the daytime, and are trying to hide in front of some bushes, anyone with an IR sensitive detector will see you as a dark silohuette. You might be asking why would anyone use IR detectors in the daytime - this is exactly why. For example, most video cameras which are IR sensitive will see you rather easily. But in the nighttime, IR-absorbing clothing is great against NVGs.
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<Reply # 18 on 4/16/2004 8:47 AM >
| | | | Umm...
How about black?
You can't go wrong with black.
Screw the camo.
"Once you go black, you'll never go back," as they say...
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Indigenous Insurgent
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| | | | Re: Artificially ageing your clothes.
<Reply # 19 on 4/16/2004 8:51 AM >
| | | | No, as mentioned in several other threads, black is bad. Black tends to create a stark outline. Dark greys and blues are much better.
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