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    permanent creases on new allstar jacket

    Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and pretty excited about it.
    I bought an Allstar Startex 800NW FIE jacket and pants and of course I was quite thrilled, my very old uniform was literally falling apart. Well, I'm enjoing it but the jacket has 3 major vertical creases from top to bottom and I can't get rid of them. I've washing it over and over, iron it but nothing works and these are not subtle creases. Can anyone tell me what to do?
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    Don 't worry about it....if opponents are distracted by teh creases and you nail 'em....sucks to be them!
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    take a picture, post it, i wanna see
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    break the jacket in, when I got my olympia it was like that for a little while, then I fenced in it a lot and now its good. Ah the power of sweat.

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    While I doubt this is actually what it is, certain military uniforms, such as (US Marines) have permanent creases manufactured into them for aesthetic appeal. (Looks stupid, if you ask me.)

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    Of course if it is a womens uniform it will have at least two lines of darts on the torso...
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    Quote Originally Posted by fencerjavier
    Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and pretty excited about it.
    I bought an Allstar Startex 800NW FIE jacket and pants and of course I was quite thrilled, my very old uniform was literally falling apart. Well, I'm enjoing it but the jacket has 3 major vertical creases from top to bottom and I can't get rid of them. I've washing it over and over, iron it but nothing works and these are not subtle creases. Can anyone tell me what to do?
    Thanks!!
    javier
    Actually, I have the exact same problem. I just bought an Allstar startex jacket, and it has like 2 or 3 creases running verticaly along the front. I'm just thinking that after I wear it a while and wash it they'll start to go away. But it'd be nice if I knew how to make them go away sooner.

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    Maybe take it to a professional cleaner? They've got those big industrial pressing machines that might do the trick. And don't forget to write Allstar a letter of righteous indignation!

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    thanks!!

    Thank you all for your feedback!!
    I heard that the creases on this material are here to stay. I'll contact Allstar to see if they have a way to take care of this. You would think that after spending this kind of $, you would get a perfect product
    Thanks again!
    Javier
    Last edited by fencerjavier; 07-29-2006 at 12:52 PM.
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