How to wash a fur collar at home?

Chic down jackets with fashionable fur collars on the hood are always at the peak of popularity. Comfortable and light, such outerwear is not only beautiful, but also gives the owner the opportunity to feel comfortable even in the most severe frosts. Many manufacturers of down jackets think about how the washing and cleaning of not only the product itself, but also the fur edge will be carried out. For these purposes, the collars are equipped with zippers and buttons. But, unfortunately, not everyone does it. Therefore, often the question arises for girls how to wash a fur collar at home, so as not to spoil it, and its appearance remains primordial. Let's look at how this can be done together.

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Hand wash of natural fur

Why wash the fur from the down jacket at home?

1. For the time of even the most accurate socks the accessory of the down jacket can lose its luxurious look. Shopping trips for groceries, trips in public transport, use of a house elevator are all factors that can lead to a deplorable state of fur on the down jacket.
2. Even with the most accurate toe, there is no guarantee that at the end of the cold season you will not find dirty and greasy spots on the fur.
3. Dry cleaning services can not afford all, as this is quite an expensive pleasure.

Hand treatment is the most effective and easiest way to wash fur from a down jacket. Let's define the main steps that will help us to clean the product of grease, dirt and other contaminants:

• First disconnect the fur from the very down jacket. The product can be attached to the hood with a zipper or buttons. However, it is not uncommon for manufacturers to sew fur to the hood. In this case, you have to gently flap the edge.
• In order to wash the fur from the down jacket, you should prepare a soapy solution. In a small basin pour water, the temperature of which should not exceed 30 degrees, since fur does not like high temperatures. In a modern hardware store you will find a tool for cleaning fur and fur products, although you can also use the usual detergent, liquid soap or shampoo.
• After preparing the water, proceed directly to the processing of your product. Put the fur in a soapy solution and leave it so for half an hour.
• After 30 minutes, proceed to the wash itself. Operate cautiously, slowly and smoothly by processing places of pollution.

Important! Try not to squeeze or rub the fur, as it can deform.

• After washing the product in a soapy solution, wash the basin thoroughly. This will save it from the foam, which can stay on the edges of the container and prevent you from thoroughly rinsing the fur.
• After the basin is absolutely clean, drop the fur into it.

Important! Rinse the fur only in cold water. So you will achieve that after washing the product will be shiny, silky and soft to the touch.

• Drying of this product should also be paid close attention.

Important! Do not hang the fur on the battery or on the rope in the bathroom, nor twist it or squeeze it out. Lay the edge on the towel, let it dry naturally.

• After complete drying, the fur needs to be put in order. To do this, you can use an ordinary comb with sparse teeth. In addition, in the pet store you can buy a special model for fur.

Important! During combing do not make sharp movements - slowly and smoothly slide the comb in the direction of growth of the villi.

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How to remove greasy stains?

To remove an annoying fat stain from the fur edge, prepare a special solution. For this:

1. Take two teaspoons of salt and a spoonful of 10% ammonia, as well as 200 milliliters of water.
2. Then gently mix all ingredients, apply the resulting mixture to problem spots.
3. Leave for 30 minutes, then wash the product according to the above principle.

Important! In addition to this method, the greasy stains can be removed with a more accessible mixture of vinegar and salt. To prepare such a solution, add the following ingredients: in a half-liter of water, add a tablespoon of vinegar and a spoonful of salt. After that, gently apply the resulting solution to grease stains for no more than 30 minutes, and then wash as usual.

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Dry cleaning of the fur collar

If for some reason you can not remove the fur from the down jacket, then you can dry the product. There are several options for such washing.

Petrol and starch

Refined gasoline will do fine cleaning of fur collar. To do this, add starch to the substance, and then mix the ingredients to a thick consistency. After this, apply the mixture to the problem areas and leave for 30 minutes. Next, remove the remnants of the mixture with a vacuum cleaner or comb.

Talc

This method involves the use of talc as the main cleaning agent:

1. Take a small handful of the substance and carefully handle the problem areas on the fur product. This procedure should be repeated until the fur is white.
2. Then remove all the powder from the fur, shaking the edge several times.
3. The grains that remain are removed using a vacuum cleaner.

Important! If you do not have talc, you can replace it with semolina or starch.

Lemon juice

With the help of lemon juice it is possible to remove yellowness from white fur. It should be diluted with water in equal proportions, and then simply rub the fur obtained by the mixture. As a rule, after this yellowness goes away.

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Collar of imitation fur

All of the above methods were applied when the collar of the down jacket is made of natural fur. However, very often the outer fur is decorated with synthetic fur. It is understandable: artificial fur is lightweight, easy to clean and costs several times cheaper.

It is not difficult to look after such a product. Often a washing machine can be used to remove dirt from the surface of such a fringe.

Important! In order to determine whether your fur is natural on the fringe or artificial, carefully consider its underside. If threads protrude and matter is visible, then the margin is clearly synthetic.

To begin with, learn the label that you will find on the very down jacket. The manufacturer must indicate on it all the conditions for washing the product.

Often artificial fur can be washed in the car with a down jacket in a delicate mode at a water temperature of not more than 40 degrees, and the powder is better to use liquid.

That's all the wisdom about how to wash a fur collar at home. As you can see, there is nothing super complicated. The main thing is to allocate a little time for this, and carefully restore the appearance of the outskirts of your outer clothing.