A mink coat is a status garment and it requires appropriate care. Moreover, unlike other jackets, you can’t just throw it into the machine and press the button, here you need to follow the technology! This article describes how to properly care for a mink coat at home.
Rules for washing fur products
How to wash a natural fur coat at home?
In general, wet cleaning is not the best way.
If it is possible to avoid machine washing, it is better to do so and use a brush or contact a special service.
Also, when washing natural fur at home, it is worth considering:
- Hot water is strictly prohibited!
- Dry clothes away from radiators and heaters.
- To dry a fur coat, it is enough to hang it on a coat hanger. If it is steamed or dried with an iron, the clothes are deformed. Do not hang on a rope, it will stretch the fur coat.
How to clean mink fur at home
Wet wash
Remember: washing a mink coat in a washing machine means ruining it. Even if it has a "Fur" mode, it's better not to use it. At best, she will go bald in the folds.
But most often it loses its shape, the fur falls out completely, the fabric stretches and it will no longer be possible to wear it normally.
Therefore, the answer to the question: “Is it possible to wash a mink coat?” - undesirable.
Washing a natural fur coat in a basin is the right decision. You need to do it like this:
- First you need to dry clean the mink coat.
- After that, in a large basin or bath, draw warm water - not hot! The temperature is not more than 40 degrees.
- Detergent is added to the water and diluted to foam.
- Now you need to put a fur coat in the basin for 4 hours - no more.
- It remains only to rinse the fur coat under cold water and hang to dry.
Important! It is impossible to exert any mechanical influence on the fabric. Most likely, this will lead to deformation. Wet fur and lining easily take on a new shape, and after that it will not be possible to return it.
But if manual cleaning did not help, and dry cleaning is not an option, you can try washing a mink coat at home. In this case, set the softest mode and the lowest temperature. Turn off the spin and rinse!
Dry cleaning
How to clean a mink coat without the prospect of throwing it in the trash? It is better not to approach the water at all and use the dry method.
Before you update the mink fur at home, you need to knock out the dust from the fur coat. You can act like with a carpet, only more carefully. You need to get rid of the dust.
Now you can take a vacuum cleaner with a nozzle for upholstered furniture and walk on a fur coat in low mode.
This completes the care of the mink coat. You can then soak it in water and dry it.
Means for washing fur products
Often, natural products are used for dry cleaning of fur coats:
- Flour. Well removes unpleasant odors and dirt that cannot be removed with a brush.
- Wood sawdust.They wash off adhering dirt well and do not “stale” like flour.
- Starch. It is used if you need to slightly bleach the fur. It is very useful if yellowness is observed.
- Bran. Similar to sawdust, they cope well with dry and wet dirt.
After that, be sure to rinse the fur coat with a vigorous jet from the shower. Flour and starch contain gluten and can stick the fur together and make it very difficult to clean afterwards, so act quickly and brush with a soft bristle brush first.
Chemical contaminants can be cleaned with gasoline. He will cope, for example, with adhering chewing gum, oil stains or paint.It is necessary to use gasoline, either 95 or Galosha. Other solvents are not suitable.
The method is only suitable for local use. Please note that gasoline cannot be used to clean the entire fur coat.
How to wash fur safely? Buy at the pet store any rodent shampoo that is better for restoring. Dilute it in water and soak the fur coat. During this time, the shampoo will have time to react with contaminants.
Before cleaning your fur coat, test the effect of the shampoo on a separate area. Some products, especially cheap ones, can cause baldness of a fur coat or make the fur stiff.
How to dry after washing
So, cleaning the mink coat at home was successful and it remains only to dry it. On average, drying, at a temperature of 20-25 degrees, takes about 8-10 hours. Until then, don't wear it! And it’s better not to even touch it, but leave it to dry completely.
You need to dry, either on good wooden coat hangers (plastic and metal ones can not stand it), or on the back of a chair. Please note that moisture evaporates gradually.As soon as the collar dries, immediately start combing it, otherwise the fur will stick together and it will be impossible to fluff it.
To dry smoothly, follow the recommendations:
- Freshly dried clothes must not be treated with hot air and steam. In principle, ironing is not necessary for a fur coat. From heat treatment, the fur coat can sit down several sizes.
- Make sure that the fur coat does not crumple during drying. Subsequently, she may retain the acquired form and it will be impossible to wear it.
- It is strictly forbidden to wring out a fur coat, the water must drain on its own. Before washing the fur, prepare a chair or coat hanger and place a rag or cotton wool under it.
What mistakes should be avoided
Before washing a mink coat at home, it is worth studying the mistakes that can completely ruin a fur coat:
- I really want to dry my fur coat quickly and spread it on a heater. Under no circumstances should this be done!
- Can natural fur be washed with powder? No, you can only add a little rinse aid or detergent for rodents.
- It is better not to try to wash an old fur coat on your own. Most likely, it will eventually deteriorate.
