Fleece is a unique soft fabric, which many mistakenly take for natural. For this reason, the housewives begin to erase the fleece clothes incorrectly, provoking the thinning of the fibers. The material ceases to retain heat, and the functional properties of things gradually slide down to zero.
Like any synthetics, fleece negatively reacts with aggressive detergents, high temperatures and professional stain removers. But even at home it is possible to provide the tissues with a full-fledged care, which guarantees the maintenance of the product in the optimal state.
Rules for fleece care and its processing
Before you wash the fleece blanket, a soft jacket or a neat hat, you need to read the manufacturer's recommendations on the label, the approaches can vary considerably.
In addition, it is necessary to take into account the universal rules for the processing of whimsical products:
- Despite the fact that fleece products are allowed to be cleaned in a washing machine, it is best to handle them by hand.
- The drum can not be loaded to the limit, things should be free, otherwise they will quickly wear out.
- To qualitatively wash the fleece, you must turn all the items to the wrong side, after zipping all the zippers.
- To obtain the maximum positive result, it is recommended to pre-soak objects in a soap solution, but no more than for half an hour.
- Bleaching agents, solvents and dry cleaning are strictly prohibited, therefore these things can only be handled at home. Instead, in the course you need to start gentle or specialized means that restore the water-repellent properties of the fabric.
- After processing in the washing machine an automaton or long-lasting socks on things from fleece, static electricity often begins to collect. This will not happen if during the cleaning in the water add a variety of air conditioners.
- Regardless of how it was necessary to wash a rug or other product, squeeze the fabric is prohibited. After processing, it is laid on a horizontal surface or hung on the hanger, allowing the liquid to flow freely.
- Dry fleece items are only allowed by natural means. The impact of artificial heat sources quickly destroys the product, leading to its total worthlessness.
Tip: The formation of pellets on the surface of the object after the cleaning procedure is quite normal. Problem areas simply need to be treated with an old blunted razor or an electric razor designed to handle long hairs.
How to properly wash the fleece in the machine and hands?
When proceeding directly to the study of items in the automatic washing machine, the following recommendations of professionals and experienced hostesses should be considered:
- It is forbidden to wash the plaid or more complicated things from fleece in hot water. The indicator should not exceed 30-40 ° C.Even if the pollution seems very persistent, you can not break this rule.
- When sorting out the options for washing, it is better to give preference to the most delicate products. In extreme cases, fleece can be washed and household soap, but it is better if it is a neutral gel with soft enzymes. To the powder product, it is necessary to add a water softener, for example, soda ash. It can be up to a quarter of the total volume of detergent.
- The mode can only be delicate or manual. In extreme cases, we independently reduce the number of revolutions in the washing machine to a minimum.
- To wash the colored fleece and keep its brightness, you need to add color stabilizers. Bleaching agents are used only when processing white products.
- The spinning and drying on the washing machine must be switched off, otherwise the entire delicacy of the approach is minimized.
- Things from fleece are not smooth, they just give time to hang around. If all cleaning operations were carried out in accordance with the rules, then, after drying, the object will return to its original form.
Some landladies try to wash the fleece with a steam cleaner, but this is not the safest option. If you're lucky, the fabric after such treatment will only slightly thin out, but it can also be hopelessly deformed. It is not necessary to invent complex options for cleaning fleece. Even in warm water, it perfectly removes dirt with minimal mechanical assistance from the side.
