The coat is a fairly expensive element of the wardrobe, but often we can not afford to use dry cleaning services in case of stains. How to act in this situation?
How to properly clean the coat?
How to clean a cashmere coat at home? Cashmere is an elegant and beautiful material, but it is sensitive and very vulnerable to external factors. So do not wash it in a washing machine. You need to dial into the bathroom with warm water, pour in a little powder and put a coat in the water. Leave it for a couple of hours, then rinse several times in cold water. Dry the cashmere coat is best on a horizontal surface, putting a towel under it.
If you need to remove individual stains from the surface of the cashmere coat, then this can be done without washing. For example, refined gasoline is used to remove grease stains. Purified gasoline impregnated stain, and then sprinkled with talc. After all has dried up, the talc remains are removed with a brush.
How to clean a woolen coat?
Before you clean the coat of wool, you need to know its composition (it is listed on the label). In case if there are some admixtures in the composition, for example, polyester or acrylic, the coat can be washed in the washing machine in the "Hand wash" mode at low temperature, the spinning should be turned off. After that, the coat should be pulled out of the machine and hung on a hanger. A slightly damp thing should be ironed through gauze and hung back. If the coat contains only wool, then it can be cleaned with a mild soap and water.
When cleaning stains on a wool coat, you will need running water and a baby shampoo. Wet the rag with water, add a small amount of shampoo and lightly apply the solution to the contaminated area. Remove the soap solution with a damp cloth.