So spring comes, it's time to put winter things in a closet for long storage. But before you do this, you should restore your sheepskin coat, because during the season it managed to get dirty significantly and acquired an unsightly look. If you do not want to trust such an expensive thing to professionals, take up the cleaning yourself.
You will need
- - ammonia;
- - soap or washing powder;
- - glycerin;
- - borax;
- - semolina;
- - brush;
- - a rubber brush or a school eraser;
- - refined gasoline;
- - glycerin.
Instruction manual
1
Prepare a soap solution with a few drops of ammonia, mix thoroughly. Moisten a clean cloth in the prepared solution and wipe the surface of the sheepskin coat, periodically change the cloth to a clean one. After this treatment, repeat the procedure, but using the following mixture: twenty grams of glycerol, twenty grams of ammonia and five grams of borax per half liter of water. Hang the sheepskin coat on your shoulders and let it dry under natural conditions, avoiding direct sunlight. After the sheepskin is completely dry, knead it thoroughly with your hands to make the skin soft.
2
Lay the sheepskin coat on a smooth horizontal surface, take the semolina and carefully rub it with a rag mitten into the winter thing. Shake off the contaminated decoy and walk again, pay special attention to contaminated places, this applies to the cuffs, collar and pocket area. After cleaning, shake the semolina and brush it. Instead of semolina, you can use small table salt, but the sheepskin coat must be completely dry, otherwise the color may fade.
3
To fluff the worn and greasy parts of a sheepskin coat, use a special rubber brush. If you don’t have one, you can use a regular coarse school eraser. Grease stains are removed with refined gasoline designed for refueling lighters. But this process is somewhat dangerous, since there is a risk that the sheepskin coat may become discolored. Therefore, before starting cleaning, experiment on a less visible area, for example, on the hem.
4
Cleaning a sheepskin coat at home does not involve washing and washing the product, after which the thing will lose elasticity, become stiff and brittle, and skin shrinkage cannot be avoided in this case. The most elementary method of cleaning is to apply a soapy foam, avoid strong wetting of the skin. If the outside of the product has faded and lost its original shine, coat it with glycerin.
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