Keeping blacks black

[cdub260]

Originally Posted by lieperjp

If you REALLY want to keep those blacks dark... there's always dry cleaning!!! But if you don't want to spend $6.00 just to wash a pair of pants, hand wash your jeans in COLD water with as little soap as possible. Air dry is preferred, but at least allow time to get most of the water out before you put them in your dryer.

Do not try Dryell or any other home-based dry cleaning agents... they really are not cleaners, more so they are just "fresheners" that make your clothes smell nice...

This is what we recommended at the Dry Cleaners I worked at for several years... It's worked for me on my black dress pants.

If you're going to air dry them, turn them inside out. I had to hang my clothes to dry on a clothesline for years, turning them inside out really helped to slow the fading process.

[Nikgwolf]

Thanks for everyone's advice....but seriously, nobody's tried throwing a few Sharpies into the wash?

Nik

[Arez]

i don't know about them keeping your blacks from fading, but they will keep your washer/dryer spackled black/purple.

[Kelite]

The agitation in the washer (kinda unavoidable) and in the dryer (very avoidable) certainly fade jeans quicker than most other factors (not including bleach). I would strongly suggest the inside-out approach followed by line drying. In an effort to keep our energy needs low, my family has gone with line drying all clothing. The clothing lasts a LONG time when this avenue is followed...

Not sure about Sharpies, but what about throwing a few chocolate dipped doughnuts in with the wash?

[Serendipity]

Originally Posted by Kelite

Not sure about Sharpies, but what about throwing a few chocolate dipped doughnuts in with the wash?

Bad choice!










(On the actual topic, make sure you only wash blacks with blacks. My dad tried to be helpful and put one of my work shirts in with a white shirt and it attracted white fuzz that's still not completely gone, not to mention really mucking up the white shirt. Sigh.)

[Van]

Originally Posted by Serendipity

Bad choice! ......

Keiths just trying to sell new Apollo stuff. I don't know what they were thinking when they came up with the "Chocolate Dipped Doughnut" but let me tell you I've tried them. They are very messy, the chocolate runs all over the lens and patrons complain when the hot chocolate drips all over thier nice clothes. All in all a bad product.

[derekleffew]

City Theatrical has solved the issues you've experienced, Van. Theirs is candy-coated, so it melts in your mouth, not in the fixture.

[Serendipity]

Originally Posted by derekleffew

City Theatrical has solved the issues you've experienced, Van. Theirs is candy-coated, so it melts in your mouth, not in the fixture.

Thanks for the tip, Derek! I'll spec them on my next show for sure.

However, I was wondering if we had any jelly-filled donuts, so that way you could essentially have a delicious tasting gel inside of your donut?

[Van]

Originally Posted by Serendipity

Thanks for the tip, Derek! I'll spec them on my next show for sure.

However, I was wondering if we had any jelly-filled donuts, so that way you could essentially have a delicious tasting gel inside of your donut?

So it would act as a doughnut and a gel at the same time ! Brilliant ! Think of the money it'll save!

What do you think a R04 "gelly doughnut" would taste like ?

[LightStud]

A yeast infection?