How to smooth a leather jacket, skirt, raincoat at home?

The skin is considered to be very plastic material, which perfectly holds its shape, but it can also be crushed if you ignore the elementary storage conditions. It is worth considering that their compliance will save the landlady a lot of time and effort, as smoothing a leather jacket or other massive product is not easy at all. Methods of restoring the original appearance of a thing are many, but all of them are distinguished by an abundance of stages, nuances and limitations. In some cases, approaches involve the risk of cracks and abrasions appearing on the material, so you should not step back from the instructions a single step.

You will not need to restore your favorite skirt, jacket or raincoat if you provide them with the right care:

1. Leather products can only be stored in a straightened form. For this it is recommended to use special hangers( including for the skirt).
2. Things that are in the closet together with the leather product should not create pressure on the object.
3. Do not wear a leather skirt or jacket that does not fit in size. The product will very soon hang or stretch in problem areas and lose its shape.
4. It is strictly forbidden to hang leather outerwear on hooks. Even if a thing is only taken for a few minutes, it should be placed on the shoulders or the back of a sloping chair.

If the recommendations for some reason did not work, and the favorite thing is in a deplorable state, you can smooth out a leather jacket or other product from uncompromising material with the help of effective, albeit troublesome manipulations.

Principles and features of dry ironing

Usually housewives use an iron if you need to iron a leather skirt or raincoat, i.e. The product is as simple as possible without numerous transitions and artificially created folds. In order to obtain the optimal result at home, the following rules must be observed:

1. The temperature should be minimum.
2. Processing is done from the front. From the underside, you can only act when there is no lining.
3. The sole of the iron should not come in contact with the skin directly, use of the gasket is mandatory. It can be a very thin tissue without pronounced texture or wrapping paper.
4. It is prohibited to treat the crushed skin during ironing with steam.
5. To straighten the material on problem areas, gently press the iron, hold for a few seconds and release. After checking the result, repeat the effect or move to another area.
6. Do not hurry with the transition from one zone to another. We move the skirt or turn it by another part only after the treated area has completely cooled down.
7. Hard-to-reach places or small items are also treated with an iron, but under the material we put a miniature stand, which usually comes complete with an ironing board.

These same principles need to be taken into account when it is necessary to iron a leather jacket. It is only necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the form of things and to act strictly according to patterns, otherwise ultimately the garment will not sit on the figure as before.

How to repair a product with hot steam?

The crushed skin can be smoothed with steam. At home, an iron or steamer is used for this purpose. In the first case we need a device with a steam generator, the use of simpler models can end for a material tragically.

Most often this method is used to smooth the leather jacket:

• The object is placed on the hangers and fixed on a vertical hanger.
• The chosen device is kept at a distance from the skin( about 15 cm) and start to apply steam.
• We do not stay in one place for longer than five seconds, we constantly move the device.
• You should not try to correct the product in the processing process, you can get a serious thermal burn.
• Remove the product from the hanger only after it has completely cooled down.

Advice: If there is not a steamer or a suitable iron on the premises, you can find an effective way out of the situation. In the bath we put a basin of boiling water, we hang a jacket over it, leave it until the water cools. If necessary, we make one more approach.

Contrary to popular belief, steaming is more efficient and can restore the shape of things from very dense and stubborn skin.

The most gentle methods of applying

When working with products from very delicate matter, it is first recommended to try a softer and safer exposure:

• Simply hang the product on the shoulders of a suitable shape and patiently wait a few days until the old look returns to it.
• In some cases, Vaseline, castor oil or nut oil helps. The product is applied directly to the creases and removed with a damp cloth after the material has softened and smoothed. This approach also returns the tissue elasticity, so it can be used as a prevention of skin tightening.

If you do not want to spend time on all these troubles or there is a fear of spoiling your favorite thing, then you should use the services of special service centers that work specifically with the skin. But, as practice shows, these approaches differ in safety, while ensuring a positive result.

We recommend that you read an article on how to smooth leatherette