How to clean and how to wash a leather jacket: special cosmetics and improvised products

The quality of the finished product and the features of caring for it depend on which animal skin is used for tailoring the jacket. The following types of skin are usually used.

• Bullish. Clothing that uses bull or buffalo leather is considered strong, durable, and expensive. The skin of these horned animals is dense, stiff, but elastic at the same time.
• Pork Such leather is also often used to create outerwear. It costs several times cheaper than a bull, but its service life is much less. This is due to the fact that, firstly, it is much thinner and, secondly, there are small holes on it, which become larger with time.
• Lambs. Something between pork and bovine skin is the skin of lambs: it is better than the first and cheaper than the second. Therefore, many buyers opt for this option. In addition, this material is soft, which allows you to sew clothes of a complex cut. Sheep skin also holds heat well.
• Goats. Jackets made of goatskin are also soft, but at the same time have a higher density and do not allow moisture to pass through.
• Horse. The most durable of all are horse leather jackets. And this quality affects the fact that such wardrobe items are more expensive than those listed.

Store Overview

Manufacturers present a large assortment of leather jacket care products. Creams, sprays, conditioners can not only get rid of spots, but also prevent their appearance, extend the life of the product.

• Protective cream. They are first treated with a product at the very beginning of socks. After this procedure, the risk of spots on the skin is significantly reduced. The cream creates a reliable barrier against water and fat. If used regularly, then clothing will not show signs of wear, cracks, scratches. The cost of such “helpers” is 1000 rubles per 250 ml (data as of June 2017).
• Stain remover. It fights the most difficult spots without damaging the surface of the skin. Such products do not give any chance of traces of varnish, dyes, food and scotch tape. The average price is 500 rubles per 350 ml (data for June 2017).
• Ultra-cleaner. Detergent solutions designed to rid the material of stubborn dirt without harming it. This can be achieved thanks to the gentle composition, in which there are no aggressive solvents. Among the advantages of these funds can be distinguished that they are suitable for fair skin. The price is comparable to the cost of stain removers.
• Air conditioning. The drug is a water-based oily emulsion. Its task is to soften and restore the worn surface of the jacket. After all, often due to improper care or long wear, the skin becomes stiff and brittle.The average price of 700 rubles per 500 ml (data for June 2017).
• Cleaning wipes. They clean, work as an antistatic, protect clothing from wear. Can be used in the care of leather shoes. A package of 40 pieces costs 117 rubles (data for June 2017).
• Water repellent spray. Does not allow a leather jacket to deform after exposure to moisture. You can purchase 250 ml of the drug for 160 rubles (data as of June 2017).

Popular ways to peel a leather jacket: supportive care ...

Outerwear made from natural materials requires regular maintenance, especially a coat or cloak. But what if there are no special industrial facilities at hand? The table below describes alternative skin cleansing agents and their effects.

Table - Home cleaning products for leather jackets and their effect

We clean the back, front and sleeves

Features To freshen the jacket, remove dust or tidy it up after rain, it is enough to treat the skin with a soap-ammonia solution, which is convenient to spray from the spray gun. The tool will give the product a well-groomed, presentable appearance, but it will not save you from complex spots.

What to do

1. 30 g of laundry soap rub.
2. Combine the chips with a liter of warm water.
3. Pour a tablespoon of ammonia (10% ammonia solution).
4. If there is no spray gun, soak a cloth in the mixture and swipe over the jacket.
5. After completing the procedures, remove the remaining product with water.
6. Wipe dry.
7. Lubricate with castor oil.

Collar and cuffs

Features Most often, the collar and the bottom of the sleeves of outerwear become dirty. If these surfaces are fabric, then it is possible to spot-wipe. The suede collar is cleaned with a mixture of talc, starch and small salt (1: 1: 1). When it comes to skin without dovy inserts, regular medical alcohol will help.

What to do

1. Before cleaning the leather jacket from dirt on the collar, straighten it. If a jacket with fur - unfasten.
2. Treat the surface of the skin with a cotton pad previously moistened with alcohol.
3. Then grate with lemon juice.
4. And at the final stage, apply a solution of glycerin.

Lining

Features Washing the lining is always a problem if it does not come unfastened. But you cannot run this part of the product, as dirt and corresponding odors will appear. In the process you will have to use a soft bristle brush or sponge.

What to do

1. Dissolve 20-30 g of powder in one liter of warm water.
2. Turn the jacket to the wrong side, separating the lining with your hands.
3. Gently moisten contaminated areas and rub with powder using a brush.
4. Wash only the problem area and rinse with water.
5. Dissolve 10 ml of vinegar in a liter of water.
6. Treat the washed areas with acetic solution.
7. Hang the product on a coat hanger and let it dry in this position. But not in the sun.

... 3 options against oily stains

The soap solution is easily contaminated by force, but it can not cope with stubborn stains on the skin. Heavy artillery of home equipment will come to the rescue in this matter. For example, it is considered effective to get rid of greasy spots on the skin with medical alcohol or glycerin soap. Their number depends on the size and complexity of skin contamination. There are three more solutions to the problem.

1. Hair dryer. This way you can remove oil stains from the skin. Put a paper towel on the dirt and heat it with a hairdryer. The paper absorbs grease. But watch out for the hot air flow. It is important not to overheat the skin.
2. Petrol. Fat is afraid of solvents, which also include gasoline. But you need to use it on the skin not in a diluted form, but in pure. Can be replaced with turpentine. Before applying the solvent, do the test and use a cotton swab to apply the product on the inside seam or the wrong side of the cuff. How to remove the smell from a leather jacket after treatment with gasoline and turpentine? To make a specific aroma disappear faster, take things out to the open air, and then wipe with juice squeezed from one lemon. Not all products can be processed with gasoline. You can use chalk or starch to care for delicate things made of thin skin.
3. Starch or chalk. Take the first or second remedy as much as is required to remove stains in a particular case. Bring water to the consistency of sour cream and apply to the area that needs to be cleaned. Keep from 15 minutes to several hours (depending on the degree of contamination). Then remove the remains with a sponge, and treat the skin with glycerin.

... specific pollution

Oily stains are not all that the skin fears. There are a number of specific contaminants (e.g., from pen and blood) that need to be dealt with quickly. For example, clotted blood from the skin is much more difficult to wash than fresh. What to do if there are no special store facilities at hand?

• Ball pen. Mix medical alcohol and heated glycerin (1: 1).
  Moisten a cotton pad in the composition and treat the painted area. You can also pour ink on a squiggle of wet table salt. After two days, clean the area of ​​the powder and wipe it with a rag soaked in turpentine.
• Salt stains. Soak a cotton swab in table vinegar and treat contaminated areas. A solution of laundry soap is also suitable (30 g of chips per liter of water).
• Blood. It is treated with a cold soapy solution, moving from the edges to the center. The enemy of this kind of "blot" is hydrogen peroxide. But this substance can change the color of the product, so test first. Blood stains can also remove aspirin. Dissolve one tablet in a glass (250 ml) of water.

Light skin

How to clean the fair skin of the product yourself at home? Caring for a light leather jacket at home requires special rules. Indeed, on white clothing, spots are especially noticeable. What are the options?

1. Soap. Small stains can be removed with soapy water (30 g of soap dispenser per liter of liquid) with the addition of about 5-10 drops of ammonia.
2. Milk. Add 10 ml of turpentine to a liter of drink to thoroughly clean the white leather jacket.
3. Protein. To give shine and get rid of other impurities, beat egg white by adding three to four drops of lemon juice.
4. Turpentine. A complex stain from light material can be removed using a mixture of turpentine and talc (1: 1). Apply it with a cotton pad, put glass under the load on top. After drying, brush the skin with a soft bristle brush.

Wash or not wash

The described methods are suitable to remove obvious spots and allow you to quickly return the aesthetic appearance to the subject of the wardrobe.But what to do if, after long wearing, the item becomes very dirty and dry cleaning is not possible? Then the question involuntarily arises of whether it is possible to wash a leather jacket in a washing machine.

Washing alternative

Features Despite the fact that most companies producing leather clothes categorically do not advise doing this, some housewives claim that they scrolled their outer clothing in a drum, and nothing bad happened. But if you still decide to experiment, it is better to wash the product by hand, and not in the machine, and in a certain way. That is, it’s not even completely washable, but a wet treatment.

What to do

1. Dissolve 30 g of laundry soap in a liter of water.
2. Take a soft sponge or moisture-absorbing cloth.
3. Before you wash your leather jacket, lay the item on the table.
4. Wipe the product with the resulting composition: from leather to lining.
5. Do not forget to squeeze the sponge so as not to wet the fabric too much.
6. Heavily contaminated areas rub more intensively.
7. Prepare warm, clean water. She process the product again, collecting the remaining foam.
8. Leave the jacket to dry on its shoulders at room temperature in a room whose windows do not face the sunny side. There should be no hot radiators near.

How to remove bad odors and other tips for last

Here are six more tips on how to care for and clean your leather jacket quickly and efficiently.

1. Use a spray. After cleaning, the clothes will remain soft and will not lose their shape, and will also become less contaminated if, after they are completely dry, they are treated with a water-repellent spray.
2. Rub with wax. Winter things are periodically rubbed with wax, which provides protection from snow and preserves the color of the product.
3. Repair with special glue. You can get rid of scratches with the help of "liquid skin" - a tool that sticks and maskes damaged areas. Put it on the damaged area and wait for it to dry.
4. Store in a case. Before sending your outerwear to “rest” for the summer, clean it of dust and place it in a cover made of breathable material specially designed for this purpose.
5. Watch out for the smell. To get rid of a specific aroma, hang a thing in front of a bathtub filled with hot water with the addition of one or two glasses of vinegar. Wait three hours. If you don’t know how to refresh the leather jacket from the smell of sweat and tobacco, spray a weak vinegar solution onto the fabric. You can also put the thing on a horizontal surface and sprinkle it with freshly ground coffee. After 12 hours, or better in a day, shake the powder.
6. Rub to a shine. Orange peels or glycerin will help restore shine on outerwear. Wipe the surface of the product with them, and it will not only shine, but also become soft and will be protected from creases. Do not use the zest to treat light-skinned jackets - red stains may remain.

To remove stains from a leather jacket at any time and take care of the product, you can buy a ready-made set of tools. This includes cream, and a cleaner, and special brushes. But first, always read the information on the product label. After all, not all drugs are universal. There are special designs for certain types of skin, for dark and light tones.

Reviews: what methods really work

I used to always wear leather goods in a dry cleaning service, but after once I ruined a thing there, I decided that I would do everything myself. I handle dirt on a leather jacket with a soap solution.I just make soapy water and wipe the jacket with a sponge, and if the stain is greasy, you can add a drop of dishwashing detergent. And then, with a clean sponge, I wash off the soap from the jacket.

Anastasia, http://postirke.ru/uxod-za-veshhami/uxod-za-odezhdoj/kak-pochistit-kozhanuyu-kurtku-ot-gryazi-doma.html

Here milk with an egg really surprised me, can it really be that they remove stains ?!
And I usually, when caring for leather goods, I buy special products. And to remove stains and paint for the skin, so that for the new season the jacket would shine and look like new!

By the way, I also have a milky leather jacket. I don’t know where, but there was a black spot on the sleeve, like black oil. So I washed it with soap and water, but the stain remained a little visible. Then I took a cleaner in the car (I have a milk leather interior), and you know, it definitely disappeared!

Jana, http://www.divomix.com/forum/kak-pochistit-kozhanuyu-kurtku-ot-gryazi/

Eggs with milk and scrambled eggs are ready)) than they don’t clean, you just don’t hear in folk recipes, maybe they really will help. I just wipe it with a rag with soapy water, and everything is fine, even the skin can be treated with a water-repellent, then the spots stick less.

Lily, http://www.divomix.com/forum/kak-pochistit-kozhanuyu-kurtku-ot-gryazi/

The other day there was a problem, cleaned the cuffs, and stains got in. I bought skin paint, 15 minutes of work - the jacket is like new. At the same time I sketched the old bald spots. Only wipe the skin before painting with alcohol, degrease.

Neoba, http://legkovmeste.ru/poleznye-sovety/stirat-ili-ne-stirat-kak-pochistit-kozhanuyu-kurtku-v-domashnih-usloviyah.html#ixzz4lJ6EufJs

I washed and everything is normal. Well washed off! The jacket is pink. Natural leather. Painted. Washed at 30 degrees. Ordinary powder. Gentle washing. No spin. First, let it drain water, then dried on the shoulders. I have not lost color. Not stretched. Not squandered. All perfectly! So don’t panic. Wash. Only the locks must first be fastened and unscrewed.

Marina, http://legkovmeste.ru/poleznye-sovety/stirat-ili-ne-stirat-kak-pochistit-kozhanuyu-kurtku-v-domashnih-usloviyah.html#ixzz4lJ6T6KGY