How to wash polyester

Many people prefer clothing made from natural fabrics - cotton, silk, wool, but they are not as practical as things with the addition of synthetic fiber. The range of synthetics today is quite diverse, and it costs a lot cheaper, so everyone needs to know how to wash polyester.

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What is polyester?

Polyester is a modern synthetic material, which is characterized by very high strength, elasticity, wear resistance. In addition, if you add such fibers to a natural fabric, they significantly increase the water-repellent properties of clothes, reduce their creasing ability and improve thermal insulation.

Despite the fact that such clothes are more practical, “do not sit down” and do not require special care, you still need to know how to wash synthetics. If you properly clean such clothes, its service life will be very long.

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How to wash 100% polyester?

For washing things from polyester, such tools are suitable:

• active powder without bleach;
• powder or detergent for dark things;
• liquid detergents - this is a universal option, since undissolved grains will not exactly damage the structure of the canvas, and the residues will be washed well when rinsing.

Important! As for the temperature regime, warm water is generally recommended in the range of 20-40 degrees. Some things can be washed at 60 degrees - in this case, the tag will have a corresponding icon. If you are poorly versed in designations, use our decoding characters on clothes.

And you can never boil synthetic things - they will lose their shape and will not be able to restore them.

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How to wash polyester in a typewriter?

Before washing any thing from synthetics, do the following:

1. Check all contents of pockets - take out checks, pieces of paper and other objects and shake out small garbage.
2. Button up snakes and buttons.
3. Volume things, for example, outerwear, turn inside out.
4. Sort clothes by color - light and dark should not be washed together.

Follow the following rules:

1. Choose the optimal mode. Suitable for fast washing, a mode for delicate things.
2. Pour in the selected detergent and conditioner. The second - will reduce static electricity and when drying the thing will not attract dust.
3. Do not use the spin mode or set it to no higher than 800 revolutions.
4. Take out wet clothes, straighten them and carefully hang them on the clothes hanger for drying.

Important! You don’t need to iron things with polyester, but if you still decide to do this, select the mode for delicate fabrics or silk. To prevent the iron from sticking and burning, iron it with a damp cloth.

For more detailed instructions on this process, see the article. "How to iron polyester?".

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How to wash clothes from polyester manually?

If synthetics are thin, still wash them by hand. In this case, proceed as follows:

1. Type warm water in a basin up to 40 degrees.
2. Dissolve washing powder well or mix thoroughly.
3. Carefully remember the thing in the solution, but do not rub very intensely.
4. Rinse at least 5 times in cool water.
5. Make sure that all residues of the detergent are washed - otherwise there will be white stains on the dried clothes.
6. Slightly wring the item.
7. Hang on shoulders and spread.
8. Leave to dry in the bathroom or on the balcony, but in a place where there is no direct sunlight.

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How to remove stains on polyester clothing?

Synthetics practically do not get dirty like natural fabrics. To remove any stains immediately after their appearance, it is enough to rinse the soiled area under cool water.

If the spots appeared a long time ago, select one of the following methods for cleaning polyester and proceed.

Method 1

1. Take any delicate stain remover - Necessarily without chlorine, liquid soap or detergent.
2. Spread the thing on a hard surface and apply a small amount directly to the stain.
3. Leave on for 5-10 minutes.
4. Take a tablespoon and rub the soiled area with the convex side. Do not rub with your hands, otherwise you may damage the fibers.
5. Wash the instructions above.

Method 2

1. Lightly moisten the stained area.
2. Sprinkle it with salt and leave the item for 30 minutes.
3. Rinse off the salt with dirt residue under cool water.
4. Wash the item as usual.

Method 3

If the contamination is persistent and the fabric is colored, proceed as follows:

1. Take a 10% borax solution.
2. Dip a cotton pad or soft sponge in it.
3. Treat the stain.
4. Dilute citric acid with water in a proportion of 1 tsp. for 1 glass.
5. Treat the stain with this solution.
6. Rinse well under running cold water.
7. Wash the item further by hand or in a washing machine with a suitable mode.

Important! If you need to tidy up bright things, then you will find even more tips on this topic in our separate article. "How to whiten synthetic things?".

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How to wash a polyester pillow?

For the manufacture of pillows and blankets today, polyester is often used as a filler. Wash such products at home is not recommended by manufacturers, as the pillow can be deformed and return to its shape will be very problematic, and sometimes even impossible. Only knocking it out in the street is allowed to remove accumulated dust. For a more thorough cleaning should be given to dry cleaning.

If you decide to wash your own polyester pillow at home, adhere to the following rules:

1. Select a delicate wash mode with a temperature of 40 degrees.
2. Add liquid detergent.
3. Wash no more than 10 minutes.
4. Remove from the machine and rinse thoroughly under running cool water.
5. Shake and lay or hang on clothespins to dry at room temperature.

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Now you know all the features of washing synthetic things from polyester. Stick to these recommendations and you won’t have to change them any time soon!