How to pat your coat at home?

Coats are one of the most popular elements of outerwear for both women's and men's wardrobes. Unfortunately, like other things, it can crumble or lose its shape after washing. Therefore, in order not to resort to dry cleaning services, we will tell you how to pat your coat at home.

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How to quickly and effectively iron the outer clothing?

Most often when you care for such a capricious product, like a coat, there may be some problems, especially at the ironing stage. Therefore, in order to avoid them, the following rules should be adhered to.

• When washing, the product should not be rubbed too much. It is best to squeeze it gently with your hands.

Important! When washing a coat in a washing machine, it is best to put it in a special cover, which will prevent the appearance of deep creases.

• It is not recommended to squeeze the coat after washing. It is better to hang it on the hangers and place it for drying on the street or in a well ventilated area.
• You can greatly simplify the ironing process if you used a laundry conditioner during laundry.

Important! When hand washing, you can use hair conditioner.

• Despite the general opinion that the higher the temperature, the faster and more efficiently the creases are smoothed, in the case of a coat it does not work at all. The best temperature for ironing these products is 100 degrees. And if you increase it, then only increase the risk of occurrence of scorching.
• The product must be slightly damp before ironing.
• After you have finished the ironing process, the coat should be left for a while until completely cooled, and after - it can be weighed on the hangers.

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How to smooth the coat, depending on the type of fabric?

Before you can pat your coat, you need to look at the composition of the fabric. It is this feature that significantly influences the choice of the temperature regime during ironing.

How to pat your synthetic coat?

Many are attracted to outerwear, sewn from polyester. This is due to its strength and ability not to let cold and moisture pass.

Important! When ironing outerwear from this material, it should be taken into account that it does not tolerate high temperatures. Therefore, correctly choose the heating mode of the iron according to the information indicated on the label by the manufacturer.

Another advantage of polyester outerwear is that it rarely creases. Basically, such moments happen only after washing, and you can fix them with iron.

Important! Before you iron the entire product, you should first iron the shred which is sewn from the inside.

Next:

• If a polyester coat has a thin fabric lining, then it should be ironed from the inside.
• As for the warm clothes on the sintepon, in this case it needs to be ironed from the outside through a wet lining, for example, gauze or a piece of cotton cloth.

How to pat a woolen coat?

This material is very difficult to care for, so during ironing you will have to deal with it pretty much. But despite the laboriousness of the process, following the following recommendations, you can do everything right without additional physical and financial costs:

• If the product is made of a material such as cashmere or alpaca, do not immediately start washing - let it dry completely.
• On the iron, set the minimum temperature. Through wet gauze, iron a small patch. If this manipulation has been unsuccessful and the cracks remain, then a larger heating mode should be set.

Important! The outer side when ironing outerwear should always be ironed exclusively through a wet protective layer of fabric.

• First you need to iron the wrong side. Allow the product to cool completely, and then proceed to the front side.

Important! Cashmere coat of dark colors is not recommended to iron from the wrong side, as the stitches may leave marks.

• Straighten the product on a flat surface and gently iron it.

Important! Coat of alpaca should be ironed solely in the direction of the nap.

• In order to smooth out the sleeves, they should be pulled on a special ledge placed on the ironing board. And after that you can iron the back, collar and lapels.

Important! In order to stroke the shoulders, it is necessary to place a firm cushion under them.

• To avoid traces, the seams need to be processed at the very last turn, using the tip of the iron.

Important! Unlike other woolen fabrics, one should remember that ironing a cashmere coat at home is a very difficult task, because this material is quite specific and requires special care. Therefore, first carefully read the tag. If it is not ironed, then you can use the iron in a warm or cold mode. The best way to care for this material is stripping.

It is also important to take into account the fact that ironing a woolen coat should be carried out as a last resort. Therefore, we offer you ways how to smooth the coat at home without the iron:

• You can steam off and level the surface of the fabric in the bathroom. To do this, you need to collect a hot water bath. Your task is to put more steam in. Hang the coat on your coat hangers and wait for the steam to blow. After - take the product to another room to dry and hang.
• The coat should be spread on a flat surface. Wet your hands and smooth out all the dents and wrinkles. Next - cover it with a towel. In this position, the product should be left for a day. Put your coat on your hanger, let it hang for a while.

Important! This method is best used for outerwear made from drape.

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How to steal a coat at home?

Steaming is the safest method for restoring the shape and smoothing the creases on the outer clothing. You can take things to a dry cleaner, and you can do it yourself at home.

Using a conventional iron

Having shown a little ingenuity and ingenuity, you can steam off the outer clothing with a conventional iron. The result, of course, will not be the same as that of dry cleaning, but the look of the product will be pretty neat:

1. To start, the coat should be thoroughly cleaned with a brush, removing all excess villas from it.
2. Use a spray gun to spray a little water over the surface.
3. Wet coat should be hung on the hanger. Due to the weight of the product, most creases and creases will simply disperse.
4. In the end, you should only iron the product through cheesecloth with an iron.
5. After finishing the process of ironing the coat, you should hang it again on your hanger until it cools down completely.

Modern appliances to help you

To date, the most popular method of clothing care is the iron with the function of vertical steaming. Due to the fact that the power of the steam flow in such irons is quite powerful, it will take very little time to steam out the outer clothing. To do this, you need to hang the product on the hanger and carefully steaming all of its surface.

Important! Using this method of stripping, it is necessary to pay special attention to the most crushed places by pressing the additional steam supply button.

Steam iron as a "golden mean"

To date, irons with the function of steam generation are becoming increasingly popular. This is due to the delicate and safe ironing of even the most "whimsical" tissues. The only drawback of this option is its size - they far exceed the standard options.

The effectiveness of such a device is to produce a large volume of steam, but the flow remains small. Due to this, the effect on the product is rather soft and even. To strip off the coat, use a brush attachment. Due to this you will give the product extra volume and clean it of excess villi.

Important! When stripping off the outer clothing from the wrong side, this nozzle should not be used.

How to steam off a coat, depending on the type of fabric?

Very often on items made of polyester, the icon of the iron is crossed out. This means that such things are not subject to ironing, respectively - to return them presentable form is possible only by steaming them. In order to save your outer clothing from various creases, you must select a mode that is designed for the processing of delicate fabrics:

1. The coat should be hung on the hanger in an upright position.
2. Keep the distance of 10 centimeters, proceed to the stripping process.
3. Movements must be from top to bottom.
4. After you have finished, the product needs to be given a little "rest".Just hang it for a while in a room with more dry air.

As for outerwear made of natural fabrics, in this case steaming is an ideal option in order to restore the old form of the coat and level the creases.

Important! For steaming a woolen coat you can use the most common household iron with steam function.

As in the case of synthetic fabrics, the wool product should hang on the shoulders during the stripping process, and at the end of the procedure, dry out in another room.

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Useful advices and recommendations

In the end we want to offer you some useful recommendations that will help you when caring for your outerwear:

• Always remember the temperature mode. The iron should not be heated above 100 degrees.
• Before ironing, the product should be slightly damp, do not over-dry it.
• After ironing on the ironing board, you do not need to hang your coat on the hanger at once - let it cool down for a while.
• Woolen products should be stored solely in a suspended state on the shoulders. This will protect them from the occurrence of cracks and deformation.

If you are faced with the problem of the appearance of various creases on your outer clothing, you should not despair. This problem can be solved at home, without resorting to dry cleaners. Thanks to the above tips and recommendations, you will be able to provide the coat with proper care and return it to its original appearance.