How to clean a leather jacket at home?

Many leather jackets are in the wardrobe, and often these things are very expensive. Therefore, when there is a need to restore the purity and presentable appearance of clothes, the question arises, how to clean a leather jacket at home - inexpensive, but right. This is exactly what will be discussed in this article.

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Folk remedies for leather products:

1. Regular maintenance of a leather jacket will provide ordinary soapy water if ammonia is added to the solution.
2. Restore greasy places most quickly with medical alcohol.
3. Soften the skin with glycerin and castor oil.
4. Vinegar perfectly removes traces of salt.
5. Smooth and shine can be mixed with a mixture of lemon juice and chicken protein.
6. Applying an orange peel will add a dark color saturation to the dark product and will hide the scuffs.

Important! Do not use to clean the leather thing active substances: gasoline, thinner, bleaching agents.

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How to clean a white leather jacket?

On light things, every spot is conspicuous. These impurities are immediately apparent. Choose one of the following methods to clean a light leather jacket:

• Remove light dirt with a soap solution, adding a little ammonia.
• You can soften and bleach the skin with milk if you need a more thorough cleaning - with the addition of turpentine.
• Shine and remove stains from the material will help whipped egg whites or lemon juice.

Important! After cleaning lemon, always apply to the skin castor oil or your hand cream. They will impregnate the material and make it softer and smoother.

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Can I wash a leather jacket?

All of the above means are suitable for regular care of expensive things. They do not harm the material and allow you to quickly restore the aesthetic appearance of clothes, if it is generally clean.

If, after a long socks, the product is thoroughly contaminated, the question arises: is it possible to wash a leather jacket in a washing machine or with hands?

Some experimenters have tried to process such outerwear in a typewriter and it has not spoiled it. But all manufacturers categorically do not recommend this. If the skin is very dirty, only very delicate washing by hand is possible by special technology.

This is done as follows:

1. Prepare a warm soapy solution and soft sponges, moisture absorbing rags.
2. Gently spread the thing on a comfortable horizontal surface.
3. Wipe a rag or sponge in a soapy solution and wipe the surface of the material - first the skin itself, then the lining. Squeeze a well sponge so that a thing does not get a lot of water.
4. Walk around the leather jacket several times - with stripes. More polluted places rub more intensely, but nevertheless neatly.
5. Change the water to a clean and warm water.
6. Go through the entire material again to remove any remaining detergent. Do this thoroughly, but do not wet the skin very much. Otherwise - there will be a divorce on the product or the jacket or cloak will deform when it dries.
7. Hang it on your hangers and leave to dry in a natural room temperature - away from heaters and direct sunlight.

Important! If the skin is very delicate or there are spots of dirt locally, and otherwise only a layer of dust accumulates on the material, the other way of wet processing is best suited:

• Equip a large wad of wet wipes.
• Take 1 napkin and gently, in small areas, wipe the skin.
• Change the cloths as they become soiled.

This way you can easily and quickly clean your leather jacket at home without damaging it.

If the only dirty thing is a lining, try to whip it off to clean it separately. In this case, you can use the washing machine and the machine.

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Useful tips:

1. So that after you wash or clean the leather jacket, it remains as soft, does not lose its shape, and then gets less dirty, treat all the material after drying with a special moisture repellent spray.
2. If the thing is intended for wearing in the winter - apply periodically on the skin wax. It will protect against any natural precipitation and will preserve the color of the product.
3. In case of scratches on the material, buy a special "liquid skin".Gently apply it on the damaged skin, wait until it dries. The jacket will be restored.
4. After the end of the season, the leather jacket should be carefully cleaned and stored on the hangers in a special case, but preferably made of natural "breathable" material, not PVC.
5. To remove a specific odor, deposit and hang a thing in the bathroom. Type in hot water bath, pour in 1-2 glasses of vinegar, leave to hang about 3 hours.
6. Get rid of the unpleasant odors of sweat and tobacco smoke on a leather jacket can be fast enough. Make a weak soda solution and spray it on the material from the spray gun. Another option is to spread on a horizontal surface and sprinkle with freshly ground coffee. Shake the powder off the stuff after 12-24 hours.

If you do the right maintenance of a leather jacket, it will last for many years. Immediately clean fresh spots, do not throw a thing anywhere, but hang on your shoulders. Then you will always look neat, and cleaning your clothes will not give you much trouble.