How to wash a white down jacket?
Down jackets - perhaps the best that was invented for harsh winters by modern clothing designers. It is practical, comfortable, stylish and very beautiful. Especially attractive are white down jackets, which stand out against the gray winter landscape. But there is one problem: the white down jacket quickly gets dirty. Dirt is especially noticeable on the collar, pockets and sleeves. And then you have to think about what to do next: dry clean or do it yourself. Dry cleaning, as a rule, is expensive, troublesome, and every time you do not run. Therefore, many people prefer to wash it at home, in the washing machine or manually. It is necessary to approach the washing of a winter down jacket as competently as possible - this is one of the cases where you need to be very careful and use only proven tools and methods. Fluff and fur require careful handling, removing stains from them is not an easy task. If you properly look after a jacket or coat, they will last more than one year without losing their attractive appearance. How to wash a white down jacket without yellow stains and other problems? We will talk about this in this article.
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For washing a down jacket, it is best to use a liquid detergent specifically designed for washing down products, for example, “Sport Fein Fashion”. But if you don’t have anything similar at hand, you can use gel for washing delicate fabrics or even regular shampoo.
The gel dissolves better, leaves nothing on the material from which the product is sewn, does not clog under the fabric to the filler.
to contents ↑Important! The white down jacket cannot simply be washed with bleaching agents, despite the composition of the fabric. It is not known what effect such a tool will have on the down jacket filler.
Preparing for washing:
- Before washing the down jacket, it must be carefully inspected to identify the most dirty places. This is usually a collar, cuffs, edges of pockets. It is advisable to pre-wash them with laundry soap or treat with a stain remover.
Important! You can also use one of the tools available in our separate article. “How to clean the cuffs and collar of a down jacket without washing?”.
- Unfasten everything that is possible from the jacket - a collar, a belt, a fur lining.
- The down jacket must be fastened with all its zippers, Velcro, buttons and buttons and turned inside out.
Washing in a washing machine
Before washing, read the product label carefully. Typically, the manufacturer indicates the possibility of machine wash, as well as the recommended temperature. Perhaps at this stage our decoding of badges on clothes.
Sometimes after washing, yellow stains remain on the jacket, which is very difficult to get rid of later. To avoid this, you need to adhere to certain recommendations.
So, how to wash a white jacket without yellow spots?
- In order not to get an unpleasant surprise, never wash the white thing with some color. It is best to wash down products alone, even if it seems to you that there is still a lot of space and you can throw something.
- After pre-treating the stains with laundry soap or stain remover, put the down jacket turned inside out into the drum of the washing machine.
- Inside the product you need to put a few tennis balls - they will not let the fluff fall off.
Important! If the balls are not white, first be sure to check whether they fade, then it will be very difficult to remove such spots. Better yet, buy special balls for washingThey are useful not only for a down jacket.
- Pour the liquid detergent that you have selected for washing.
- The washing mode must be set to the most delicate.
- The washing temperature should not exceed 40 degrees.
- The spin should be set to a minimum, and if there is a drying, it is desirable to turn off the spin.
- Remove gloves when washing the product to avoid hand contamination.
Hand wash
If the manufacturer of your favorite downy product is categorically against making life easier and washing by using a washing machine, and dry cleaning is too tough and too expensive for you, then you can gather your strength and wash the down jacket manually. How to wash the white down jacket by hand? There are two ways to do this.
Hanging Wash
It is very convenient to wash the down jacket in limbo. For this:
- After using stain remover or laundry soap, hang the item on your coat hanger and treat it with a liquid detergent diluted in water.
- Put a little solution on the sponge and rub the contaminated places, leave for half an hour.
- After this, you need to thoroughly rinse the down jacket. This is convenient to do with a shower.
Important! It is very important to completely rinse the item from soapy water to avoid streaks.
- Using conditioner and emollients is also undesirable - they are not only poorly washed from the fabric, but also lead to clogging of the puff of the down jacket, which will negatively affect the quality and appearance of the thing.
Wash in a basin or bath
If the down jacket is very dirty, it can be washed in a basin or bath:
- If there are stains on it, they can be cleaned with laundry soap.
- Pour warm water into a basin or bath and dilute the liquid detergent.
- Soak the product for 20 minutes.
Important! If the pollution is serious, time can be increased up to an hour.
- After that, gently rub the fur and fabric with a sponge or a clothes brush.
- The final step will be to rinse the down jacket - this must be done at least four times. Water after a thing should become transparent - this indicates that the process is finished.
to contents ↑Important! If you started washing at the end of the cold season, then so that unpleasant surprises do not expect you at the beginning of the next fall-winter, read how to store a down jacket.
Drying down jacket
It’s not enough to wash your favorite down jacket, it must also be properly dried. After all, if the filler of the jacket is fluff, then with improper drying, the fabric is covered with ugly stains.
How to dry a jacket?
- Squeeze the down jacket lightly, then hang it on your shoulders and place it over the bathtub so that water drains.
- Carefully spread it with your hands so that there are no creases or creases on the fabric. This will also help maintain the shape of the filler.
Important! If you washed with tennis balls, they should not have allowed lumps to form lumps. But if the fluff nevertheless has strayed into lumps, small ones need not be touched, they will dry out and straighten themselves. But the big lumps, you need to carefully level it.
- Even if you need a jacket very urgently, do not rush things. To avoid stains and stains, do not blow dry it, do not keep it near the heater and do not dry it in the sun.
- Once all the water has drained, hang the jacket in a well-ventilated place.
- Beat the product with your hands periodically to prevent clumping.
If yellow spots appear
There are usually no problems with down jackets of other colors, but white spots sometimes form yellow spots. They are not visible while the jacket is wet, but when dried, they will appear and spoil the whole appearance, and at the same time the mood.
Important! This is especially true for those products that have natural fluff or feathers as a filler.Since they themselves are yellowish in color, when washed, this goes to the fabric.
Do not re-wash them in the machine, as there is no guarantee that the situation will be corrected. It is easy to get rid of yellow spots:
- Go out into the light and carefully examine the down jacket. If you find a yellow spot or stains, remember this place.
- Hang the jacket on your shoulders and place it over the bathtub.
- Add a little white powder and rub it with water. Do not overdo it, otherwise it will be difficult to rinse it.
- With a wet palm with washing powder, sweep over the spot where the stain is located, trying to rub only the area that turned yellow.
- Wipe all yellow spots in this way.
- Wash your hands, and now with a clean, wet hand, wipe the treated areas again to wash off the soap. Repeat until all the soap has gone.
- Act very carefully, try to process only the fabric, not hitting the fluff, otherwise, spots will appear again.
Important! Do not immediately take on the whole jacket. Try to clear a small area first. When you see the result on the test site, you can start processing the entire product.
It is not always possible to remove all yellow spots. In this case, it is worth taking the jacket to dry cleaning.
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In this article, we told you all the rules for caring for warm white winter clothing. Follow these recommendations, and then you do not have to buy a new thing every year in order to feel comfortable and look good.
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