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Rick

07-24-2004 21:55:02




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Slightly off-topic, but since I wear them while on the tractor, maybe not: how can one get these brown canvas overalls to soften up already? Great things to wear, front pockets are super handy for the cell phone and pencil, but there must be a way to get them more like cloth and less like sheet metal! Every time I wash them (5 so far) they seem to get harder and crustier. Any advice most appreciated.

Rick

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Dave

07-26-2004 03:50:27




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 Re: crusty overall in reply to Rick, 07-24-2004 21:55:02  
You might try to throw them in the washer alone with some cold water and add about a cup of vinegar to the washer after it fills and let it go through the full wash cycle. then throw em in the dryer on low heat till dry. this should soften em up!. something to do with the vinegar that softens the fibers? not sure but works for me.
let us know if you try it.
Dave



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Mike (WA)

07-25-2004 16:52:55




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 Re: crusty overall in reply to Rick, 07-24-2004 21:55:02  
Your reference to sheet metal reminds me that pants for loggers made of the brown canvas ("duck") material are referred to as "tin pants". As they get saturated with pitch, oil and chainsaw gas, they get stiffer and stiffer til they'll stand in the corner when you take them off. I have one set of "tin" overalls for haying and other "contact" work, but you'll find the blue denim variety are much more comfortable for tractor driving and general bull-cookin' around.

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MMB

07-25-2004 05:24:41




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 Re: crusty overall in reply to Rick, 07-24-2004 21:55:02  
My dad was on a Corvette escort vessel during WWII and he told me that they used to soften up brand new denim trousers (that's what he called them) by tying a rope on them and hangine them over the side of the ship into the salt water (for how long I don't remember), then washing them. If you're too far from the ocean, maybe make up some salt water of your own and soak those coveralls. Hope it works and doesn't loosen up all the stitching and make them fall apart.

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Walter

07-25-2004 03:32:34




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 Re: crusty overall in reply to Rick, 07-24-2004 21:55:02  
Hi Rick, You might want to wash them in cold water, or at the very least warm,cut down on your detergent when you wash them, and use lots of a fluid type fabric softener,Gain is what I use. It will also pay to dry them on a low heat setting on your dryer, and do them as many times as to get them dry. This was my way of getting my coveralls to soften up(the same type as yours) do not put on the line to dry as this realy hardens them up.Hope this will help, God Bless, and good luck. Walter

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