Those who do not have any desire, time or opportunity to take the help of dry cleaning, we offer to clean the products of the skin of the house by ourselves, and tell you about the basic rules and folk remedies for cleaning leather products.
Basic rules for cleaning leather products
Before you clean the entire skin, first remove the stains so that there are no more circles left. This is done like this:
- Oil stains and stains from household fat should be removed with gasoline;
- Spots from motor and engine oil - perchlorethylene;
- Stains from ink and ballpoint pens - a mixture of alcohol with magnesia or with acetic acid.
- Cleaning of the surface of leather products is as follows:
- Products made of genuine leather (nappa) should first be wiped with a damp cotton cloth moistened with a lukewarm soap solution and then dry.
- Suede and genuine leather products need to be wiped with a polyurethane sponge.
After cleaning the product, it should be patted through a dense layer of tissue with a warm iron, so that the skin does not become shiny.
Folk remedies and tips for cleaning a leather product
- Leather products, especially cuffs and collars, are recommended to be periodically wiped with glycerin, this will restore their shine. Strongly worn and lost shine clothes should be wiped with fresh orange peel.
- Rubbed leather shoes are recommended to wipe with turpentine, dropping 3-4 drops of milk into it. Then it can be cleaned, as usual.
- White leather shoes should be washed with a soft brush or foam sponge, soaking it in a warm solution of detergent. Then the solution should be washed off, and the shoes should be wiped dry, then greased with a colorless rubber and rubbed with a fleece.
- Scratch or a small "zadirka" on women's thin shoes is easily eliminated if you cover the back side of the "zadirki" and the damaged area with a thin layer of BF-2 glue or nail polish, and then press them against each other.
- Handbag of dark leather will restore the lost gloss if you wipe it with a cotton swab soaked in lemon juice. Coffee grounds also make the products of dark skin shine. To do this, 1-2 spoonfuls of pressed coffee grounds wrapped in flannel or woolen cloth, and then vigorously rubbed shoes, handbag, briefcase and other leather goods. The skin will again glisten.
- A leather handbag can also be refreshed as follows: gently rinse it in warm water, where a little ammonia is added. Then the bag should be dried, and then wiped with a cloth moistened with castor oil.
- To wet leather shoes are not hardened, they need to be smeared with petroleum jelly after drying, and after a few hours - clean and bring to shine. Table vinegar will help remove stains from shoes.
- Oily or greasy stains on leather products will be well cleaned with chalk: the stain must be covered with chalk powder and leave for a day, then chalk should be shaken and the leather product, in the place where the chalk was poured, thoroughly cleaned with a brush.
- The trace left from the ink of the ballpoint pen is removed with the help of a sticky tape, and then the place stained with ink before is peeled off with a hard
Can I wash products from the skin?
Washing of leather products is permissible only in cases where they have blood stains. At the same time, they should be washed very carefully, by hand, using a special soap to clean genuine leather or use a mild soap.
To do this, dilute in a basin soapy solution and lightly apply it to the surface of the skin with a sponge or a soft cloth. Do not fill your skin with soapy water, it should be slightly damp, not wet. After washing, wipe the skin with a dry cloth. Do not dry your skin at elevated temperature, from this it can wrinkle or even sit down. After washing and drying the product, rub into it a special conditioner that will protect the product from dampness and stains, retain the elasticity and softness of the skin.