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    keeping a white UK worksmans clean

    I've been eyeing a white UK workmans for a while now, and figured I better ask before snatching one up. How hard is it to keep this clean, or how easily does this go from "sharp looking kilt" to "spent the night in the gutter and woke up in my clothes"? I'd love to get one, but it I need to spent an abnormal amount of time trying to keep it clean.

    thanks.

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    Bleach it with the rest of your whites?

    Edit. I'd also hose it down liberally with Scotch Guard.

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    I have two, a white vegan UK workman's and a medical white UK original.

    The only problem I've had is that on the workman's the back of the belt rubs off and leaves belt marks...but of course when I'm wearing it those marks are covered. They come off pretty well with Shout.

    I have pics in my gallery. You can see from the pics that I wear my white workman's knocking around the backwoods. Anything I've gotten on it has washed out easily so far.

    I like them both and they've not proved to be any trouble to keep clean or clean as I'd also feared.

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    Frame it behind glass and hang it on the wall, that'd keep it clean. ;)
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    White and workman does not mix well with clean.
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    I like Dread's idea of scotch guard. It couldn't hurt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tattoobradley View Post
    I like Dread's idea of scotch guard. It couldn't hurt.
    hmm..does anyone make English guard? I happen to like scotch.

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    Why would you want to keep it white when they dye such lovely colors?

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    Tie dye the bugger!

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    hmm..that is one hell of an idea. I haven't tie-dyed anything in a very long time.

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