Is it possible to wash coats and other outerwear in a washing machine?

You are the lucky owner of a beautiful coat whose tag is traditionally marked with the badge "only dry cleaning".Before you is the choice, complex, serious: wash or not to wash? Is it really catastrophic or can you try? Many housewives have long and skillfully erased outerwear. And, most interesting, not only manually, but also in the washing machine!

There is no problem in this, of course, no. The main thing is to understand and really assess the risks and consequences.

If the thing is expensive, and in all senses of the word, exclusive, then it is better to avoid experiments and to leave the coat away from sin away to dry cleaning - let experts do it.

Well, if laundry services cost you much more than the thing itself, you can try and wash yourself. Of course, given all the details and details. And now we'll tell you about the peculiarities of washing different types of coats.

Woolen coat wash

Woolen coat is "harmful" and does not like frequent washing. If you still decided to wash it in a washing machine, remember the delicate mode( 30-40 degrees) and special detergents - powder for wool products.

The main stages of washing outerwear from wool are as follows:

• check pockets for excess items;
• turn things inside out;Fasten all buttons or zipper;
• roll the product;
• put it in the drum of the washing machine;
• choose a delicate mode( in some models there is also a mode for woolen fabrics);
• , after the end of the wash, remove the product and hang it on the hanger so that the water drips off.

Advice

Wool coat after washing should never be twisted!

• iron through gauze, when it will be just a little wet.

The above laundry is best suited for wool blends, fabrics that include 50% wool and 50% acrylic. Wash clothes from natural wool by hand, so it will be safer. The powder should be only special, then the effect after washing will be appropriate.

Board

You can add a little conditioner to the water, the thing will be soft.

How to wash a cashmere coat?

But the cashmere coat is machine wash machine is very dangerous. The material can be deformed or sit down, and the favorite thing will be hopelessly spoiled.

If you are concerned about a single spot, try to print only it and only locally. You can do this as follows:

• wipe the spot with a sponge soaked in water;
• wipe again with a sponge soaked in a solution of soapy water;Rinse
• with a damp cloth.

But if you need to wash the whole cashmere coat, it's better to do it manually. This procedure is simple, it is quite easy to cope with it, the main thing is to observe the basic rules.

• Set the temperature of the bathroom so that it does not exceed 30 degrees.
• Pour powder into it.
• Beat until foam formation. Soak a cashmere coat in water.
• Mask it.
• Rinse in clean water several times. Water to change!
• Place the product on a towel and drain. Do not squeeze or twist it in any way!
• Change towel to new one after it becomes wet
• Iron through gauze when the product is only slightly damp.
• Hang on the hangers.
• Post it directly to fresh air.

So, on the initially asked question about washing in a washing machine we answer unequivocally: a cashmere coat can not be washed!

Wash the drape coat

As for the coat of drape, then there are still some options. To begin with, the drape coat must be carefully examined for glued inserts. If they are, then you can not erase the product either manually or even more so in a washing machine. What to do in this case? It's very simple: clean with a soft brush.

When choosing this method of cleaning outerwear, observe the following procedure.

• Prepare cleaning solution( cold water + special liquid detergent).

Advice

Strong concentration is not necessary, soap will need quite a bit, otherwise there will be a divorce.

• Apply the solution with a sponge on your coat and leave it on for a while.
• Wipe the soiled and moistened areas with a brush.
• Remove the remnants of the product with a clean cloth dampened with water.

You can even take crumb of bread, roll a ball out of it and walk through the fabric, thereby collecting all the small debris. This option of cleaning the drape coat is simple in its genius. But often this is not enough and the product needs to be washed completely.

If there are no pasted inserts, the coat can be washed by hand. The algorithm of such washing is completely identical to the one described above, which showed how to properly deal with the dirt on a cashmere coat. The only difference: you can dry it right on your shoulders, without putting it on the towel. The ironing process is similar: also through gauze and only when wet.

Tips for washing a coat from polyester

Polyester is a popular material of our time. He did not ignore the products from the category of outerwear. Its density is different, before washing, as in any other case, it is best to read the instruction.

For many people, the option of manual washing is more preferable, as it is more reliable, and there is less excitement. The process of washing by hand does not differ from those that were previously presented.

But if there are still no warnings, you can safely wash this coat in a washing machine. The main thing is the correct regime. He should be only sparing.

Advice

Buttons, buttons and zippers on the coat before washing are better to fasten, then they will not spoil exactly, and the thing after washing will be like new.

In conclusion - the spots on the coat

Single spots on the coat, where you can avoid washing the entire product, it is necessary to display in a timely manner. We will help you in this.

• Greasy stains.

They will cope with the solution, which includes detergent and glycerin in 1: 1 proportions for half a cup of warm water. The spot must be treated with this solution, moving the cotton swab from the edges to the center. Spots from tea and coffee.

The most unpleasant stains. But they succumb, if you know how to deduce. It is enough to mix a couple of spoons of glycerin with one spoon of ammonia, treat the resulting solution with a stain - and the product is ready to wear. With spots from beer, hydrogen peroxide will cope - a remedy that is available in any home medicine cabinet.

• Greasy collar

Mixing four teaspoons of salt with one teaspoon of ammonia, you can bring the collar in perfect condition.

It is possible to wash a coat from any fabric or to remove a stain on it at home, the main thing is to observe all the precautions. But still, if the thing is expensive, it's better to give it to the dry-cleaners, since the advice that is offered here does not give 100% guarantee, they are from the experience of skillful housewives, but all cases are individual, as well as things. Additives and dyes in the fabric can behave quite unpredictably.

Do not forget that at home you can carry out a dry cleaning of the product. There are even special kits that allow you to clean a thing with a washing machine, but without using water. This option is unquestionably even safer than washing in the "Delicate fabrics" mode.

After analyzing all the advantages and disadvantages of each method of cleaning the coat of dirt and taking note of the features of the fabric, you can easily determine the best option for your product.