can you whiten jeans?

[Wheatmaster]

i have this pair of jeans which are ridiculously too blue for me. can i throw them into the washing machine with a little bleach and lighten the jeans?

 

[LanceM]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060620170004AAzZWlB

 

[silverpig]

Yep. But use just a little.

 

[jlbenedict]

Go for it!


A little bleach; throw in some pebble stones = Bring back the 80's...

Stone washed jeans.. your friends will be envious!

 

[ArchCenturion]

Why weaken the denim on a perfectly good pair of jeans. Why dont you just buy a second pair the color you want?

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ArchCenturion
Why weaken the denim on a perfectly good pair of jeans. Why dont you just buy a second pair the color you want?

Yep, be careful. Excessive use of bleach with destroy any fabric.

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Go for it!


A little bleach; throw in some pebble stones = Bring back the 80's...

Stone washed jeans.. your friends will be envious!

lol

make sure they have really narrow legs or you have to 'peg' them.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: RKS

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Go for it!


A little bleach; throw in some pebble stones = Bring back the 80's...

Stone washed jeans.. your friends will be envious!

lol

make sure they have really narrow legs or you have to 'peg' them.

<-- Former pants leg pegger.

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: RKS

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Go for it!


A little bleach; throw in some pebble stones = Bring back the 80's...

Stone washed jeans.. your friends will be envious!

lol

make sure they have really narrow legs or you have to 'peg' them.

<-- Former pants leg pegger.

I am still trying to repress some of my memories from the 80s, especially the fashion related ones.

 

[Baked]

You wear them. I have jet black 501s that I wore so much they turned gray. I'll post a pic of a pair of black 501s showing the difference tonight.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Go for it!


A little bleach; throw in some pebble stones = Bring back the 80's...

Stone washed jeans.. your friends will be envious!

Your washing machine might not be though.