How to care for a down jacket?

With the advent of winter, you involuntarily think about warm outerwear - about a down jacket. A down jacket is a very comfortable, warm and practical wardrobe item. He will save from the cold, wind, suitable for almost any clothing. But in order for such a thing to please its owner for a long time, you need to know how to properly care for a down jacket. We will talk about this in detail in this article.

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Basic rules:

• Keep the down jacket in a straightened form, on a hanger. Away from direct sunlight and battery. It can not be folded and pressed. It is good if there is a separate cover, so that less dust is absorbed.
• It is not recommended to squeeze the down jacket. It is better to get it out of the water, put it on a special grid over the bathtub and let it drain. Especially it is impossible to hang an unpressed down jacket on a hanger, otherwise - the fluff will go down at the bottom of the jacket and leave yellow spots from the water. It is necessary to squeeze in the washing machine on the careful mode - at most 600 about.
• It is not recommended to dry the down jacket in the washing machine. But if, nevertheless, the need arose for such a procedure, you definitely need to add tennis balls. After drying, the jacket should be removed, hung on a coat hanger and left to dry at room temperature.
• For drying, you can not use batteries, radiators or a hair dryer - with this method, the fabric can lose its color, and the filler becomes brittle. It will not work to beat and give the previous shape.
• In the drying process, the jacket must be removed from the hanger and whipped like a pillow, and the more often and thoroughly this is done, the better it will look after washing.

Important! Such a thing should dry from all sides at the same time, therefore it is better not to dry it on a table or blanket.

Usually, how to care for a down jacket is written on the tag of the jacket itself. It is very important to follow these recommendations.

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The basics of proper washing

Before you start washing the down jacket, it must be prepared. You need to pull everything out of your pockets, unfasten the hood and collar, close all the locks and Velcro - this will help to avoid deformation, and also turn the down jacket inside out.

Handwash:

• If the jacket is not very dirty, it can be washed manually using soap or special products. As a rule, the most dirty places on the jacket are sleeves, pockets and that part of the jacket that the bag or backpack rubs against. This is usually the side or back. To clean them, you need to wet the cloth and apply a special detergent or laundry soap and rub it with a brush. Remove the resulting foam with a damp cloth.
• To completely wash a down jacket from a water-repellent fabric, you need to hang it on a hanger above the bathtub and completely soap it with soap and then wash it off with shower water. Due to the fact that the thing hangs, the fluff does not get loose and does not crumple, the water drains, and the jacket dries quickly without wetting the inside.
• In order to completely wash the down jacket, you need to put it in warm water, soap with soap or add detergent, and rub it with gentle movements. It is very important to rinse the product thoroughly several times in warm, and then cold water, so that as a result there are no soap stains on the material and the detergent does not clog into the pores of the filler.

Machine wash:

1. Wash the down jacket in the machine always with a delicate wash and at a temperature of no higher than 30 degrees.
2. If there are very dirty places on the jacket, they must first be well soaped and rubbed with a brush, and only then load the jacket into the washing machine.
3. You need to load only one jacket, no more other clothes.
4. Be sure to put three balls for tennis in the drum - this will help the fluff not to stray into a lump when washing and spinning.

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How to remove spots from a down jacket?

It is not necessary to wash the entire down jacket very often. It may be clean, and sometimes even almost new, but spots may appear on it. You can catch a spot anywhere - on the street, in the cafeteria, in public transport, on a hike. In order to remove the stain, you can use fairly simple methods that will help keep the thing in its original condition.

How to deal with a spot on a down jacket? First of all, there are general rules for this:

• First, remove the solid layer of contamination. If it is, it must be scraped off or brushed off with a brush or sponge.
• The stain needs to be washed from the edge to the center.
• The tool that removes the stain must be washed off thoroughly.
• When washing off detergent, you need to cover a larger area than the stain itself. This will help get rid of divorces.
• Allow to dry, because only after the down jacket has dried, you can see the result.

How to remove oily stains?

Greasy stains are the most common pollution on outerwear. And they will help to cope with it:

1. Salt. As soon as the stain appears, immediately sprinkle it with salt. She immediately draws in fat, and remove the stain will be much easier.
2. Dishwashing liquid. It is necessary to make a detergent solution with a small amount of water, apply with a sponge to the stain, wait a bit, then remove the foam and rinse with water.
3. Soap or laundry detergent. It is strongly not recommended to wash the entire down jacket with detergent, but it is possible to apply powder diluted in water to a small area. But it is very important to rinse it thoroughly so that there are no white stains.
4. Talc and chalk. Stir talcum powder and chalk, pour onto a stain, put a sheet of paper on top, squeeze with something heavy and leave for 12 hours. After washing, there will be no trace of stains.
5. Ammonia. In one glass of water, stir 1 tbsp. l ammonia and treat the stain. Then stash.
6. Petrol. Grease stains can be removed with refined gasoline. Using a cotton swab, apply a little gasoline to a greasy or oily stain, then rinse with water.

How to get rid of shine?

It often happens that from the constant use of public transport or from wearing a backpack on the back, the jacket begins to shine and looks very untidy. A solution of vinegar and water in a ratio of 1: 3 will help. With this solution, you need to rub the shiny places with a sponge and allow to dry.

Important! This solution will also help get rid of bad smell.

How to remove different spots?

Before you remove the stain on the down jacket, you need to understand its nature. Depends on this method, which will help get rid of pollution. One and the same method can remove one contamination and make another more visible:

• Rusty stains and yellow spots. Using a cotton swab, vinegar or lemon juice should be applied to the dirt, then rinse with water.
• Raindrops or drops of dirt. Soap solution will help to remove them. It is necessary to apply the solution to the place of contamination, rub and rinse.
• Blood. Apply hydrogen peroxide to a blood stain, leave for 10 minutes, then rinse with water.

Important! This method only works on light fabrics.

• Unknown pollution. Ammonia and hydrogen peroxide in a ratio of 1: 1 will help to remove such spots.

Important! Before applying any of the methods, it is necessary to try on the inside of the down jacket or on a tissue sample.

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Down jackets are very firmly in our lives. Beautiful, warm, practical, and with proper care also durable - down jackets will help you look attractive even in the harshest winter!