Does anyone have a method of removal? Eucalyptus oil isn’t doing much. Fingernails and blutac is getting some of it off. Any other ideas?

buffy said:

Does anyone have a method of removal? Eucalyptus oil isn’t doing much. Fingernails and blutac is getting some of it off. Any other ideas?

freeze it and chip it off

buffy said:

Does anyone have a method of removal? Eucalyptus oil isn’t doing much. Fingernails and blutac is getting some of it off. Any other ideas?

freezer

stumpy_seahorse said:

buffy said:

Does anyone have a method of removal? Eucalyptus oil isn’t doing much. Fingernails and blutac is getting some of it off. Any other ideas?

freeze it and chip it off

Ta, I think I knew that and forgot it. There is not a huge amount, but it’s rather obvious on dark blue. I have avoided ironing it in.

buffy said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

buffy said:

Does anyone have a method of removal? Eucalyptus oil isn’t doing much. Fingernails and blutac is getting some of it off. Any other ideas?

freeze it and chip it off

Ta, I think I knew that and forgot it. There is not a huge amount, but it’s rather obvious on dark blue. I have avoided ironing it in.

How did it get there?

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Gum-from-Clothes

Using tape looks OK, as does freezing.

buffy said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

buffy said:

Does anyone have a method of removal? Eucalyptus oil isn’t doing much. Fingernails and blutac is getting some of it off. Any other ideas?

freeze it and chip it off

Ta, I think I knew that and forgot it. There is not a huge amount, but it’s rather obvious on dark blue. I have avoided ironing it in.

That link suggests ironing, but that’s the last thing I would do. Also, adding WD40 (or similar chemicals) seems wrong.

No one has suggested WB & Dettol.

You people disgust me.

sibeen said:

No one has suggested WB & Dettol.

You people disgust me.

The old ways are slowly dying out, it’s a shame.

sibeen said:

No one has suggested WB & Dettol.

You people disgust me.

woohoo!

Bubblecar said:

buffy said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

freeze it and chip it off

Ta, I think I knew that and forgot it. There is not a huge amount, but it’s rather obvious on dark blue. I have avoided ironing it in.

How did it get there?

Mr buffy must have sat on it.

buffy irons jeans?

:O

kii said:

buffy irons jeans?

:O

Actually, yes. Years ago I even ironed creases in jeans. Well, the ones I wore to work sometimes. But these ones are really dark blue moleskins. It must be nearly time for creases in pants to come back into fashion. I see people are starting to tuck in blouses again. I won’t be following that trend.

I prefer to hang them by the legs on a windy day and then they don’t need ironing, but it’s not always possible.

I haven’t worn jeans since the 1980s.

kii said:

buffy irons jeans?

:O

She’s very particular about everything else. Why not?

buffy said:

kii said:

buffy irons jeans?

:O

Actually, yes. Years ago I even ironed creases in jeans. Well, the ones I wore to work sometimes. But these ones are really dark blue moleskins. It must be nearly time for creases in pants to come back into fashion. I see people are starting to tuck in blouses again. I won’t be following that trend.

I prefer to hang them by the legs on a windy day and then they don’t need ironing, but it’s not always possible.

Washing machines.. they function better on the days when you put less articles in them.

Bubblecar said:

I haven’t worn jeans since the 1980s.

Has the diet been progressing that well?

>But these ones are really dark blue moleskins

Ah, I’ve worn moleskins since the 1980s :)

Bubblecar said:

>But these ones are really dark blue moleskins

Ah, I’ve worn moleskins since the 1980s :)

Strange thing. I’m not sure I’ve ever worn them.

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

>But these ones are really dark blue moleskins

Ah, I’ve worn moleskins since the 1980s :)

Strange thing. I’m not sure I’ve ever worn them.

I’m sure I’ve worn things that look like them.

roughbarked said:

Has the diet been progressing that well?

I haven’t worn denim jeans because I just don’t like them.

I’ve only been overweight since middle age, and only actually fat for the past 5 years or so.

Bubblecar said:

>But these ones are really dark blue moleskins

Ah, I’ve worn moleskins since the 1980s :)

I just have to wonder how many moles have lost their lives just because you are fashion conscious.

Bubblecar said:

roughbarked said:

Has the diet been progressing that well?

I haven’t worn denim jeans because I just don’t like them.

I’ve only been overweight since middle age, and only actually fat for the past 5 years or so.

Sorry, I wasn’t really having a dig. Though yes, old habits die hard. I’ve found that leg temperatures really matter and I only wear long pants because it is cold enough to at least cover the legs. Otherwise I’d prefer to be in shorts. Fer gawshsakes, women wear skirts and men think they are the tough ones.n Like I think it was Speedy who thought a bit of crust was too heavy to eat, denim can be too heavy to wear.

sibeen said:

Bubblecar said:

>But these ones are really dark blue moleskins

Ah, I’ve worn moleskins since the 1980s :)

I just have to wonder how many moles have lost their lives just because you are fashion conscious.

I don’t care enough about clothes to know if I have worn moleskins….ever :/

roughbarked said:

Sorry, I wasn’t really having a dig. Though yes, old habits die hard. I’ve found that leg temperatures really matter and I only wear long pants because it is cold enough to at least cover the legs. Otherwise I’d prefer to be in shorts. Fer gawshsakes, women wear skirts and men think they are the tough ones.n Like I think it was Speedy who thought a bit of crust was too heavy to eat, denim can be too heavy to wear.

I only wear shorts in hot weather, around the house. In public I prefer smart, lightweight “business trousers”. Comfortable and they keep their shape, and go well with anything.

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

Bubblecar said:

roughbarked said:

Sorry, I wasn’t really having a dig. Though yes, old habits die hard. I’ve found that leg temperatures really matter and I only wear long pants because it is cold enough to at least cover the legs. Otherwise I’d prefer to be in shorts. Fer gawshsakes, women wear skirts and men think they are the tough ones.n Like I think it was Speedy who thought a bit of crust was too heavy to eat, denim can be too heavy to wear.

I only wear shorts in hot weather, around the house. In public I prefer smart, lightweight “business trousers”. Comfortable and they keep their shape, and go well with anything.

Well you are the well dressed one. I’m a bit like Cleve (Rake) in that I’ll turn up to court in the clothes I slept in.

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

Well, you are into pants. ;)

kii said:

I don’t care enough about clothes to know if I have worn moleskins….ever :/

Men’s moleskins are usually just soft, warm cotton trousers of a casual cut, usually chinos style. Don’t have any atm but they’re interchangeable with “business trousers” for a casual look with shirt & blazer.

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

Me too. I wear them most days.

Bubblecar said:

kii said:

I don’t care enough about clothes to know if I have worn moleskins….ever :/

Men’s moleskins are usually just soft, warm cotton trousers of a casual cut, usually chinos style. Don’t have any atm but they’re interchangeable with “business trousers” for a casual look with shirt & blazer.

Moleskins only look nice when they’re new.

Speedy said:

Bubblecar said:

kii said:

I don’t care enough about clothes to know if I have worn moleskins….ever :/

Men’s moleskins are usually just soft, warm cotton trousers of a casual cut, usually chinos style. Don’t have any atm but they’re interchangeable with “business trousers” for a casual look with shirt & blazer.

Moleskins only look nice when they’re new.

Yes, they don’t keep their shape well but they’re fine for around the house.

Speedy said:

Bubblecar said:

kii said:

I don’t care enough about clothes to know if I have worn moleskins….ever :/

Men’s moleskins are usually just soft, warm cotton trousers of a casual cut, usually chinos style. Don’t have any atm but they’re interchangeable with “business trousers” for a casual look with shirt & blazer.

Moleskins only look nice when they’re new.

Their skins are shortlived?

Speedy said:

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

Me too. I wear them most days.

Me too. I wear them to work because they are good work pants for my job. I wear them on saturdays for the same reason. I have a couple of “nice” pairs I usually wear on Sundays or for going out.

Bubblecar said:

Speedy said:

Bubblecar said:

Men’s moleskins are usually just soft, warm cotton trousers of a casual cut, usually chinos style. Don’t have any atm but they’re interchangeable with “business trousers” for a casual look with shirt & blazer.

Moleskins only look nice when they’re new.

Yes, they don’t keep their shape well but they’re fine for around the house.

Yes. They are comfortable.

roughbarked said:

Speedy said:

Bubblecar said:

Men’s moleskins are usually just soft, warm cotton trousers of a casual cut, usually chinos style. Don’t have any atm but they’re interchangeable with “business trousers” for a casual look with shirt & blazer.

Moleskins only look nice when they’re new.

Their skins are shortlived?

They lose their shape and their sheen.

Speedy said:

roughbarked said:

Speedy said:

Moleskins only look nice when they’re new.

Their skins are shortlived?

They lose their shape and their sheen.

yeah. Denim is more serviceable but moleskins breathe better.

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

who remembers that 1959 study into whether you chewing gum lost flavour if placed on the bedpost overnight?

kii said:

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

Geez. That’s a pair a month.

ChrispenEvan said:

who remembers that 1959 study into whether you chewing gum lost flavour if placed on the bedpost overnight?

They even wrote a song about it.

Speedy said:

kii said:

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

Geez. That’s a pair a month.

I get a number of years out of each pair.

kii said:

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

That’s awesome. As long as he stays the same size :)

I dropped 2 pants sizes and had to restock.

party_pants said:

kii said:

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

That’s awesome. As long as he stays the same size :)

I dropped 2 pants sizes and had to restock.

I went the opposite way for the first time in forty years.

party_pants said:

kii said:

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

That’s awesome. As long as he stays the same size :)

I dropped 2 pants sizes and had to restock.

party_pants said:

kii said:

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

That’s awesome. As long as he stays the same size :)

I dropped 2 pants sizes and had to restock.

PP walks into store….

I’ll take 10 pairs of those ones please…

diddly-squat said:

party_pants said:

kii said:

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

That’s awesome. As long as he stays the same size :)

I dropped 2 pants sizes and had to restock.

my missus who has cancer, when she asked me about my health, I said well you never know, I could have a cancer that hasn’t been discovered, she said; you’d be losing weight. I said what about swellings? she said, they wouldn’t carry.

diddly-squat said:

party_pants said:

kii said:

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

That’s awesome. As long as he stays the same size :)

I dropped 2 pants sizes and had to restock.

PP walks into store….

I’ll take 10 pairs of those ones please…

I did it over a few weeks. 2 each pay day.

party_pants said:

diddly-squat said:

party_pants said:

That’s awesome. As long as he stays the same size :)

I dropped 2 pants sizes and had to restock.

PP walks into store….

I’ll take 10 pairs of those ones please…

I did it over a few weeks. 2 each pay day.

roffle…

I have 2 pairs of denim jeans.. a good pair and the other ones…

I generally buy a new pair every 12 months or so which then become the good pair, the old good pair become the new other ones and old other ones are then retired… and so the cycle continues…

party_pants said:

kii said:

party_pants said:

I love wearing jeans.

I have about 10 pairs.

mr kii has about 20 pairs, from work. He gets 6 new pairs twice a year (I think). We usually give the “old” ones to the homeless peoples’ camp, but he’s stocking up for his retirement :P

That’s awesome. As long as he stays the same size :)

I dropped 2 pants sizes and had to restock.

He’s not one to put on weight easily and wears his jeans loose…with braces.

freeze spray, everyone keeps a can in their cupboard

transition said:

freeze spray, everyone keeps a can in their cupboard

Well, I don’t actually find a need for it …

Speedy said:

roughbarked said:

Speedy said:

Moleskins only look nice when they’re new.

Their skins are shortlived?

They lose their shape and their sheen.

Moleskins around here are farmers’ pants. Very thick (like very heavy weight denim) cotton, brushed. They last forever. Usually worn in a pale cream colour (when people rode horses in the stock). They wash up brilliantly. Mud and sawdust comes out. They don’t lose their shape any more than denim would. I had a pair once upon a time. But I preferred to save up to buy RM Williams boots rather than moleskins.

http://www.rmwilliams.com.au/stockman-s-moleskin-trousers/TT031.html

Those are the real deal. Mr buffy’s present ones are not RM Williams though.

Is the gum out, buffy?

Speedy said:

Is the gum out, buffy?

I put the pants in the freezer this morning. I’ll have a go at it again this afternoon.

buffy said:

http://www.rmwilliams.com.au/stockman-s-moleskin-trousers/TT031.html

Those are the real deal. Mr buffy’s present ones are not RM Williams though.

had a couple of pair like these. mine had a metal button fly, not a zip.

denim jeans were originally made to last or years.. and they still should… the wastage in our society these days is terrible..

Arts said:

denim jeans were originally made to last or years.. and they still should… the wastage in our society these days is terrible..

that’s not the sort of “jobs and growth” attitude we like to see around here

The freezer didn’t do the trick. Mr buffy will just have to wear the jeans until the chewy falls off.

buffy said:

The freezer didn’t do the trick. Mr buffy will just have to wear the jeans until the chewy falls off.

chewing gum walk?..

buffy said:

The freezer didn’t do the trick. Mr buffy will just have to wear the jeans until the chewy falls off.

Nothing to lose then. Maybe try the wax method. Absorbent paper and an iron. Repeat and repeat and repeat…

buffy said:

The freezer didn’t do the trick. Mr buffy will just have to wear the jeans until the chewy falls off.

yells out to mr buffy

“Chewy onya jeans”.

buffy said:

The freezer didn’t do the trick. Mr buffy will just have to wear the jeans until the chewy falls off.

if going in the freezer didn’t work, freeze a salty ice cube, rub that on the chewy until stiff enough to chip off

You could always try gnawing it off. The freezer woulda killed any germs but you can also spray Dettol on it just to be sure…

Divine Angel said:

You could always try gnawing it off. The freezer woulda killed any germs but you can also spray Dettol on it just to be sure…

Most of it is gone, there is only a small bit there and it’s pretty flush with the fabric surface. Unfortunately it’s white on dark blue.

buffy said:

Divine Angel said:

You could always try gnawing it off. The freezer woulda killed any germs but you can also spray Dettol on it just to be sure…

Most of it is gone, there is only a small bit there and it’s pretty flush with the fabric surface. Unfortunately it’s white on dark blue.

Colour it with a permanent pen :D

kii said:

buffy said:

Divine Angel said:

You could always try gnawing it off. The freezer woulda killed any germs but you can also spray Dettol on it just to be sure…

Most of it is gone, there is only a small bit there and it’s pretty flush with the fabric surface. Unfortunately it’s white on dark blue.

Colour it with a permanent pen :D

So now I have to buy a blue one? I’ve got a red one and a black one for my shoes when I scuff them. Do I really have to buy a blue one now?!

buffy said:

kii said:

buffy said:

Most of it is gone, there is only a small bit there and it’s pretty flush with the fabric surface. Unfortunately it’s white on dark blue.

Colour it with a permanent pen :D

So now I have to buy a blue one? I’ve got a red one and a black one for my shoes when I scuff them. Do I really have to buy a blue one now?!

Shoosh.

Yes, yes….you do.