Tip 1: How to clean the collar on your jacket

Instructions

The best way is to take yours to a dry cleaner, where specialists will use special means not only to clean the collar, but also to refresh the whole thing. In this case, you do not have to worry about the quality - after all, dry cleaners work very professionally. Moreover, after a complete cleaning there will be no risk that the collar will somehow stand out from the rest of the background, especially if it is light.

If for some reason you do not want to have your jacket cleaned, try cleaning the collar c. The main thing is not to wash it, as parts sewn from different materials can shrink, and moreover unevenly, and then the jacket will lose its appearance altogether.

Before starting to clean the collar of a jacket with prepared solutions or substances, make sure that they are safe for the fabric. It is best to try their effect first on a small and inconspicuous area (for example, on the back of the fabric from the inside out). If there are no stains, streaks, or other damage on the fabric, then you can start cleaning.

Try mixing half a teaspoon of regular table salt with three tablespoons of ammonia. Stir, wait for the salt to dissolve and gently wipe the greasy area with a cotton swab or disc dipped in this product.

Make a solution of water and ammonia. Use 1 tablespoon of rubbing alcohol to 3 tablespoons of water. With a cotton pad moistened with the composition and squeezed out of excess liquid, wipe the collar until you remove the greasy shine. Then wipe it down well again, this time using clean water. Then dry the jacket and steam it off.

Make a copious soap solution and soak a sponge or cloth in it to wipe down the collar. Collar should not be wet through, wipe only the top layer of the cloth.

Sometimes rubbing with vinegar helps, but in this case you will have to wait until the vinegar smell disappears, and it lasts a long time. Any alcohol is an excellent solvent. Try soaking a cloth in vodka, wringing out and rubbing gently. Then steam through a wet rag.

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• How to clean a jacket

In the wardrobe of a business man Blazer- a necessary thing. Someone puts it on only on special occasions, while someone has to wear it on duty. Sooner or later collar Blazer but it becomes dirty, the elbows begin to shine ugly and the whole product looks stale. Most of the models lose their shape from regular washing, so they are taken to dry cleaning. This is not always convenient and also costly, so try cleaning Blazer do it yourself.

You will need

• ammonia, medical and (or) denatured alcohol
• vinegar
• vodka
• pure gasoline
• rag, cotton wool and sponge
• soft and hard brushes
• raw potato
• gauze and iron
• piece of linen
• coat hanger
• petrolatum

Instructions

Clean out the dirtiest part of the stale a - its collar.
You can rub it with half a raw potato and then wipe it off with a damp sponge.
Alternatively, you can soak a rag in vodka or warm vinegar to remove the dirt.
Try also wiping the dirty area with a soapy sponge and then carefully removing the soap by soaking the sponge with clean water.
If the collar is strong, then wipe it with a cloth or cotton swab dipped in a solution of ammonia (3 tablespoons) and a few pinches of salt.

Brush shiny elbows.
They can be wiped with a cloth dipped in a solution of ammonia (denatured alcohol) and water (1: 4).
It is also possible: 5 g of ammonia and medical alcohol per glass of water.
Some housewives wipe places on Blazer e with refined gasoline, and only then use ammonia. In this case, you may be intimidated by an unpleasant smell.
You can try removing the shine with a strong tea brew. This is not possible with light Blazer ami, as they may become stained.
Iron the cleaned elbows through two layers of dry gauze.

Spread out Blazer on a flat surface, laying a clean (or very persistently painted) canvas under it. First brush thoroughly with a soft dry brush, then with a harder one. Dissolve 50 grams of ammonia in a liter of water and, wetting a brush in this liquid, start Blazer... The canvas laid under it should become wet.

Clean Blazer from or leather you need in a special way.
Lubricate the leather product with petroleum jelly and let it soak well. After that wipe Blazer a piece of soft 100% wool fabric.
Suede Blazer try cleaning first with cotton wool soaked in a solution of 1 part ammonia in 4 parts water. Then wipe it with water (about a liter) with vinegar (5 g).

Hang up clean Blazer on a coat hanger and let it dry slightly for 15 minutes. After that, you can stroke it through double folded gauze and dry it, preferably in the open air.

Helpful advice

Check the chosen method of cleaning the jacket on an inconspicuous place of the clothing, for example, on the fold. Many unpleasant surprises can be avoided this way.

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• Taking proper care of your wardrobe items
• cleaning jackets

Outerwear does not get dirty as quickly as underwear, so it is washed less often. In addition, not all things can be sent to a regular washing machine; you have to take them to dry cleaning once a season or even less often. But items of clothing that come into contact with the body need to be cleaned more often. For example, collar.

You will need

• - refined gasoline
• - starch
• - ammonia
• - chalk

Instructions

Get a well-refined gasoline, ideally aviation gasoline, but you can also use gasoline designed for refueling lighters. Mix it in a bowl with some starch until a thick gruel is formed. Apply the mixture to collar Paying special attention to oily and greasy areas, remove the item to fresh air, wait a few hours. Gasoline will dissolve the grease and evaporate, and the starch will absorb grease and dirt, its remains will be easily shaken out of clean fur.

Shine especially quickly collar and on suede things. Avoid heavy wear, clean regularly collar with the help of a special one. If you don't have one, you can replace it with a hard-bristled brush or fine-grain sandpaper. Heavily soiled collar should be treated with a solution of ammonia. Just add 4 tablespoons to a glass of water.

Things made of ordinary leather are considered one of the easiest to care for, but they also have collar is considered the most vulnerable point. Spread or coat on a flat surface, cover the contaminated area with crushed chalk and leave for a day. Chalk, like a sponge, absorbs fat, you just have to shake it off. To collar less dirty in the future, treat it with a special water-repellent agent, it will protect the skin from dirt.

The collars on the jackets also quickly begin to shine. To keep the product clean as long as possible, wipe well collar cut potato and wipe it off with a dry cloth. To remove dirt that has already appeared, you can use a solution of ammonia, acetic acid, or sodium chloride. But before you start cleaning, be sure to read the label with recommendations for the care of this type of fabric, so as not to ruin the thing. If you are not sure if a product is suitable, do not use it. Just steam off collar and iron it through a piece of absorbent paper.

Helpful advice

The fur collar can be cleaned with dry pet shampoo from the pet store.

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• clean the collar of the coat

Sometimes it is scary to give your favorite thing to dry cleaning. But what if you need, for example, to clean a coat or give a fresh look to a suit, jacket? This can be easily done in home conditions, guided by our instructions.

Instructions

Spread a blanket on the floor or table, cover it with a towel, and place your jacket on top. Dilute the cleaning solution.

The suit starts to shine on the cuffs and elbows. Wipe the shiny jacket with a cloth soaked in clean gasoline and then with a brush with a solution of ammonia. After that, iron the cleaned areas with an iron through cheesecloth. Hang the suit on a hanger to ventilate.

You can also clean your jacket with a three-part vinegar solution and one part water. Wipe the dirty areas of your jacket with it. If the gloss is not too noticeable, steam it off with a hot iron through a damp cotton cloth.