How to paint a coat at home?

If your coat has worn out over time, has lost its color or contamination has appeared that can not be removed, and you did not plan to purchase a new one, do not despair immediately. The solution is always there. We suggest you learn how to paint your coat at home. This is a very simple procedure that will give a second life to your outer clothing and save your budget.

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Before painting

Before you start painting the coat, you should weigh the pros and cons, because there are always risks in this procedure.

We proceed as follows.

Determine the composition of the fabric

Most often, the final result depends entirely on the quality of the material from which the coat is sewn. Here can be such variants:

• Natural fabrics. They are best suited for repainting in a different color, and the risk of failure is minimal.
• Mixed. In this case, the original version turns out to be slightly paler than you expected.
• Synthetic. They are bad or not at all colored. Therefore, it is better not to take risks.

Important! Very often negligent producers point to the tag is not the composition of the fabric from which the product is made. Take note of this nuance. And in order to protect yourself from surprises, try initially to paint a small piece of cloth, which always goes with any thing.

Determine with the future color of

It's best not to change the color radically. Choose the same or a few shades darker. For example, if the coat you had was red, then you can paint it in the same or burgundy. For the experiment, the same spare flap of tissue is again useful.

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Basic paint rules:

1. Only clean things should be painted. In advance, wash the product, and immediately before the procedure - soak in warm water.
2. Coat coloring should be carried out following the instructions on the packaging of the color mixture.
3. After finishing the procedure, the product must be rinsed until the water is completely clear.

Important! Final rinsing should be done with the addition of several tablespoons of vinegar to the water.

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How to paint a coat?

In order to paint the coat in a different color, you need the following inventory:

• Vinegar;
• Water;
• Rubber brush;
• Dye for clothes.

Important! Determine the required amount of paint can be, if the coat is weighed. Then find this parameter in the table on the package.

Operation procedure:

1. Comb a product with a rubber brush.
2. Dilute the dye in warm boiled water.
3. Vinegar should be added to the resulting solution( the required amount is also indicated in the instructions).
4. Next, you need to follow all those recommendations that are indicated on the packaging by the manufacturer.
5. After finishing the coat, it is necessary to hang it on the street or in a room with good air circulation.

Important! The only option when you can paint your coat in a radically different color is the light color palette of this product. That is, if the coat is white or beige, then you can repaint it in both blue and pink.

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Recolour in black

In order to paint your coat black at home, you will need the following inventory:

• Wooden spoon with a long handle;
• Household soap;
• Salt;
• Water;
• Soda;
• Washing powder;
• Dye for fabric.

Operation procedure:

1. Wash coat with powder or in soap solution with soda.
2. Remove all buttons, buttons and other decor items. This is to ensure that the paint is evenly spaced and there are no bright spots left.
3. Prepare the dye in accordance with the instructions.
4. Coat wet in warm water and quickly transfer into a container with a dye.
5. Next, the solution should be heated to near boiling. Adhering to this temperature regime, you should constantly stir it for about 20-25 minutes. This is necessary for uniform staining.
6. Pour in brine with a proportion of 2 tablespoons of salt per 2 liters of water.
7. Stir for another 20 minutes and pull the product out of the dye solution.
8. First you need to rinse in warm water, gradually lowering the temperature to cold.

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Coating of the coat in the washing machine

Using the washing machine greatly facilitates the process of painting the coat. Today - this is one of the most popular and simple methods used to change the color of clothing. Therefore, in order to satisfy the initial result, and the product should be painted evenly, it is necessary to adhere to the following rules:

• The diluted ready-to-use coloring mixture should be poured directly into the drum.
• The temperature regime should be no more than 60-80 degrees. The cycle should be the longest. This is necessary so that the paint is distributed evenly.

Important! After you have finished the dyeing process, the washing machine should be started idle. This is necessary in order to completely eliminate the remnants of paint that could remain.

• After painting, the product should be rinsed in an acetic solution.
• If the dye lay unevenly, and the color turned out with a divorce, then the operation should be repeated anew.
• If the second attempt fails, the only way out is to paint the product in black.
• After the coat has dried, it should be wiped with a dry cloth or cotton pad.

Important! After repainting clothes in a washing machine, it is not recommended to wash the white things for the first time.

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What care should be after staining?

For the result to be fixed for a long time, and the product after the first wash does not shed, you should follow several rules:

• Do not dry the painted thing under direct sunlight, as the color may burn out.
• For subsequent launderings, add vinegar at the rinse stage.
• Use a detergent designed exclusively for colored fabrics.

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Useful advices and recommendations

In order for you to succeed and the repainting process did not cause unnecessary trouble, we offer you some useful tips:

• Try to determine the correct amount of dye as accurately as possible.
• The dishes in which you were preparing the coloring solution are no longer suitable for cooking and storing food.
• Always wear gloves.
• If the coat is woolen, then the paint needs to be dissolved in very hot water.
• If you plan to change this item, it can be ripped off and painted in parts.
• To prevent the product from getting burnt during the process, you can put a wooden dowel on the bottom of the container.

In order to give a second life to your outer clothing, you do not need much physical effort and material costs. Applying a little patience, in the end you will get a completely new coat, although "with old holes".But only you will know about it!