Gloves from carefully crafted leather, deservedly considered one of the most attractive, elegant and practical accessories. To keep their presentable and aesthetic appearance for a long time, you need to know how to clean leather gloves at home. The material is rather capricious, it negatively reacts to aggressive external influence. The same applies to soft suede, rapidly losing its original appeal in the absence of proper care.
If desired, you can give exacting products to dry cleaning, but even specialists can not guarantee an ideal result. It is better to learn to carry out care yourself, using for this the most sparing, but quite effective techniques.
Basic rules for the care of leather gloves, effective cleaning options for
products. Before you wash leather gloves in a typewriter or manually, you need to take into account that manipulation is unlikely to pass for things without negative consequences. Iron products are also strictly prohibited. Optimum option will be the most gentle means of exposure, implying the use of chemical reagents and a minimum amount of moisture. The cleaning procedure begins with a mechanical treatment - the adhering dirt must be removed with a soft-nosed brush. Only after this it is necessary to act according to the color of the material.
Black gloves can be worn in one of the following ways:
- Most often, ammonia is used for manipulation. For half a glass of water, take no more than a tablespoon of the active ingredient. In the resulting solution, we moisten the cotton pad or soft sponge, and subsequently we process the entire surface of the product. The tool needs to be changed as it gets dirty. Purified things are wiped with a cloth napkin soaked in cool water and dried.
- In the presence of persistent stains, you can take two parts of gasoline and mix them with one part of turpentine. The received composition is processed only problem areas. Then wipe the surface of gloves with a damp cloth and dry as usual.
To clean leather gloves in white it is worth using the following techniques:
- The most effective and safe means is the protein of a fresh chicken egg. It must be beaten into a thick foam, which is applied to the contamination. We wait a few minutes until the product is slightly absorbed into the material, after which we proceed to cleaning with cotton sponge or flannel fabric.
- Obvious dirty stains, it is best to rub the onion juice first, then treat it with whipped protein or a mixture of protein and milk. The second option will not only ensure the product cleanliness, but also return the skin to the lost softness and elasticity.
But to look after leather gloves from colored materials follows as follows:
- Bread crumb soaked in milk for light things, in water - for dark ones. Then squeeze the composition from moisture and apply to the contamination. After the product has dried, gently wipe it with a damp cloth.
- In addition to using the traditional method, you can use specialized sprays to care for colored skin. Simultaneously with the purification of the material, they restore its color.
Tip: Applying any of these cleansing options gradually results in a tightening of the skin, a hardening of the material. To prevent this, it is necessary to regularly treat things with professional softening compounds, a milky protein mixture( for white skin), castor oil or a nourishing face cream.
When forming the contamination on the inner surface of the product, it must be turned out with the wrong side outward, cleaned by one of these methods and thoroughly dried. Only after that it is allowed to return things to their usual appearance.
How can I clean gloves of black, white and colored suede?
Material with a short but pronounced pile requires a slightly different approach. To clean suede gloves without affecting their functionality and external data, you can use the following recommendations:
- With regular wearing on suede, very soon there are sebaceous formations in the areas of the crushed pile. Therefore, the surface must be systematically treated with sandpaper of maximum softness or with a special rubber brush.
- With suede dark-colored stains are removed by crumb of bread or salt. Problem areas are covered with the selected product, gently with three and we remove the mass together with the soaked mud.
- Caring for white suede involves regular cleaning with alcohol. In a glass of warm water we brew on a tablespoon of ammonia and hydrogen peroxide. With the resulting composition, we work the surface, and after half an hour, we soak it with a dry napkin. After the thing has dried, comb the pile.
- In the case of colored suede, the best option is to use special stain removers.
Only with the implementation of high-quality and regular care suede and leather for a long time will retain those qualities, thanks to which for many years remain at the peak of popularity.