I got my gc2b tri-top on may and last week I noticed it was "worn-out" on the back. At the moment it was very small patch and I thought I hadn't been careful enough while washing it. But today I took it off and the "patch" was huge this is obviously a ploblem because, whatever this is, it makes the fabric unsteachable, if this goes on to every part of the binder (wich will probably happen someday soon) it will make it useless.


I wear my binder all day, everyday and I hand wash it once per week, I also hand it to dry (always in shade, only a few times I've left it on the sun but never for more than a few hours).
I once had a swimming top of the same fabric and it got worn out like this because I always hanged it on the sun to dry, but that shirt lasted for months! this binder was new just three months ago. I think one of the main reasons is I wear it a lot and it's my only binder and also I sweat a lot on this weather... I am thinking on buying another two by january, but I'd like to keep this one, maybe fixing it or recycling part of it.
Does anyone has any tips for fixing this?
I'd specially want to know how to prevent this kind of stuff, since I plan to buy more (I mean, this is a very good binder, this problem looks preventable, not the manufacturers fault).

I rotated between 2 Underworks binders for 5 years. Washed them both once a week, then let them air dry overnight. I would just take them from the washer and hang them up in my closet with a fan blowing on them overnight. They also make little drying racks that you can hang over the back of a door that you could look into if you don't have a lot of closet space.

Consider rubbing baby powder on yourself or the inside of the binder before you put it on. It'll help with the sweating.

Thanks a lot for your anwer! I'll definitelly use baby powder from now on, it might be good for my skin too :0 do you think underworks is more durable than gc2b? I haven't owned any binders from underworks but from what I've seen on videos, the fabric seems somewhat thicker than gc2b (wich frabric is very is, if not it seems very similar, to lycra).

Quote from: awkward-shark on September 18, 2015, 10:06:46 PM
do you think underworks is more durable than gc2b? I haven't owned any binders from underworks but from what I've seen on videos, the fabric seems somewhat thicker than gc2b (wich frabric is very is, if not it seems very similar, to lycra).

I've owned three underworks binders (two double fronts and a tri-top) and since having bought from gc2b (two of the long version), I honestly don't think I'd ever go back. It takes longer to arrive, certainly, but gc2b is a lot more comfortable than underworks and sometimes I forget I'm binding at all. I will say that I think underworks isn't as noticeable when it starts to stretch out, but it definitely stretches more than gc2b (from what I've seen). I had a similar problem to the one you mentioned with my first underworks binder, my second one is ripped all along the sides at the bottom, and my tri-top sticks out weirdly in the front, right at the neckline. I will say there's some kinks to be worked out with gc2b (my first one had some easily-ripped stitching, for example) and when they stretch out it's more immediately noticeable, but IMO for the price, there's nothing better.

--viam