How to clean leather gloves at home?

Leather gloves are not only warm and practical to wear, they are alsogive a special style to all appearance - a special solidity and elegance. But, although this material is not marquee, there can sometimes appear pollution of any origin, when the question arises, how to clean leather gloves at home. Full washing by hand and, moreover, in a washing machine in this case is unacceptable, but several options for easy cleaning do exist. What tools to use and how - you will learn from this article.

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Cleaning the gloves - basic rules

Before cleaning the leather gloves at home, do the following:

1. Choose the right product based on the shade of the skin.
2. Make sure that your accessory is sewn from high-quality leather - otherwise, even after the most gentle home cleaning, the stuff gets under your eyes.

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Cleaning gloves from any leather

The easiest, gentle way to clean leather gloves looks like this:

1. Put your product on your hand. First one, after finishing the treatment - do a second glove clean.
2. Dampen a soft sponge in a light soapy solution.
3. Wipe the surface of the material.
4. Wash off any soap residue with mud with warm water, but do not wet the thing completely, but simply wipe with a clean sponge or damp rag.

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Cleaning of dark gloves

The principle of cleaning gloves from leather of darker shades will be the same - you need to moisten the cotton disc in the cleaning solution and wipe the material until all dirt is removed.

For this purpose, you can use such tools:

• 3 tbsp.l.vinegar, mixed with 1 liter of warm water;
• ammonia with water in a ratio of 1: 4;
• turpentine and gasoline, mixed 1: 2 - for particularly complex spots.

Important! After you have managed to clean leather gloves at home, be sure to wipe the material with a soft cloth soaked in clean water. This is necessary in order to remove the remnants of cleaning agents. Do not forget before you dress products, it's good to dry out.

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Cleaning of light skin

White or light skin is always cleaned much more difficult and requires a very delicate approach. To cope with this task without the help of dry cleaners, proceed as follows:

1. Whisk 1 egg white into a thick foam.
2. Apply the mass over the entire surface of the skin.
3. Leave for 10-15 minutes.
4. Wash off any residues with a damp soft cloth.

Important! If you notice very strong stains of dirt, before cleaning the leather gloves with protein, treat locally all the traces of a fresh onion - just cut the vegetable into halves and rub them with the material. This simple action will not only help to remove dirt from the material more effectively, but also restore its elasticity.

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Cleaning of colored leather

To return the appeal to colored leather gloves, you can use 2 ways:

1. Bread crumb. It must be mashed, dipped in water( for lighter shades - in milk), and the resulting bread mass to put on soiled places. After 10-15 minutes, clean with a damp, clean cloth.
2. Regenerating spray paint. Use this option when you can not get rid of stains, and you like gloves and you do not plan to buy others at the moment. But, be sure to make sure that the paint is of high quality, so as not to damage the accessory even more, and follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully during the processing of the material.

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Cleaning of leather gloves inside

If you wear gloves for several consecutive years and do not clean them after the end of the season, but in the same way and put them in storage, one day you will have a question how to clean leather gloves inside, since it will be unpleasant to wear them already. It is not necessary to go for such a purpose in dry cleaning, you can try to remove dirt from the lining yourself as follows:

1. Nitrate and hydrogen peroxide will be useful to you to clean those leather gloves in which there is no lining. In this case, simply mix the ingredients in equal proportions, moisten the wadded disk in the resulting solution and wipe the entire inner surface. It is more convenient to do this if you turn the product inside out. The finishing stage is cleaning with a conventional brush.
2. If there is a lining and it is fabric, treat the material with a brush with a soapy solution. Just try to use as little water as possible and after completion it's very good to dry the thing.
3. The fur lining is cleaned only dry. To do this, apply talcum or starch to the nap, rub it well and walk on the fur with a brush. Repeat the procedure several times until the powder after the rubbing is left white.

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Useful advices:

1. If you are in doubt, and your gloves are expensive, take them to professionals better at dry cleaning to be sure of the result.
2. Never dry leather gloves on batteries, heaters or any other heaters.
3. To restore the elasticity and gloss of the material after cleaning by any means, treat the skin with a nutritious hand cream, for shoes of suitable color or with simple vegetable oil.

Knowing and regularly following all the rules of how to clean leather gloves, you will definitely extend their service life and you will not have to be puzzled by the need for a new purchase in the next few years. Wear gloves, protect your hands from the cold and look beautiful at the same time!