How to clean a sheepskin coat at home?

How do I clean a sheepskin coat at home?- This question is asked by all those who are the happy owner of a carpet made from sheep's clothing. In order to qualitatively, and most importantly - carefully, without causing any damage to the surface of the carpet, restore its beauty and softness, you need to know how to clean the sheep skin at home. In this article, we will disclose for you all the wisdom of much-needed regular care for interior decoration.

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Basic care requirements for sheep skin

Decorative products can always be fresh, even if used as a floor covering. In order to obtain this result in relation to a mat made from sheepskin, the following care must be provided:

• Daily shake out your floor product on a balcony or a landing. This eliminates all surface contamination from the mat, and also prevents the accumulation of dust.
• Two times a week, and if necessary - you can, and more often, for the material to go through a dry vacuum.
• In order to thoroughly clean the sheepskin at home, treat not only the fur coat itself, but also its base. Do not forget about the floor under the mat.
• It is recommended to thoroughly clean the sheepskin at least once a week. Measures are available to everyone, do not differ in complexity and take a small amount of time.
• The product must be washed at least once a month.

Important! When purchasing a sheepskin in the form of a carpet, remember that you will regularly have to use various ways and means by which you will maintain and restore the elasticity of the lining layer, eliminate an unpleasant specific odor.

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Basic ways of manual processing of sheepskin

In order to obtain a stable positive result, you have to clean the sheep skin with your hands.

Dry cleaning

The floor covering is rubbed quickly enough and therefore it is best to clean it yourself. In case the contamination is insignificant, you can do without washing. To clean the sheepskin at home, it is enough:

1. To spread the carpet on absolutely flat surface, vacuum it, and then cover it with starch.
2. After this, the starch should be rubbed with hands on the pile.

Important! Repeat the procedure until the fur is cleansed. Once this has happened, carefully shake the carpet from the starch. After that, comb the sheepskin with a brush with a hard nap.

Dry cleaning is carried out as necessary.

Wet cleaning

The most common wet procedure should be carried out as follows:

1. As a detergent, it is best to use a product that is designed for natural wool or carpets from it.
2. In any container, or better - in a bath, draw warm water, dilute the composition in it, and then soak the product for about 30 minutes.
3. Gently wash the sheepskin with your hands, but do not pay special attention to individual impurities. They can be eliminated with the help of targeted local exposure later.
4. After this, rinse the mat, but in no case in cold water - rinse only in warm water, because severe temperature changes can adversely affect the quality of the material itself.
5. Place the clean product on a horizontal surface so that the fur "looks" upwards, blot with a terry towel, and then dry it in a natural way.

Important! During the drying process, shake the skin regularly and slightly stretch, otherwise it can deform.

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More serious pollution

More serious problems can be solved using one of the following methods:

• The stained spots should be cleaned with a sponge dipped in a solution of cold water and ammonia. Take the products in equal proportions.
• If the product seems dull to you, its color can be restored with walnuts. Kernels of this product slightly chop, wrap in a gauze napkin, and then rub it with nap until the moment when the shine appears and the brightness of the color returns.
• Potato cleaning will help you to return the purity not only directly to the fur, but also to the leather layer. Thoroughly rinse the rind of potatoes in a huge amount of water, squeeze and grind with a blender or a meat grinder. The resulting gruel is spread over the contaminated surface, and then clean with an ordinary brush. At the end of the procedure, remove the cleanser and wipe the area with completely dry cloth.
• Zheltiznu with white sheepskin, eliminate with hydrogen peroxide. In a liter of water, dilute 2 tbsp.l.3% peroxide, and then the prepared mortar treat the surface layer of fur.

Important! To rub the prepared liquid into the lower layers of the carpet is strictly prohibited.

• In order to restore the softness of the fur, mix 2 tbsp.warm water, 1 chicken yolk, 1 tbsp.l.vaseline to a state of homogeneity. With the resulting composition, treat not the fur, but the entire leather part of the product. After 5-10 minutes, remove the remnants of the product.
• The elasticity of the entire leather layer is restored only after treatment with water mixed with glycerin.

Important! After you successfully managed the to clean the sheepskin at home, dry, comb and only after that you can use it further. Accelerate the drying process with a radiator or a hair dryer is not recommended.

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How to properly wash the sheepskin in a washing machine?

The most affordable, as well as a simple option to restore the sheep skin at home is washing the product in a washing machine. However, this method of processing can be used only when the product is suitable for this in its parameters.

Here are the main features of the process, if you decide to wash the sheepskin in a washing machine:

1. Detergents use exclusively liquid - best of all those that are designed directly for wool.
2. Bleaches, conditioners, and also action enhancers, can not be used.
3. The mode is set to delicate, profile or manual. The water temperature should not exceed 40 ° C.
4. Spin can be used, but no more than 600 revolutions.
5. An additional rinse cycle is also welcome.

Important! When automatic processing is complete, dry the product in a traditional way, and then comb it with a wire brush that is designed for fur.

A carpet made of sheep's clothing is beautiful and looks expensive, although in fact it does not differ very much in price from the more usual decor. But in order not to seek help from dry cleaners, follow all the above recommendations and your carpet will always be in excellent condition.