How to wash a jacket from kozhzama at home?

One of the most popular materials used for jackets is leatherette. It has bright enough and attractive shades, and a quality substitute is also pleasant to the touch, and quite strong. And the cost of products is several times cheaper than analogs made of genuine leather. The only nuance - it is not always clear how to properly wash the jacket of leatherette at home, so as not to damage the thing from such an ambiguous material. We will deal with this in this article.

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Basics of proper care

Jackets from leatherette require the right approach - while cleaning will provide exactly the result that you aspire to. To do everything competently, start with such actions:

• We study the label. Symbols, drawn on the label, help to understand how to wash a jacket from leatherette at home. With the help of them you can orient, at how many degrees, in what mode you can handle the product in a washing machine and whether you can do it at all.
• We estimate the degree of pollution. Type of washing( manual or using a washing machine) is determined by this factor, because sometimes you need to wash the product entirely, and sometimes - to remove stains locally.
• We check the reaction to water. To do this, you should pour a little water, on the inconspicuous place of your leatherette. Wait for half an hour. Then look, if your material is not wrinkled, then the reaction to water is neutral and you can wash the whole product.

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We use the washing machine.

If you find on the label an icon that you can wash your jacket from leatherette, and if the reaction of the material to water is neutral, then follow the instructions below:

1. We turn your outer garments inside out, zipped or buttoned in advance.
2. Put the product in a special bag for washing
3. Place the clothes neatly in a washing machine, pre-setting the desired temperature mode indicated on the label. Basically, it's about 40 degrees and gentle mode - you can choose "quick wash", in which the whole cycle takes place in 15-30 minutes. So you surely will save the material from excessive adverse effects of washing equipment and at the same time clean the thing with a high quality.

Important! To ensure that the washing machine does not ruin your jacket, put the minimum number of revolutions.

1. We leave to dry naturally, on a hanger.

Important! In no case do not use when washing funds that have chlorine and bleach in the composition.

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Handwash

If you are afraid that you can spoil your clothes, and if the jacket material wrinkled during the test, or if you found a prohibitory sign that you can not wash with a washing machine, then youyou have to do it manually. To wash a leatherette jacket, you need:

1. Take a small basin into which a thing can easily fit.
2. Pour half warm water into it.

Important! The temperature of the water in which you will wash the jacket from leatherette should not be more than 40 degrees.

1. Add to the water is not a detergent, but a dishwashing detergent.
2. Using a sponge, gently, slowly, wipe the surface of the material.
3. After that you need to remove moisture from the thing. To do this, lightly squeeze out your jacket, and wrap in a blanket or towel for 5-10 minutes.
4. Hang your jacket for drying, turning it inside out.

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When you can do without washing.

If the dirt is not completely in your jacket, then you can easily fix it with a sponge soaked in soapy water. The soap solution must consist of either a powder dissolved in water or soap. After you have wiped the dirty surface, wipe again, only with a dry cloth.

Alcohol-containing solutions can also help with the solution of the problem. To use this you need to prepare a 50% solution or take strong alcohol - vodka. After you have prepared the solution, gently moisten the cotton pad and lightly clean the dirt.

After such local processing your jacket from leatherette will have the appearance appropriate to your appearance - clean and neat.

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most vulnerable As with other material, leatherette has some vulnerabilities, so there are reasons for neatly wearing and caring for such things.

Cuffs and collar

The main problem places are cuffs, and of course, the collar. This is especially noticeable on light products. Return them a neat look with soda:

1. Take any unnecessary cloth and moisten it to make it wet.
2. Sprinkle a little soda on a rag, wipe the contamination for 10 minutes.
3. After this, remove excess soda with a damp cloth and wait until your jacket dries.

Important! Since the dirt on the sleeves and the collar is quite resistant, we recommend that you carry out this treatment as often as possible, even if after that you plan to wash the product completely.

Lining

Lining of the jacket during socks directly contacts with everyday clothing, which is soaked in your sweat, dust, and is exposed to various impurities. All this over time affects the appearance and smell of the lining, so it must be periodically cleaned, even if outwardly your jacket from kozhzam looks still pretty.

You can do this as follows:

• To start, turn your jacket inside out and hang it on your hangers.
• Take for treatment any remedy that you clean carpets or upholstered furniture.
• Make a solution by mixing the water with the remedy. A dense foam column should form on the surface.
• After - apply to the lining is this foam with a sponge, leave it for 20-25 minutes.
• Finally, wash off the foam with a sponge, wipe your product with a dry cloth or rag.

Now you know how to wash a jacket from kozhzama at home. We hope that you correctly determine the method of cleaning, do everything correctly and your thing will get a beautiful appearance from the very beginning, without losing its strength.