How to clean a jacket at home without dry cleaning?

Few in the wardrobe there is no jacket. It gives our appearance elegance, can be formal or everyday. But sooner or later, the question arises on how to clean it. Wash it in a washing machine is dangerous - so you can hopelessly spoil your favorite thing. As a rule, jackets consist of different types of fabric, so it’s not easy to take care of them. How to clean a jacket at home without dry cleaning and washing? This can be done with the help of improvised tools that every housewife has in the arsenal. The cleaning agent must be selected depending on the material from which the jacket is made. So we will figure out what and what will be suitable, how to apply this or that remedy correctly.

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Suit jacket

In most cases, costume fabric is a variation of polyester and elastane, sometimes included viscose in a small amount. Such a fabric is characterized by high wear resistance and elasticity, does not crease during cleaning, but it cannot be washed. There are several ways to clean such a suit.

Ammonia

In the first place is cleaning the jacket ammonia:

1. Dilute ammonia with water - 1 tablespoon of ammonia goes to 1 liter of water.
2. Pour the solution into the spray bottle.
3. Spray it onto a cloth while brushing it over the material.
4. Hang the jacket on a hanger and let it dry at room temperature.

Important! Instead of a spray bottle, you can use a cotton swab, apply a solution of ammonia on it and wipe the problem areas.

Soap solution

Prepare a soap solution. To do this, it is better to take a baby or liquid soap that does not leave white streaks. Moisten a sponge in water and thoroughly wipe the contaminated areas. Then wipe them with a dry and clean cloth.

Vinegar

Dilute the vinegar with water in a ratio of 1 to 1 and heat a little. Dampen a sponge or swab in the solution and clean the suit.

Important! Cleaning your jacket in this way will not only remove all the dirt, but also return the former brightness to your clothes.

Potatoes

In such a case, ordinary potatoes can help us. Rinse the potatoes thoroughly, cut them into 2 halves and wipe them with stains. Then go to these places with a sponge with water - this will help get rid of starch.

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Suede jacket

Things from suede in case of heavy pollution they are not recommended to be cleaned at home, as this is a very moody material. With improper care, the thing can easily go bad. Such a suit must not be washed, squeezed and twisted.

How can I clean my jacket at home without washing and dry cleaning? There is one way. To do this, you will need a source of hot steam, ideally a vertical steamer, but if it is not there, a boiling kettle or pan will do.

Hold your suit over steam for several minutes, then clean the damp cloth with a special suede brush. After cleaning, allow the jacket to dry on its own.

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Wool jacket

Cleaning a woolen jacket with the right approach will not be difficult. It is completely washable, just follow these rules:

• Wash wool in cold water.
• It is better to wash with your hands than in a washing machine.
• Wool to dry on a horizontal surface.

In addition to washing, a wool suit can also be steamed - just like suede.

Important! If, after each sock, you brush a jacket with a clothes brush for at least a couple of minutes, then it will serve you faithfully for more than one year. The brush cleans all accumulated dirt and dust from the fibers of the wool.

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Leather or leatherette jacket

Such suits cannot be washed, and not all detergents are suitable for cleaning it:

• The best option is to make a solution of warm water, liquid soap and ammonia, mixing them in equal proportions. This solution needs to handle all the problem areas, then dry with a cotton swab.
• You can also use a mixture of baking soda with ammonia and water. For 500 ml of water is 1 teaspoon of ammonia and 3 teaspoons of soda.

Important! After any wet processing, the product must be allowed to dry. You can soften the skin with petroleum jelly, glycerin or castor oil.

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Problem Handling

Particular attention should be paid to the collar and cuffs. These places are most susceptible to pollution. It is there that a glossy shine appears that spoils the entire appearance.

So, how to remove the gloss from the sleeves of the jacket or from the collar?

• You can use special refined gasoline, which is sold in hardware stores, to clean up overgrown areas. Dampen their swab and carefully treat the problem areas. Residues of gasoline can be removed with a solution of ammonia in water. Then iron the treated area with an iron through gauze. At the end of processing, you need to hang a jacket in fresh air. This removes all odors.
• Glossy gloss disappears after processing in a solution of sodium chloride and ammonia in a ratio of 1 to 15.
• In the fight against glossy shine, you will also be helped by potatoes, strongly brewed tea or steam.

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Cleaning your jacket from odors

In addition to dirt, we are also faced with the problem of how to refresh a jacket at home. Sometimes the smells that the fabric absorbs give us a lot of grief. Especially if it is the smell of sweat, from which no one is safe, even in the presence of various antiperspirants, because they do not always cope effectively with this problem. So how can you remove the smell of sweat from your jacket?

• Mix vodka with ammonia in equal proportions in a glass container, moisten a sponge in the solution, wipe all the problem areas.
• Make a solution containing alcohol, water and salt in equal proportions, apply to a sponge, clean your jacket.
• If you mix alcohol, water and denatured alcohol in a ratio of 1: 4: 1, then you will get a mixture that not only eliminates the smell of sweat, but also prevents its further appearance.
• Grind a tablet of aspirin, apply to a problem place moistened with water. Leave on for 10-15 minutes, then rinse, dry.
• Hydrogen peroxide will not only remove the smell of sweat, but also save you from stains. Moisten the contaminated area with water, apply peroxide.

Important! If you are afraid to apply the solution, first test in some inconspicuous place.

As you can see, you can clean your jacket at home without dry cleaning. The main thing is to know what exactly and in which situation to apply, then the result will be exactly the one you were counting on: the thing will become clean, neat, acquire a pleasant neutral aroma, and the color will become more saturated.