can i turn a kaki shirt into the tannish-white like indy's?

IndianaCollins · Post by **IndianaCollins** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 6:37 pm

i found a 3 pack of kaki shirts with epelets and pleated pocketes(unforuntaly, not running all the way down). they look pretty good, but i need to know if i cann bleach them or die them lighter color.

Flash Gordon · Post by **Flash Gordon** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 8:56 pm

Where did you find a THREE PACK of shirts?! I'd be interested myself.

Post by **Dalexs** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 2:49 am

Depending on the material, anything is possible. How dark or Khaki are they?

Check out my website and you'll can go thru that process.
I wouldn't recommend bleaching because sometimes it doesn't quite work right.
ie, the NH shirt just using bleach only gets to the bright pink stage. You can get all the color out over time but you risk ruining the shirt.

What are the shirts made of?

Dalexs

IndianaCollins · Post by **IndianaCollins** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 10:11 am

Flash Gordon wrote:Where did you find a THREE PACK of shirts?! I'd be interested myself.

you familiar with sportsmansguide's government surplus. heres the website:
http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/smg/cb/ ... X2&i=57865

try that. it should work.. says their french foreign legion shirts, factory seconds. look pretty good though.

and Dalexs, their medium tannish. sorry, but i can remember what your web address is, can you fill me in? oh, yeah, i dont think it says what the matierial is.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 10:15 am

Just to help out. Click on Dalexs's profile. You will find his link there. BTW, Dalexs, anybody ever tell you that you look like a reporter? Fedora

Post by **Dalexs** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 2:33 am

Fedora wrote:Just to help out. Click on Dalexs's profile. You will find his link there. BTW, Dalexs, anybody ever tell you that you look like a reporter? Fedora

Most of the reporters at work just tell me I look like a son'o'b*tch...

I guess I'll take that as a compliment.

Oh and the web address should be right long the bottom under
the "www" icon.

Dalexs

Post by **Dalexs** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 2:40 am

I just took a look at those shirts. look like dead ringers for the llbean shirts and they're made of cotton. Too bad the yonly have sm & med.

The colors look fairly dark like the llbeans too, but depending on how they're made, the color may or may not rinse out easily. The LLBeans are nearly impossible to get teh color out of.

Only one way to find out.
Keep us posted.

http://home.indy.net/~dalexs/

(in case you can't get to the page).

Dalexs

Indiana Joe · Post by **Indiana Joe** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:46 am

Don't let Fisk see those or he'll buy up the entire stock!

cliffhanger · Post by **cliffhanger** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:54 am

Dalexs wrote:I just took a look at those shirts. look like dead ringers for the llbean shirts and they're made of cotton. Too bad the yonly have sm & med.
http://home.indy.net/~dalexs/

(in case you can't get to the page).

Dalexs

Check this out. Not a bad price I might say, if it is large you are looking for. I may bid on an Italian Military shirt...the seller has a lot more.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=11561

Peace,
Cliffhanger

IndianaCollins · Post by **IndianaCollins** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 12:07 pm

i just ordered em a little while ago. ill let yall know what i think of them when i get them..

IndianaCollins · Post by **IndianaCollins** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:00 pm

They dont seem so bad, except that they're kinda scratchy. ill just wash em a time or two with some fabric softener. DOnt think im really gonna worry about redying them though. these will work fine with jeans, or if i can get some indy-ish brownish-tan kaki's

I can email pics to anyone who wants them.

can i turn a kaki shirt into the tannish-white like indy's?

can i turn a kaki shirt into the tannish-white like indy's?

well,

I just recieved the shirts.