How to clean a greasy jacket with your own hands

Winter clothing, like any other, from time to time requires cleaning various contaminants from its surface. How can you clean a greasy jacket at home? It is not difficult.

How to remove dirt

As soon as greasy stains have formed on the jacket, it is necessary to apply a product that has adsorbing properties to them. If they become noticeable at home, it is easier to use salt. Pour salt onto the desired areas, leave the jacket and after a while the fat will be completely absorbed. There is another way out - use flour or starch.

If the origin of the stain is unknown, the following mixture should be used: ammonia and “Fairy”.

• Draw a glass of water that is not full;
• Add ammonia to the water;
• Add detergent to the glass.

You need to wet a cloth with this solution and rub it on the contaminated areas of the jacket. If the stains do not come off, leave a little mixture on the material and leave the jacket for a while. Then you can easily remove the stains with warm water. The same mixture can also be used to remove areas that are shiny.

Using special cleaning products

To remove various kinds of stains and shine on a jacket, you can also use special products at home. Their advantage is that it does not need to be washed, which significantly saves energy and time. The resulting dirty and greasy areas are cleaned using such detergents. The cleansing technique is carried out as follows:

1. Spread the jacket on a flat surface (preferably on a table).
2. Apply detergent to the greasy area.
3. Rub the area with a soft sponge.
4. Wash off any remaining detergent with a sponge soaked in warm water.
5. Dry the jacket.

Handy cleaning products

Most often, at home there are no necessary special products with which it is very easy to clean a dirty surface and remove grease. In this situation, familiar home remedies come to the rescue.

Add salt and starch to a small volume of water. When stirred, a dense mixture is formed. This mixture should be applied to the required areas and left until completely dry. After this, dirty areas only need to be wiped with a damp cloth. This product will also help remove shine from your jacket. This method is good because it is safe; there are no chemicals in this mixture.

If salt and starch do not help, then you need to add a little lemon juice on top of this mixture. The acid has a strong effect on dirty places, and the stains come off. After cleaning the jacket, streaks may remain. They can be easily removed with a sponge dipped in soapy water. After all manipulations, the jacket must be washed and dried.

Cleaning a Bologna jacket at home

Light-colored outerwear needs even more care. You should wear such clothes if the weather outside is dry, this reduces the rate of contamination of clothes. If any stains appear on a light-colored jacket, they must be removed as soon as possible. First of all, you must read the label on the jacket and strictly follow all the recommendations.

If the light jacket is made of Bolognese fabric, then you can remove greasy areas using gasoline, which is used to refill lighters. You need to saturate a cotton swab with it and carefully rub the edges of the stains with it, gradually moving towards their middle. After cleaning, remove any remaining gasoline with a damp cloth.

How to remove grease from a bolognese jacket in the washing machine and maintain its shape?

1. Select delicate mode and set the temperature to 40 degrees. Pour in a special product and place 4-5 tennis balls in the washing machine with the jacket.
2. While the washing machine is running, they will prevent the padding polyester or fluff from getting lost. You need to squeeze the jacket at low speeds to avoid creasing the fabric. It should be dried by hanging it on hangers.
3. You need to shake it 1-2 times a day so that the filler is distributed evenly throughout the jacket.

Some people use a hairdryer at maximum power to dry their jacket faster and more evenly. They dry it first from the inside, and then from the outside. This is explained by the fact that stains will not remain on a light jacket. But you don’t need to get too carried away with the maximum mode; sometimes you should blow it with a cold mode.

Others recommend hanging your jacket near a heater and placing a fan behind it, so hot air will blow on the fan. From time to time you just need to fluff up the formed lumps. After about 3 hours of such drying, the jacket becomes almost dry and looks almost like new. You don't have to iron it, and there are no streaks left on it.

You can also beat the jacket with a carpet beater after washing, then turn it right side out and fasten all the components back.

How to clean yellow stains from a jacket collar? In this situation, a classic soap solution will come to the rescue. You need to grate the laundry soap, scoop up the soap with a large spoon and pour it into a glass of hot water. Stir until completely dissolved, dip a brush into the solution, wash the collar and rinse in clean water.

Cleaning a leather jacket

How can you wash greasy spots on a leather jacket? In this case, water and shampoo will help. Dilute a cap of shampoo in a small amount of water, soak a rag made of natural fabric in the solution and rub the greasy areas. Then wipe them with a rag.

1. If the dirt cannot be removed, then wipe the stains using lemon juice or ammonia.
2. Pour 5 tablespoons of ammonia into a glass and wet the dirty areas with the liquid.
3. Then dry the jacket completely and lubricate it a little with castor oil or glycerin. This will make the jacket shine and look new.

How to Clean a Suede Jacket

For a suede jacket, it is better to buy a specially designed product called “Zamvel”. This is a spray, it has proven itself very well. How should they clean their jacket? Take a piece of bread crust, rub the lint and apply spray. In addition to eliminating dirt, it has a water-repellent property.

If you do not have the opportunity to purchase this product, and your jacket urgently needs to be cleaned, then you can use this method. Shake the jacket from dust, then place it on a smooth surface and sprinkle all the necessary places with ordinary semolina. Slowly rub the cereal into the cloth with your hand and it will absorb all the dirt. Then you just need to shake the white cereal from your jacket.

Cleansing products

Products for cleaning jackets at home are:

• Gel;
• Shampoo;
• Powder;
• Spray.

The principle of their operation and use is somewhat similar to each other. The product must be applied to the area of ​​contamination, wait until the dirt dissolves or is adsorbed. Then remove it with a sponge or brush.

The spray is usually sold in can form. It needs to be sprayed onto the dirt, and then when it dries, it is removed.

The product in the form of shampoo is diluted in water before use. Next, beat into a thick foam, which is distributed over the material with a sponge. After the stains have gone away, remove the remaining shampoo with a clean cloth.

The powder will help gently cleanse your jacket of dirt and grease. You won't have to wash it. Simply pour the powder onto the desired areas, rub it in, and then simply brush it off.

The gel is applied to the stains and, after drying, removed with a stiff brush.

It is quite possible to clean your jacket at home. There is no need to rush to wash it in a machine or take it to the dry cleaner.