Spots on the sheepskin coat spoiled the mood of more than one mistress of such sturdy clothes. Why be discouraged if there are excellent options to clean a sheepskin coat at home or in a dry cleaner? Cleaning a sheepskin coat does not always give good results. It is one thing if it was not possible to remove stains and dirt, and it is quite another thing when, after cleaning, the thing becomes absolutely unsuitable for wearing.

How can you clean a natural or artificial sheepskin coat at home without fear? What are some budget cleaning products? Can sheepskin coats be washed?

How are sheepskin coats cleaned in dry cleaning?

Why is professional dry-cleaning of a sheepskin coat not very highly esteemed in our country? If they are really professionals, then their services start at 3,000 rubles, which is very expensive. And this is only the cost of cleaning, but you also need to update the color, cover the product with special protective equipment. The time of order execution is also becoming a problem - they almost always clean things for at least 14 days, and if you need to urgently, you will have to pay extra.

By default, you cannot assume that your sheepskin coat will become practically new after dry cleaning. Do not give to clean the sheepskin coat in the first workshop you come across! Study reviews of all dry cleaners in your city, ask your friends, as it is very likely that you will be the mistress of the spoiled thing.

Most often, after dry-cleaning, sheepskin coats fade in color. Real professionals always warn that the thing can shed and offer to paint the sheepskin coat at the same time. Please note that one step of applying the paint may not be enough, therefore the painting will have to be repeated.

Note! When you hand over a sheepskin coat to clean, renew or paint, the receivers always warn that the thing is being cleaned without a guarantee, you even sign up for it. Not all workshops undertake to clean sheepskin coats, since the process is complicated and not everyone has suitable conditions for this.

Dry cleaning a sheepskin coat is akin to a lottery. It is impossible to spoil a high-quality sheepskin coat, but there are very few really good things made of tanned leather among our compatriots and they are incredibly expensive.

Basic rules for caring for sheepskin coats

If you follow the elementary rules for caring for a sheepskin coat, then it is much less likely to need professional cleaning or tinting:

1. At the end of the winter season, the sheepskin coat can be sent for storage only after it has been thoroughly cleaned.
2. It should be stored only on a hanger, packed in a breathable bag. Plastic packaging or dry cleaning bags are not suitable for this.
3. Do not keep the item in a tamped closet, let it weigh freely.
4. If the sheepskin coat gets wet outside, it is also dried on a hanger, away from a radiator or other source of heat. It does not need to be laid out on the floor or table.
5. If spots appear on the sheepskin coat, clean them immediately. Old stains are much worse removed even with the help of professional products, and after cleaning in such a greasy place, the skin becomes thinner.
6. Are you planning to clean your sheepskin coat at home? Check the leather for the selected product in an invisible place (for example, on the inside or on the lapel) so as not to harm the product.

Attention! Keep all tags, tags, warranty card and receipt from the purchased sheepskin coat. When she needs cleaning, you will do it better, since you will know what it is made of and what kind of care it needs. Even at the stage of purchase, ask the sales assistant about all the nuances of caring for the chosen sheepskin coat.

How to clean a sheepskin coat at home

If you're ready to clean your sheepskin coat yourself at home, wet and dry cleaning options come to your aid. The choice is yours what to choose, but as the name implies, the wet method will take more time, since the thing will also have to be dried.

Dry cleaning of sheepskin coats is carried out using:

• A vacuum cleaner with attachment for sofas and armchairs, if you need clothes, just freshen up.
• A special rubber brush for suede or a school eraser for places along buttons, near pockets and cuffs - wherever the skin is greasy and dirty.
• The decoys are of the elementary old fashion. We put on a cloth glove and take a handful of semolina. We rub the groats over the clothes and do this until the spots on the sheepskin coat disappear. We periodically change the semolina, as it will turn black very quickly from dirt. The method is well suited for those cases when the contamination is fresh.
• A stale slice of bread (no difference - white or black). It is important to rub the dirty areas vigorously and then shake off any crumbs. You can make a bread ball and use it to "roll out" all problem areas.
• Starch if you need to get rid of a fresh greasy stain. Potato starch is simply poured onto the fatty place - its task is to draw in all the fat. Used starch is replaced with fresh starch as needed.
• Fine grit sandpaper. We wind a piece of paper on a small block or box of matches and three dirty places. It is important to learn how to properly wield such a device, so first we clean things on the wrong side.

Wet cleaning of a sheepskin coat can be as follows:

• A soap solution is made, to which a few drops of pharmacy ammonia are added. We clean the resulting solution with a rag, gauze or cotton swab. Upon completion of the work, the treated areas are additionally wiped with a solution - 500 ml of water, 20 ml of glycerin, 5 ml of ammonia, borax.
• If there is an old stain on dark clothing, you can remove it with kerosene or gasoline. Proceed carefully: apply the chemical in small quantities on a cloth, do not spill gasoline on the sheepskin coat. It is important not to try the method on light tanned leathers.
• It will help to clean the sheepskin coat at home and a solution of 500 ml of water and 125 ml of ammonia. They can wipe the whole thing, and upon completion - re-walk with a solution of vinegar - take 2 tablespoons of 6% vinegar for 500 ml of water.

After damp cleaning of tanned leather, it is important to dry it thoroughly and then rinse the cleaned areas. A similar "massage" is done so that the surface of the sheepskin coat does not become hard. At the end, be sure to rub it with a rubber brush or eraser.

How to clean a light-colored sheepskin coat

At home, any light, especially white, sheepskin coat requires daily care. To prevent the snow-white pile from fading, it must be cleaned every day with a special rubber brush for suede and nubuck. This should not be done immediately upon arrival from the street, but after the clothes are dry.

Cleaning a light sheepskin coat at home is done using:

• A stationery eraser or a piece of stale bread if no rubber brush is available.
• Semolina and regular household cotton gloves. We put on the glove with pimples outward, pour semolina into a handful and rub it wherever there are spots on the sheepskin coat. You will immediately see the result - the cereal will pick up the dirt and turn black, we will change it. We clean until the semolina remains white.
• Tooth powder or chalk - the actions are the same as when cleaning with semolina.
• Tooth powder diluted with a small amount of ammonia. The resulting gruel is applied to the item with a stiff brush. This mixture is great if you need to clean the sheepskin coat from greasy stains.
• 50 ml of ammonia and water, a new kitchen sponge. A solution is made in which the sponge is carefully moistened. With a sponge we go through all the contaminated areas, pay special attention to the glazed areas along the buttons, cuffs, and pockets.
• Milk, soda and vinegar. A teaspoon of baking soda is stirred in a glass of warm milk. The thing is first cleaned with a napkin soaked in the resulting solution, and then you need to walk through the same places with a napkin soaked in vinegar. Instead of a napkin, you can take cotton swabs.

You need to know if you decide on a wet cleaning method! Always dry cleaned clothing at room temperature. Dry on a hanger or unfolded, away from radiators or fireplaces.

Can the sheepskin coat be washed?

On the Internet, you can find many tips on how to wash a sheepskin coat and it seems that this is the easiest and most budgetary way to update a sheepskin coat at home. Why take a thing for a professional cleaning, if you can remove all dirt and stains in the washing machine at home - these are the statements of would-be advisers.

Attention! It is strictly forbidden to wash a natural sheepskin coat by hand or in a typewriter. Tanned leather is afraid of water: from it the thing will decrease in size, and in some places, on the contrary, it will stretch. The surface will deteriorate, warp, become brittle - deformed clothes can no longer be worn!

Can a sheepskin coat made of artificial material be washed? We look at the label - what the item is made of and what are the recommendations for care. If the artificial sheepskin coat is made of polyester, acrylic, then it is easy to wash at home.

In order to preserve the appearance and shape of things made of leatherette, artificial suede, when washing, you should adhere to the following rules:

• Priority is hand wash. Do not rub hard!
• If you wash in a machine, choose the most delicate washing mode - water temperature 30 ° C, without maximum spin, with an additional rinse.
• After washing, it is advisable to wrap the clothes in a terry sheet, which will quickly absorb moisture.
• Hang dry outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
• When drying, do not use heat sources - hair dryers, radiators, fireplaces.

How to clean the fur of a sheepskin coat at home

The fur on the sheepskin coat and its inner surface are periodically combed with a down brush, which can be bought at any pet store or veterinary pharmacy. Do not forget that the surface of the sheepskin coat and its fur are cleaned in different ways.

The fur of a sheepskin coat at home is cleaned as follows:

• You can walk on it with the brush described above, but moistened with refined gasoline.
• Dirty fur is cleaned with a solution of refined gasoline and starch, taken in proportion to form a liquid gruel.
• You can try to save white fur from yellowness with the help of a solution - for 500 ml of water, 1 teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide.
• You can make the fur soft by rubbing a solution into it - one egg yolk, a tablespoon of vaseline oil and 400-500 ml of warm water.
• Cleaning the fur from any greasy stains is done with a 500 ml water solution, 3 tablespoons of kitchen salt, 1 teaspoon of ammonia. Make sure that the salt does not fall on the surface of the sheepskin coat.
• Natural fur will shine if you regularly wipe it with gauze dipped in vinegar.
• It is useful to wipe artificial fur with any soap solution to remove dirt and dust from it.

After each session of cleaning the sheepskin coat, treat it with a special water-repellent preparation. Good impregnation provides long-term protection from moisture, rain and snow, prevents the formation of oil stains and water stains, so do not skimp on such cleaning agents for sheepskin coats.

Comfortable, practical and warm sheepskin coats are quite rightly popular with our fashionistas. They are light, cozy, beautiful and ... very easy to get dirty! The latter circumstance, sooner or later, puts each owner before a choice: to throw out the sheepskin coat, to clean it, or to walk in a dirty one.

Not the last! A dirty hem, sleeves and pockets that are filthy, and even more so, stains do not adorn your clothes. And you need to make every effort to bring your beloved sheepskin coat in a proper look, returning it to cleanliness and freshness. Cleaning a sheepskin coat at home can seem like a simple matter if you have several recipes from "knowledgeable people" at your disposal. But it is not enough to arm yourself with advice, you need to know what your sheepskin coat is made of, what is shown to her and what is not. Here are some safe tips on how to clean a sheepskin coat at home without harming it.
What is the sheepskin coat made of?
Before choosing a method and means for cleaning a sheepskin coat, you need to make a clear idea of ​​what you are dealing with. The vast majority of sheepskin coats are sewn from sheepskin. But different countries supply skins that are completely different in quality. The lightest and most pleasant to the touch are Spanish skins, and the roughest and heaviest are American skins. The skins produced in Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey and France are considered to be of average quality.

Sheepskin coats are sewn from uncoated and coated fur velor. Uncoated fur velor is just sanded leather. It is made from selected high quality skins. Sheepskin coats from it look quite impressive and expensive. But it is they who quickly get salted and dirty.

Coated sheepskin coats are produced in a slightly different way. For them, skins are used not only of high quality. These sheepskin coats are coated with a special compound that has various additives and natural resins. Thanks to the protective layer, coated sheepskin coats are more practical and much easier to keep clean. There are many different coatings - crack, nappalan, kansas, silk and others. But this only aggravates the cleaning problem, because each of these sheepskin coats needs its own approach. Therefore, when planning to clean a sheepskin coat at home, be sure to take into account its features.

Dry cleaning.
An uncoated sheepskin coat made of thin velor requires more careful and careful handling than a sheepskin coat made of thick leather. Dry cleaning is permissible only if the sheepskin coat is absolutely dry.

Before cleaning, lay the sheepskin coat on a flat surface so that the dirty spots are clearly visible. Prepare whatever you need: a rag mitt, semolina, or table salt. Pour semolina or salt over the place of contamination and, putting on a mitten, with vigorous movements from the edge of the contamination to the center, remove the main dirt. Shake off the dirty, salt or semolina and repeat the procedure with gentle circular motions over the entire area of ​​contamination. After cleaning the dirt, go over the sheepskin coat with a stiff brush.

Greasy sleeve cuffs, pockets and collar can be cleaned using a suede rubber brush or eraser. But if the sheepskin coat is in a very neglected state, this method will not save her. Therefore, it is advisable to use an eraser and a brush when the very first and light dirt appears, then these funds are very effective.

Perhaps one of the oldest and safest recipes that our ancestors used since the time of Peter the Great, when they cleaned their sheepskin coats, is a piece of dried bread crust. White and black bread are equally suitable. The place of contamination is vigorously wiped with bread. It will crumble, but ignore it. Just stock up on 2-3 extra pieces. If the dirt isn't too old, the bread will do just fine!

Uncoated sheepskin coats should not be cleaned when wet - this will only exacerbate the problem by rubbing the dirt into the deeper structures of suede or velor.

If you have "planted" a greasy stain, immediately sprinkle it with semolina or starch, as it is absorbed, shake off the "powder" and replace it with a dry one. But you should not sprinkle with salt - it can greatly lighten the spot.

Having finally cleaned the sheepskin coat, be sure to treat it with a water-repellent agent. This will create a thin protective layer on its surface and generally extend its service life.

Wet cleaning.
It is ideal for coated sheepskin coats. The most practical and easy-to-clean products are considered to be “silk” coated products. Caring for him is quite simple and boils down to the need to periodically wipe the dirt with a damp cloth.

For more significant contamination, as well as when cleaning sheepskin coats with a different type of coating, you can use a napkin soaked in water with a small addition of shampoo and ammonia (1 teaspoon of shampoo and ½ teaspoon of alcohol per glass of warm water). The napkin should be rinsed as often as possible; if the water becomes very dirty, you need to make a fresh solution. After processing, wipe dry the area to be treated with a dry cloth and leave to dry unfolded. The use of a hair dryer or the location of a sheepskin coat at a heating device is unacceptable. The temperature drop will cause the sheepskin coat to warp.

Sadly, there are no more completely safe methods for cleaning sheepskin coats at home.

Of course, you can try to clean the stain with gasoline, and the greasy collar with a mixture of glycerin and ammonia. But you need to be prepared for the thing to be irretrievably lost. Therefore, if you nevertheless decide to experiment with your sheepskin coat, first make a small test somewhere on its inside.

Some special products for cleaning sheepskin coats produced by the industry can be classified as safe. But even here you need to be extremely careful, because, as you have seen, sheepskin coats are very different. And so that caring for a sheepskin coat does not turn into a problem, take it as a rule 3-4 times a season, regardless of the appearance of the product, to arrange preventive cleaning and treat it with water-repellent and protective sprays.

How to clean a natural sheepskin coat

A beautiful, practical, warm tanned fur coat is indispensable in winter colds and frosts. In the process of wearing, under the influence of environmental influences and weather conditions, the fur coat loses its original appearance, dirt, greasy spots and roughness appear in certain places. In this article, we will learn where and how to clean a natural sheepskin coat at home, how to properly care for it, what cleaning methods exist for such a thing, as well as other recommendations on the topic.

Every woman who has a natural or artificial suede fur coat in her wardrobe sooner or later asks the question of how to refresh the look of her favorite thing? You can contact a specialized dry cleaner, where cleaning will be carried out by professionals, using special equipment and chemical cleaning agents designed specifically for this purpose. This pleasure is quite expensive, the simplest cleaning costs from three thousand rubles and takes a long time up to two weeks. If the service is urgently needed, then you will have to pay the cost of cleaning at an urgent rate, and this is much more expensive!

In addition, dry cleaning salons do not give any guarantees for the final result and disclaim responsibility for the appearance of any defects in the item after its chemical treatment.

Before taking your fur coat to the first chemical workshop that comes your way, it is best to study the reviews about it from customers who have already used its services. Not every dry cleaner undertakes to provide such a service, since this process is complex, it requires certain conditions, the presence of special chemical cleaning agents and a high level of training of specialists. Therefore, cleaning a sheepskin coat in the salon is akin to luck, whether you are lucky or unlucky.

How to properly care for a sheepskin coat?

Correct and delicate care of a sheepskin coat will help maintain its quality and appearance for a long time. These rules are simple and easy to follow:

• A tanned coat should be worn only in cold weather, and not in rain and slush. Any moisture is categorically contraindicated.
• If, nevertheless, snow or rain fell on the fur coat and it got very wet, it should be thoroughly dried at room temperature in an open space, after hanging it on special hangers. Do not use heat from a battery, electrical appliances, or other heat sources for this purpose! Do not put a damp item in the closet!
• In summer, the sheepskin coat should be stored in a closet, on a hanger and in a special breathable cover made of natural fabrics that allow air to pass through well. This is necessary so that the coat "breathes" and does not become musty. It will be better if there is a small space between the sheepskin coat and other things. However, all storage tips can be read in a separate one.
• Along with the purchase of a sheepskin coat, immediately buy a special brush for combing fur and a rubber sponge for cleaning the surfaces of the fur coat and combing out dirt, fine litter and dust from the pile.
• It is advisable to carefully inspect the fur coat at least once a week and immediately, when stains and dirt appear, carefully remove them. So the sheepskin coat can remain attractive and clean for a long time.
• After the end of the winter season, the sheepskin coat must be thoroughly cleaned in the dry-cleaner's salon or itself, at home, and only then put into the closet for storage. Until next winter, it is recommended to store the item only in its pure form.
• And yet, it is better to keep all the labels, tags, tips for caring for the thing, the payment receipt that you received when you bought the sheepskin coat, the warranty card. In a word, all the information about the thing, what materials it was made of, what kind of fur was used in the model, what kind of care it needs. It is best, when buying such an expensive item, to immediately get advice from the seller about all the intricacies and nuances of care and cleaning.

How quickly and efficiently
clean the sheepskin coat at home

It is very easy to clean and refresh the appearance of a sheepskin coat at home, using natural and improvised means. The main thing is to choose the right cleaning option: dry or wet. Dry cleaning is simpler in its technology, but a wet one will have to spend some time, since after such cleaning, the thing will also need to be thoroughly dried. But before starting the procedure, it is better to check the selected cleaning agent in a secluded place that is not visible to the eye. On the wrong side of things, on the lapel of the cuffs or collar.

Dry clean a tanned fur coat can be carried out using:

• If the sheepskin coat only needs to be freshened up and dust removed, it is better to use an ordinary vacuum cleaner with a nozzle for carpets, armchairs and sofas. You can just shake the thing vigorously several times in different directions.
• A cheap, affordable folk way to make a sheepskin coat look proper is semolina. To do this, you need to put on a cloth glove on your hand, take some cereal and thoroughly grind the semolina on a contaminated surface. This manipulation must be done so many times until the semolina ceases to darken from dirt, absorbing it, and retains its natural light milky color. This dry cleaning option is good and gives a positive effect in cases where the stains or dirt are fresh and have not had time to glaze.
• You can remove dirty spots on the surface of a fur coat with a stale piece or crust of bread, preferably black. Rub the dirt gently but vigorously, then shake off the crumbs. A bread ball is also great for this purpose. They need to sort of "roll out" problem areas of things, periodically changing the old ball to a new one.
• Potato starch is great for removing fresh greasy stains. Put a small amount of it on a greasy place, rub it lightly and leave it on the stain for a while. Starch naturally absorbs grease and dirt. In the process of such cleaning, the contaminated starch must be periodically changed to fresh starch until its color remains unchanged.
• Very fine grit sandpaper is very good at removing dirt from the surface of a sheepskin coat. For convenience, it is better to wrap the paper on some small thing, such as a matchbox or wooden block, and first try to clean any place on the wrong side of the thing and only then on its front side. Manipulation is best done very carefully, clockwise, i.e. in one direction so as not to damage the suede or leather.
• Simple salt will help get rid of stains and dirt. To do this, it must be poured onto dirt, gently rub the composition with your fingers or with a special rubber brush. Then you need to carefully remove excess salt from the surface of the fur coat.
• If some places on the fur coat have a greasy and rough appearance, then you can use tooth powder to clean them. On any brush, you can use a toothbrush, pour a small amount of powder and rub all the dirty places, shake off the excess.
• The special rubber suede brush will help remove dirt around buttons, pockets, cuffs, sides and waistlines. These areas are more likely to collect dirt and stains. If there is no such brush, then you can use an ordinary school eraser-eraser, preferably new and clean, never used for its intended purpose. The effect will be the same!

Just watch how the pollution from the light sheepskin coat will disappear before your eyes:

How to clean a sheepskin coat with a wet method?

This type of cleaning is perfectly tolerated by tanned leather coats and coats with a protective dusting. The best cleanings that give real positive results:

• Gasoline is very helpful in removing fat. To do this, dampen a small piece of natural fabric, burlap or coarse linen and rub the stains. But cleaning with gasoline is best used only on dark colored fur coats (brown, black, dark blue).
• It is better to clean tanned coats of white or light pastel colors with an alcohol solution of ammonia and medical peroxide. In a quarter liter of water, add one teaspoon of peroxide and alcohol, respectively. Stir the composition thoroughly, soak any matter with it and apply to the places to be cleaned. You need to wipe it until the natural color of the fur coat is completely restored.
• The method that gives real results is to remove dirt and grease stains with a solution of baking soda and milk. First you need to remove dust from the sheepskin coat with a brush or just vigorously shaking it several times. Make a solution of a glass of milk, add about a teaspoon of baking soda to it. Cotton swabs are perfect for manipulation. Thoroughly treat places with contamination with a prepared solution from cotton wool until the dirt is completely removed. Then, wipe the treated surface with a cloth soaked in a weak solution of vinegar essence. Be sure to wipe the treated area to remove excess moisture with a dry cloth or napkin.
• Dirty spots on the surface of the sheepskin coat disappear well when using a solution of soap and ammonia. In water at room temperature, dissolve a little shampoo or liquid soap and even less half of ammonia. Moisten a napkin in the prepared solution and carefully treat all dirty spots. For the final treatment of the surface of the fur coat, you need to make another necessary composition of half a liter of water, borax powder in a volume of 5 ml, glycerin in about a volume of 20 ml and ammonia alcohol 15 ml. With this composition, wipe the entire product, hang on a hanger and leave to dry in natural conditions.

It is better to use all the described options for cleaning the fur coat from dirt and stains with caution, treat the dirty areas delicately and gently so as not to damage the elastic surface of the skin. It is strictly forbidden to wash a tanned coat! Otherwise, you can just ruin the thing.

What is the best way to clean the fur of a sheepskin coat?

Beautiful fur on a sheepskin coat gives it a spectacular, refined, smart and elegant look. Fur, most often, decorates a fur coat on the collar, cuffs and below, as a trim. The cleanliness of the fur must be carefully monitored, and fine dust particles and any atmospheric dirt must be regularly combed out with a brush. There are several ways to give your fur a proper look.

• A good way to refresh fur with a mixture of plain sand and wheat bran. Heat the bran and sand in a frying pan and gently process the pile of the fur along its length, then shake off the remnants and carefully comb the pile with a brush, preferably with natural bristles.
• Dissolve ordinary shampoo in warm water and beat into a lather, apply to the surface of the fur, wait for a while and rinse with warm running water.
• Lemon juice is very good! Soak a piece of soft natural fabric with a solution of freshly squeezed lemon juice and treat the surface of the fur with it along its entire length. Then comb it with a fine comb or hairbrush.
• Powder for newborns is good at removing dust and dirt from the surface of the fur. Thoroughly brush off all dirt with a powder, then carefully remove the powder with a brush. If you don't have powder on hand, you can use carefully weathered chalk instead.
• The structure of the fur is well cleaned by a solution of ammonia and ordinary salt. Dissolve 5 ml of ammonia and 30 g of salt in half a liter of water. Stir the solution thoroughly and process the fur, then wipe thoroughly with a damp sponge.
• White fur or fur of delicate pastel colors is best cleaned by hydrogen peroxide. Add a few drops of peroxide to a liter of water, mix the solution thoroughly and spray onto the surface of the fur with a spray bottle. Leave the solution on the tanned fur coat until it is completely dry, preferably in the fresh air. Then comb the fur thoroughly with a natural bristle brush.

These procedures will make the fur on a sheepskin coat clean, bright, soft and fluffy.

It is very easy to clean a natural sheepskin coat at home! The main thing is to decide for yourself where and how to give your favorite tanned fur coat freshness and respectable appearance.

Last fall, my husband bought me a sheepskin coat. The season is over, I realized: you just can't load it into the washing machine to wash it. But I also want to look stylish, and the main thing is not to spend every year the family budget on the next purchase.

Dry cleaning

There are different types of contaminants and different cleaning methods. Let's talk about dry methods.

If your outer clothing is simply dusty, you need to vacuum it using a soft vacuum cleaner attachment.

Sometimes a sheepskin coat can get an unpleasant odor. To get rid of it, you can hang the item on the balcony.

Remember: the skin does not like to "sunbathe" in direct sunlight. In order not to spoil the thing completely, hang the balcony with a dark cloth or hang a sheepskin coat at night.

If you just need to clean the sheepskin coat, bring it into proper form, you can lightly rub the surface of the leather with semolina or fine table salt. They will not spoil the material, but they will clean up minimal contamination.

Now let's look at more serious problems.

The worn-out areas, which are usually near pockets, on the sleeves, near the collar, can be rubbed with a very hard school eraser. This will help update the look of your outerwear.

You can clean the sheepskin coat at home with ammonia. Light stains, greasy spots are removed with a mixture of dentifrice and ammonia solution.

Wet cleaning

You can't do without ammonia here. Here's a simple recipe:

• make a regular soap solution;
• add a few drops of ammonia to it;
• frequently changing a rag, wipe the surface of the sheepskin coat with this product;
• dissolve in 0.5 l of water 20 g of glycerin and 20 g of ammonia, 5 g of borax;
• with the resulting solution, re-process your sheepskin coat.

From stains

There are several ways how to clean a sheepskin coat at home from stains.

• Dissolve a teaspoon of baking soda or ammonia in one glass of milk. Rub over old stains with this solution.

• The following remedy copes well with stains. Take four parts of water, dilute one part of ammonia solution in them. With a rag made of natural fabric, treat the surface of the sheepskin coat. After that, wipe it with clean cold water or dilute a little vinegar in water (for one liter of water, one teaspoon of vinegar).

• Dissolve a teaspoon of oxalic acid, 2 tablespoons of baking soda in one liter of water. Wipe the surface of your outer clothing with a cloth soaked in this solution. At the end, do not forget to walk over the surface of the sheepskin coat with a rag dipped in clean water.

Fresh stains should never be sprinkled with salt. Otherwise, whitish stains will constantly appear at this place. It is better to sprinkle the stained area with starch. After wet processing, you need to let things dry. To make the sheepskin dry faster, you need to wrinkle it well with your hands.

Natural sheepskin coat

A sheepskin coat made from natural materials requires special care.

Bran or sawdust

Greasy areas on the fur lining should be cleaned with either wheat bran or slightly warmed sawdust.

Remember, you cannot use coniferous sawdust for these purposes, as they contain resin that can ruin your thing.

The sawdust can be moistened with gasoline to increase efficiency. Apply two handfuls of the sawdust prepared in this way to a small area of ​​the fur, rub well with your hands, then move on to the next part of the garment.

If the sheepskin coat is heavily soiled, repeat the bran procedure several times.

The bran can be substituted with potato flour.

Vinegar and salt water

If the surface of the sheepskin coat is a little rough, you can soften it by wiping the required area with a mixture of vinegar and salt water. To do this, dilute 50 grams of salt in a liter of water and add a tablespoon of vinegar to this solution.

The following recipe is also suitable: dissolve 100 g of soap, 100 g of fish oil and 20 drops of ammonia in 0.5 liters of warm water.

Mix all this and add water to one liter. The sheepskin coat must be moistened in the resulting solution and folded in half with the outer side. Let the outer clothing lie in this state for no more than 4 hours. Then dry the thing and stretch it in all directions.

How to properly clean a natural sheepskin coat at home can be seen in the video.

Finally, a few tips:

• Do not try to wash your sheepskin coat. This will ruin the thing forever.

• It is easier to remove stains, as they say, hot on the trail, while they are still fresh.

• You can try to take the sheepskin coat to dry cleaning, but only if you saw the possibility of such processing on the label with.