How to moderately press jeans/chinos ?

Piliger

Hi all - yes, single man question here.

I want to press a few pairs of chinos/jeans that were in a pile for a few weeks and are now all creased. Don't want creases.

I am an expert shirt ironer but never use starch or spray.

I remember ironing a pair of chinos some years ago and being annoyed because it made the cloth shine ... do I recall my mother using a dish cloth between the iron and cloth ?

Tks

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Piliger wrote: »

Hi all - yes, single man question here.

I want to press a few pairs of chinos/jeans that were in a pile for a few weeks and are now all creased. Don't want creases.

I am an expert shirt ironer but never use starch or spray.

I remember ironing a pair of chinos some years ago and being annoyed because it made the cloth shine ... do I recall my mother using a dish cloth between the iron and cloth ?

Tks

If the chinos were shiny after you ironed them, it was because the iron was too hot. Use an iron on the jeans/chinos and you will get the creases out. You will need to spray some water on them though if they are badly creased

dee_mc

A fine linen tea cloth / dish towel will do the trick to prevent scorch marks and shiny patches, but as pointed out above these are caused by having the iron too hot. Chinos are a pain to iron though, so a pressing cloth will help.
You can sometimes buy pressing cloths in Lidl; these are handy because they're much finer, and they're quite transparent, so you can see the item you're ironing underneath the cloth (i.e. less chance of accidentally ironing wrinkles into the garment!).

Piliger

Great advice .... do I recall a damp cloth being used ?

dee_mc

Piliger wrote: »

Great advice .... do I recall a damp cloth being used ?

Yes, but if you're using a steam iron wetting the cloth isn't necessary

Piliger

dee_mc wrote: »

Yes, but if you're using a steam iron wetting the cloth isn't necessary

I use a steam iron but there's never any water in it ..... :cool:

dee_mc

Piliger wrote: »

I use a steam iron but there's never any water in it ..... :cool:

Aye but it's the thought that counts
Coincidentally, you should always empty the iron directly after using it to prevent scale buildup - iron will live longer, and no nasty rusty patches on soleplate/clothing

mailforkev

Were you ironing them inside out?

Jeans etc. should be washed and ironed inside out.

Piliger

mailforkev wrote: »

Were you ironing them inside out?

Jeans etc. should be washed and ironed inside out.

Oh ? Never knew that Does that include Chinos ? (including the Blue Harbour coloured ones, like jeans but not same blue)

mailforkev

Piliger wrote: »

Oh ? Never knew that Does that include Chinos ? (including the Blue Harbour coloured ones, like jeans but not same blue)

Well I wash and iron everything inside out anyway out of habit, but ironing in particular can fade darker colours and cause that sheen mentioned above if done on the outside of an item.

Pay attention to the wash/iron temperatures on the garment label too and you'll be grand.

KTRIC

mailforkev wrote: »

Were you ironing them inside out?

Jeans etc. should be washed and ironed inside out.

I've done this since I was old enough to use an iron. I thought it was common knowledge.

Piliger

KTRIC wrote: »

I've done this since I was old enough to use an iron. I thought it was common knowledge.

Oh me oh my. I guess I'm still learning

lorebringer

+1 on ironing inside out - I also wash everything inside out - no shine, and you can iron over the seams/pockets without leaving a weird line mark on the outside.