Washing Vale Tudo Shorts?

Matt Suwak · 05-26-2009, 03:35 PM

I got a pair of Bad Boy Vale Tudo shorts (and am very happy with them). The one problem is that the colors bled pretty bad on the inside leg seam. I looked up how to wash them, and found sparse information at best. People say to use vigegar, but not how much or how often.

Basically, when I get my replacement pair, what are the first steps I should take in washing them? What about washing them afterwords? Thanks for any help you guys want to throw me, I really appreciate it.

Matt Suwak · 05-28-2009, 12:49 PM

Nothing? I thought somebody might have an answer to my question for me...

jliu6190 · 05-28-2009, 05:49 PM

I heard something about washing gi's for the first time with vinegar, to fix the color? So maybe that might be what you're supposed to do with vale tudo shorts as well-- soak in vinegar for a bit, then wash? I'm not 100% sure, I'm curious to this as well since I plan on getting Manto ones.

JRai · 05-29-2009, 01:31 AM

Hello Matt, the best way to wash them would be to hand-wash with wooltie dark and hang dry.

Matt Suwak · 05-29-2009, 05:40 PM

I washed my first pair with Woolite, but not the dark, and they still bled. I contacted the company about it as wlel and got a reply that basically said "Read the tag". I will have to look for the Woolite Dark... regardless, I'll post here when I find the solution.