How to clean clothes from a cat's fur?

Cats are gentle and cute pets that will bring you not only a lot of fun, but can also upset you. There is an age-old problem of the accumulation of wool on clothing, furniture or various household items. Such trouble can be avoided only if you keep naked cats. In this article we will share with you effective and simple ways how to clean clothes from the cat's fur, helping to preserve the attractiveness of your favorite things.

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Prevention of the accumulation of wool

If you introduce a number of activities into the habit, this will prevent the formation of cat hair deposits, and you will not need to clean the room every day. In addition, it is worth to familiarize yourself with the principle of cleaning various items from thin downy hairs, which are so difficult to remove from home surfaces.

Even if by nature your animal is very clean, it can not cope with all the amount of fallen hair, especially if it has a moult period. To avoid heavy contamination of all surfaces in a dwelling, the owners of cats must take into account such moments:

• Not many owners know that some breeds of cats do not have seasonal molting, their hair falls out evenly and constantly. In this case, you need to purchase special tools and process them with the animal every few days. To this procedure, the pet should be taught from the youngest age.
• If there is excessive dryness in the air of the room, then this can increase the process of hair loss. It is necessary to monitor this indicator, if necessary, to humidify the air in the room by any means available to you.
• In some cases, especially in summer, haircuts can help. But this process should not be conducted independently. We advise you to turn to a professional.

Important! Before you start to cut your pet and start his active combing, you should consult a veterinarian. In some cases, increased hair loss, especially not in the moulting season, may be evidence of a serious animal disease.

• The cat should receive high-quality food. If there is a shortage of microelements and fatty acids in the diet of the pet, too intense molting can occur, and the animal will lose too much hair.

These activities will help to minimize the amount of wool on household items and clothes. Appearing on the surface of things villi can be removed using one of the simple techniques.

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Cleaning clothes

Adhering to clothing dust, pile and wool can ruin the appearance of even the best outfit, especially if the villi have a contrasting color. Read the right solution to a bothersome problem in simple ways, and your favorite clothes will look perfect in a matter of minutes.

Adhesive and abrasive tools

Helps in solving the problem of how to remove cat hair from clothes, using a sticky roller that can be bought in a supermarket by visiting a department with laundry products, pet stores or tissue stores.

Application rules:

1. Before using the roller, it is necessary to remove the wrapper, then start cleaning with light movements up and down the clothes.
2. The roller will become less sticky during cleaning procedures. When the intensity of the procedures is significantly reduced, it will be sufficient to remove the contaminated top layer of adhesive paper from the roller.
3. After exposing a clean surface, the procedure should be continued until the clothes are cleaned completely.

Important! You can make a sticky roller with your own hands. To do this, you need a rolling pin and a roll of wide adhesive tape:

• It is necessary to unwind a bit of scotch, placing its edge on one level with the end of the rolling pin.
• Make sure that the smooth side of the tape is directed towards the rolling pin, and the sticky side towards you.
• Tightly, spirally, wrap the tape around the rolling pin, and do not leave uncovered surfaces.
• When domotaete to the opposite side of the wooden product, fix and cut the scotch tape. He must keep himself on the surface of the rolling pin, but if not, then you can fix it with a small piece of scotch.

When using a sticky roller, consider the following useful tips and recommendations:

• when the layers of sticky paper run out, you can buy a replacement roller or just buy a new roller;
• today you can buy a reusable roller for cleaning clothes, which contains a gel-like material responsible for garbage collection;
• to clean the contaminated roller, just rinse it in soapy water and allow it to dry out.

Scotch

This simple material can be used in many ways, and each of them allows you to effectively and quickly clean clothes from the cat's fur.

Method 1:

1. Take a wide scotch.
2. Cut off from it such a piece that it can be wound twice on the arm.
3. Pull it out and holding your fingers together wrap the sticky tape around your fingers with a sticky side outward.
4. With gentle movements, press the wrapped fingers against the contaminated area.
5. When wool and fluff stop sticking to the tape, you just need to turn it around your fingers, making sure that the used space is directed towards you.
6. Clean the clothes with fresh side of the scotch.

Method 2:

1. Find a roll of wide tape, and cut off a strip a few centimeters long.
2. Apply it with a sticky side to the stained area.
3. Make sure that the tape is in the same direction as the weave of the fabric threads( usually they are up and down).
4. For its smoothing it is necessary to rub lightly over the surface of the scotch, and then tear it from the fabric.

Important! Try to find an adhesive tape with a width of about 5 centimeters, because the wider the tape tape, the larger area you can process at a time.

Pumice

Special pumice stone can be used for cleaning fleece products and sweaters. The same way you can remove clothing and pellets.

Important! You need to make sure that you do the cleaning correctly - in the direction of weaving, and not against it. Never apply very strong pressure to the pumice stone and do not process one part too long. Pumice removes the top layer of the fabric, and with excessive zeal you can do a hole on it.

Useful tips to clean clothes from cat's fur safely:

• This method should not be used for woolen and cotton cloth. And never use it for a shiny and delicate fabric, for example, satin or silk.
• During processing, most of the fluff and wool will move to the bottom of the product. To remove it completely, you can use a roller for cleaning clothes or a piece of scotch tape.
• Use the table covered with a tablecloth as a work surface. This will greatly facilitate the cleaning process.

Velcro

To remove the villi use also Velcro:

1. Buy a sewing tape-Velcro and cut from it a piece equal to the width of your palm.
2. Put aside the soft side and take the coarse( with hooks).
3. Use Velcro on the clothes down.
4. If the rest of the wool is collected at the bottom of the product, use a roller or tape to clean it.

Shaving machine

Solve the problem of how quickly to remove the wool from clothes will help a clean shaving machine, which can also be used to remove spools.

Important! Its use is especially effective for removing villi that are stuck deep inside textile fibers.

To achieve the best possible result, do the following:

1. Take the shaving machine and attach it almost to the very top of the garment.
2. Carefully slide the device a few centimeters down the fabric.
3. Stop movement and remove collected fibers.
4. This process must be repeated until the product is completely cleaned.

Important! When working, be extremely careful, do not cut the fabric, because one wrong move, and the clothes will be irretrievably messed up.

Wet sponge or scraper

A wet sponge or scraper can also be used to remove wool. Sponge with water and carefully squeezed off excess moisture. Wipe the fabric with the rough side of the sponge. Grasping small pieces of tissue, we move downwards.

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How else can I clean things?

1. To remove lint and wool, a special brush is often used. This device resembles an ordinary comb, but instead of denticles, it has a fleecy pincushion. These pads feel like the soft side of the Velcro. For cleaning, you just need to brush in the same direction on the surface of the fabric. It is recommended to start from the top of clothing gradually moving down.
2. Antistatic cloth can help remove pile. It will also help to get rid of static electricity, which attracts villi very much.
3. You are very useful electric machine for cleaning clothes. It works on batteries, and to get the desired purifying effect, you just need to hold it on clothes. Spools and wool will disappear.
4. Spools and wool of pets can be removed from clothing with rubber gloves, both for washing dishes. Put on the glove and draw it parallel to the seams to the bottom of the product. Wool and pellets stick to the glove, and you can collect them in one place.
5. You can use old tights or nylon for cleaning. Put a sock or tights on your hand, tighten them tightly, gently running your hand down the fabric. The woolen cloth will stick to the surface of the pantyhose or toe.

If you used all of the above methods, but you did not manage to remove your cat's hair from your clothes, then we strongly recommend using dry cleaning services. But in most cases, the proposed measures are enough to restore the beautiful appearance of their belongings.