How to clean a light suede bag at home?

Suede clothes, shoes and bags have always been a sign of sophisticated style and good taste. If you are not indifferent to this material, then you will be interested to learn how to clean a light bag from suede at home. We know that there are many such people and not everyone wants to take the bag to dry cleaning, so home tips are welcome.

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General rules for the operation of suede

In order for the suede thing to last longer, you must adhere to some rules:

• Keep suede items in closets that are regularly ventilated. Do not use plastic bags for storage, as condensation may collect in them, which will cause suede damage. It is better to use fabric or non-woven covers.
• Products made of light or colored suede must be stored in separate cases. Bags are packed in separate non-woven bags.
• If the handle is long, try to fold it carefully so that there are no smudges or traces on the surface of the bag.
• Suede items should be aired during storage. This should be done in dry weather, avoiding direct sunlight.
• In case of suede contamination, it is necessary to deal with removing dirt and removing stains as soon as possible, because old pollution from suede is more difficult to remove, and drips and glosses will form in their place.
• With stubborn stains, it is better to contact a dry cleaner.
• In no case do not dry suede things from sources of heating, a hairdryer, an iron. Similar methods can lead to deformation, stains and cracking of suede.
• To maintain the appearance of suede items, purchase special suede care products at trusted stores.

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Methods for cleaning suede bags

We remember that we need to clean our suede bag when we are facing a responsible event. We want to warn you that quick cleaning can only spoil a thing, so take the time for such a procedure and choose a cleaning method. The choice will depend on the degree of contamination, the presence of stains and the need to refresh the lining.

What comes in handy to clean a light suede bag at home:

• Be sure to purchase a special brush for cleaning suede products. On the one hand, it has a rubber or rubber surface, and on the other, it has bristles that will help you quickly clean dirt, cope with jams, and return velvety.
• If you don’t have a special brush on hand, you can use a stationery eraser. Rub a stained spot with the side of the eraser that erases a simple pencil.

Important! We remind you that the eraser must be clean, otherwise you will stain the material.

• Eraser and brush can also be replaced with a crust of bread or pumice. Gently rub the dried mud with a pumice or a crust of dried bread. If the suede is light, take white bread. To clean dark suede with black rye bread.
• To clean a light suede bag at home, you can use the abrasive properties of salt. Pour coarse salt onto the surface of the product, and you can rub it a little on the material with your hand. Then - remove salt, trying to do it in one direction.
• Delicate suede items should be cleaned above the steam, especially if they have jammed and shiny places. It is better to do this over the spout of the kettle, which gives a directed stream of steam, and then clean it with a rubber brush.
• If you were sprayed with dirty water from a puddle or your handbag fell into the dirt, you do not need to rub it immediately - you will only increase the stain. It is better to wait until the mud has completely dried out, and then clean it with a special brush with hard bristles, pumice stones or bread crusts.
• It happens that due to our negligence we manage to slap a bag, put a stain with a coloring substance: berries, juice, cosmetics, wine. Such spots just need to be fought immediately. The affected place is needed:
  1. get wet with a clean paper towel;
  2. be sure to wash with detergent;
  3. brush after drying.

  Important! To remove such stains, you need to use a special stain remover or soda solution.

Another trouble is greasy spots. Suede absorbs fat of any origin very well. At the place of its entry, spots and stains form. To clean a light suede bag at home in this situation:

1. Prepare a solution of one glass of water and a tablespoon of ammonia.
2. Wipe stains with this product to remove grease and foul odors.
3. After drying, treat the surface with a brush, eraser, pumice, or crust of bread to restore the original appearance.

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Washing suede bags

According to the rules, you can clean a suede bag at home using exclusively dry methods. Wash - any, not recommended, since suede is a very specific material and does not like the abundance of moisture. If, despite all the warnings, you decide to wash your suede bag at home, you can do this in two ways.

Important! The result of such an experiment directly depends on the initial quality of the thing and correctly selected processing modes, temperatures, means. Therefore, be prepared for the fact that after washing you can finally lose this accessory.

Washing in a washing machine

If local cleaning does not give the desired result, the entire bag has a sloppy appearance, and the lining is dirty and smells bad, you can wash the bag in the machine - the water temperature is 30-35 C. Choose a mode without preliminary soaking and spinning.

Important! Use only liquid detergents; a liquid for washing wool is best.

Handwash

The best option if you need to wash not the entire bag completely, but only individual places. Prepare a mixture of shampoo and water, foam it well, and then apply it to dirty places with a sponge. In this case, you will not wet the surface very much.

If you need to wash only the lining:

1. Take it out, shake out the trash from all the pockets. After that, start washing in a washing solution, then dry.
2. If the lining cannot be pulled out, carefully turn the bag inside out, treat it with a foam sponge, and dry it.
   

How to dry a suede bag?

1. After washing, do not wring the bag. Water should drain naturally.
2. Do not use heaters and batteries, irons and hair dryers for drying.
3. If you are exposed to rain or the bag is wet after washing, you need to dry it in natural temperature conditions. This is not a very fast process, but the handbag does not deform, does not sit down.
4. Inside the bag, you can fill in dry paper, which must be periodically changed. This will maintain the original shape of the bag, plus paper will draw on excess moisture. Change it as often as possible.

Important! After washing and drying, suede can become more coarse, tough, unattractive. It doesn’t matter: go over the entire surface of the product with a metal brush for suede or sandpaper with the finest grain size.

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Features of cleaning light suede

A light suede bag looks very beautiful, gentle, but at the same time it gets dirty quickly, other things are easily shed on it.However, for such products have their own cleaning methods.

So, what can be used to clean a light suede bag at home:

1. Prepare a solution of milk with low fat content and soda - 1: 1 ratio. This mixture should be applied to dirty places and left for 10-15 minutes. Then remove the cleaning agent with a damp, well-wrung rag, let the bag dry and brush it.
2. There is another solution that is effective in the case of white and light suede. Mix 5 parts water, 4 parts vinegar, 1 part ammonia. Apply the mixture on the surface of the bag, wait 20 minutes, and then remove the excess with a dry, clean cloth.

Sprinkle fresh spots of fat with talcum powder or potato starch, leave for a while, and then clean the surface of the adsorbent with a hard brush.

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We hope that our recommendations will help you properly care for delicate suede and your bags, clutches, wallets will always delight the eye and emphasize individual style.