Modern fabrics that are used for sewing work clothes can significantly increase the period of their wear. The service life of outer clothing made of fabrics impregnated with special compounds can be up to 1-2 years. Especially if you use dry cleaning to remove contaminants from it. But cotton clothes, both top and tucked down, are allowed to be washed at home.
You will need
- - laundry soap;
- - washing powder;
- - turpentine;
- - alkali;
- - solution of sodium;
- - contact;
- - soda ash;
Instruction manual
1
Before washing work clothes at home, especially if the contamination is significant, soak it for several hours in a liquid solution of laundry soap or highly active laundry detergent. To remove especially dark spots, use turpentine or rub them with laundry soap.
2
Cotton clothes, if heavily soiled, can be boiled before washing. Put it in heated water with washing powder and continue to boil, stirring constantly. To enhance the effect in water, you can add an alkali solution at the rate of 1% of the weight of work clothes in dry form.
3
A solution of sodium, which can be added to boiling water at the rate of 2-3 grams per 1 liter of water, perfectly cleans the dirt. It is suitable only for boiling particularly strong and coarse cotton fabrics. You can digest work clothes in soda for about half an hour, constantly stirring so that it does not burn. In this way, almost any stains can be removed.
4
If there is no rubbing, work clothes can be washed with contact oil - this is a product of the distillation of oil, which is very gentle and does not destroy the fabric. Also use it when boiling, adding 1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water. To enhance the effect of contactol, you can use soda ash, which is added 3 teaspoons to the same amount of water.
5
After boiling, rinse the clothes, and then proceed directly to the wash.
6
Dilute soap and soda in very hot water. Laundry soap can be grated. Add washing powder to the solution. Take a brush and carefully process those places where there are still traces of dirt. Wash clothes manually or in a washing machine, using the mode for heavily soiled items.
7
Rinse and wring work clothing well. Spread it and hang it to dry. You can use hangers for this, so that the clothes are dried evenly. To restore the properties of outer cotton clothing, after drying, use special products that will increase its acid and water resistance.
