Many women are familiar with the situation when, when ironing, the iron sticks to clothes and leaves marks. Of course, this is very unpleasant, especially if your favorite thing is damaged or you are urgently going to work and burned your only white shirt. But not many people know that burnt clothes can be reanimated and they will last for more than one year. In the article, we will talk about how to remove an iron stain on clothes, the causes of burn marks and how to hide strong burn marks.
Causes of tanning
- Unstable operation of the iron - the device is not working properly and cannot function correctly.
- Incorrect temperature setting - according to the type of fabric, you need to choose a low or high temperature to ensure smoothing. For some materials, only delicate ironing is suitable.
- Non-compliance with safety rules - too much pressure on the iron or plugging the device into a faulty outlet.
- Inattentive attitude to ironing - the phone rang, they were distracted or did not turn off the iron after work and left it on clothes.
If there is a trace of the iron, it can be removed by folk methods, but in order not to spoil the fabric, it is better to be attentive to ironing. Heat treatment of things requires compliance with safety measures and respect for clothes and iron.
How to remove iron marks from clothes
If a burnt thing that has been put away in a “long box” has lain for a long time, then it is difficult to reanimate it.You need to start working with it immediately after an unsuccessful contact with the iron, and then there will be more chances to save your favorite blouse and T-shirt. As soon as the iron has stuck to the item, it must be carefully removed without sudden movements so that traces of the fabric do not remain on the soleplate of the iron.
Next, you need to turn on the tap and well rinse a thing under pressure water, thus we stop the penetration of hot air into the fibers of the fabric. We squeeze out the thing and put it on a hard, flat surface and proceed to the preparation of the “rescue mixture”.
We take any washing powder, it can be automatic or for hand washing. Dilute with water to a thick paste. Apply to the tan and lightly rub into the fabric. It is not necessary to rub for a long time so as not to break the weak burnt villi. Next you need to rinse.
We do not use hot water, so as not to cause a “shock state” in the fabric. Water at room temperature works well. The method helps if the burn is small, and we reacted in time. For more complex marks, you can use folk remedies, chemicals, or dry cleaning services.
Removal methods depending on the color and type of fabric
Burn marks appear and disappear differently, depending on the quality of the fabric. If the material is dense cotton, then it is more difficult to spoil it with an iron, but synthetics, linen or silk can be seriously affected by high temperatures.
Next, we will consider how to remove burn marks from the iron from clothes by the type and color of the fabric.
Black colors - in the wardrobe of every woman, man or child, there are things in black.This is a universal shade that is used for school uniforms, evening dresses and formal trousers for office workers. Therefore, first consider what to do if you burnt a black fabric with an iron.
Many housewives are saved with laundry soap, it not only cleans stains from clothes and furniture well, but also fights burns after ironing.Take a bar of soap and rub it on a coarse grater, then add water and stir. We lower the gauze into the resulting mixture, take it out, but do not squeeze it out. We put it on the stain and lightly pass it with an iron, if the trace has not disappeared, we proceed to the next method.
Acetic acid - Another universal remedy that is part of many folk cleaning products. Stir 18 ml of acetic acid in a glass of water, then take a cotton swab or other soft cloth and moisten in the solution, wipe the burnt spot.
Newspaper also removes burn marks from clothes, for this we put clothes on a flat and hard surface, on top of a newspaper and iron it with an iron. Do not take too thick a sheet layer and do not turn on the heat.
pumice stone and eraser - we are used to the fact that pumice is used for grinding and as an abrasive material. Now we will tell you how to use a pumice stone or eraser to remove a burn on black. The secret is simple: we take an eraser or pumice stone and clean the carbon deposits from clothes with gentle movements.
Tea - you can not only drink, but also use to remove tan marks. We take black tea leaves, if there is no bulk, then sachets will do, pour boiling water and wait for it to infuse. We lower the gauze or a piece of cloth, wring it out slightly and put it on the surface to be treated, go through it with a little iron.
We learned how to remove iron burns on black fabric, but in our closet there are synthetic and natural fabrics of other colors, which can also be accidentally burned. Therefore, consider what to do if a stain has formed on synthetics or cotton.
- Sugar and lemon - cut the lemon in half and put one half on the burnt place, press and drive, you need to make an effort. Next, sprinkle with granulated sugar, you need to fill up the whole stain. We put the clothes in a warm place so that the mixture of sand and lemon dries, then you need to wash the thing, but not in boiling water.
- Hydrogen peroxide - mix the solution with water in a bowl, dip gauze or a soft cloth, wring it out slightly and put it on the burn. We pass with an iron, do not forget that it is not recommended to use a strong temperature regime. Another way is suitable for light fabrics. Pour peroxide on the stain and leave for ten minutes. The dark burn should brighten, if this did not happen, repeat the method, then erase.
- Onions - we clean and cut the onion, rub the stain and send it to wash, as in other cases, you need to use warm water.
- Kefir - if there is a trace of the iron, the thing can be soaked in kefir for 50-60 minutes. After we take it out, wring it out and wash it.
- Salt solution - take 7 grams of salt and dilute with water to make a thick slurry. Apply to the stain and wait for it to dry. After cleaning, an old toothbrush, an iron dish brush or a piece of pumice stone will do.
For cotton, you can use bleach, pour a few grams into warm water, stir and apply to the fabric, rinse off after 2-3 minutes. Hydrogen peroxide and ammonia are good for wool.
Mix the same amount of both liquids and apply to the stain.Denatured alcohol will remove burns from viscose, for this we pour a small amount onto the fabric, then we erase it.
For silk, we take soda and dilute it with water to make a slurry, apply it on the stain, wait for it to dry and wash it.
How to hide strong burn marks and burn marks?
If the tan is strong and yellow remains on light-colored clothes, and there is a shiny trace on black, then there is also a way out. The burn can be removed by the following methods:
- rub the onion, it should give juice and you will get a gruel, put it on a shiny mark and leave it for 3-4 hours. Then soak the fabric for 10 minutes in running water and wash;
- boric acid - diluted with warm water, mix and pour on the burn, wait 10 minutes and wash;
- burns are the most difficult to remove from white things; peroxide and ammonia will help.We take cold water 100 gr, a few drops of ammonia and 7 ml of peroxide. We moisten clean gauze and put it on the treated area, wait 5-7 minutes and rinse the thing.
Yellow burns are easier to clean than brown ones, so if the stain is large or strong, the item will have to be processed several times. But if you want a result, then you can spend time. In addition to folk methods, chemical stain removers are sold in hardware stores, which will also help get rid of tan marks.
