How to clean a fur coat from a muton at home?

Winter is coming, and fur coats are replacing jackets. Recently, fur coats from Mouton are gaining more and more popularity. Such a product is not afraid of either cold or rain, and it will also be worn with proper care for a long time. The main thing is to know how to clean a fur coat from a mouton at home, because you need to not only get rid of pollution, but also do it in such a way as not to harm your favorite thing. Let's look at how to handle the care of such a product.

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Useful Tips

Before starting to remove dirt and stains, read the recommendations of specialists:

• Before using the product, test it in an inconspicuous place.
• Work in a well-ventilated area, away from children and allergy sufferers.
• Some products are quite aggressive, so be sure to protect your hands with gloves.
• Do not rub the stains hard so as not to spoil the thing.
• For cleaning, use light colored rags that do not fade.
• Do not blow dry the fur coat or near heating appliances and direct sunlight.
• If the product has stubborn stains and you are not confident in your abilities, then it is better not to risk it and hand over the fur coat to dry cleaners.
• After all the procedures associated with cleaning the fur coat, you need to comb it with a brush with rare teeth.
• If there is no obvious pollution on the fur coat, then there is no need to clean it. Such products are cleaned once a year before being stored for the summer.
• Mouton fur coat should hang on wide hangers so that it does not lose shape. It must not be folded.

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Get rid of dust

First you need to get rid of dust, which probably accumulated between the villi. There are several ways to do this:

• Hang the product on a coat hanger, cover it with a damp sheet and knock it out like a carpet. All the dust will settle on the sheet.
• Vacuum with a small nozzle at minimum power.
• Comb with a special brush for fur with rare teeth. Be careful when combing small areas.

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Remove dirt and stains

How to clean a muton fur coat at home from dirt? This can easily be done in several ways.

Soap solution

The easiest and most affordable way is a soap solution. It must be prepared from washing powder, shampoo or baby soap.

Important! If the fur coat is dark, it is better not to use products with a whitening effect for its preparation.

Here's how to apply such a tool:

1. Dissolve the detergent and beat in a steep foam.
2. Moisten a sponge in this foam and apply it on the surface of the product.
3. Then walk with a sponge dipped in clean water.

Starch

Dry cleaning involves the use of starch or semolina. How to clean a muton fur coat at home using these improvised tools?

1. Spread the product on a table or any other flat surface.
2. Spread starch or semolina over the entire surface of the fur.
3. Rub the product into the fur, just do not overdo it.
4. Shake off the rest of the product.
5. Repeat if necessary.

Bran

If traces of greasy appear on the product, then you can get rid of them with the help of bran:

1. Preheat bran and put on greasy places.
2. Rub them a little and shake them off.
3. Walk on the fur brush.

Alcohol and vinegar

A mixture of vinegar, alcohol and water in equal quantities is excellent for cleaning a muton.This mixture removes stains from grease and other contaminants. Dampen the brush in this solution and go over the entire surface of the product, and then leave it on a hanger in the room until it dries.

Gasoline Plus Starch

This method requires refined gasoline or aviation. Refined gas can be purchased at the hardware store:

1. Mix some gasoline with starch until gruel.
2. Apply this slurry to problem areas.
3. Leave to dry completely.
4. Brush off any remaining product.
5. Ventilate the product, as gasoline may smell.

Industrial facilities

Industrial products are also suitable for cleaning Mouton - just buy a spray for cleaning nubuckVelor or suede.

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Cleaning a light coat

How to clean a fur coat from a white or light mouton, because over time such a product will turn yellow and lose its beautiful appearance? But there are several ways that will help bring back your whiteness to your fur, make it more shiny.

Hydrogen peroxide

This tool has a brightening effect: dilute it in water, in a ratio of 1 to 2 and treat the fur with this solution.

Hydrogen peroxide and ammonia

A mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. Treat the surface of the product with this mixture with a sponge and you will see the result.

Soap solution plus starch

Starch and a soap solution poured into the spray gun will help you get rid of the stains:

1. Pour starch onto the stain.
2. Sprinkle it out of the spray bottle with soapy water.
3. Leave to dry.
4. Remove starch residues with a brush or vacuum cleaner.

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Remove the smell

If your favorite fur coat has an unpleasant smell, do not be discouraged, this trouble can be helped:

1. Pack the product in a vinyl case.
2. Place dishes with freshly ground coffee inside the case.
3. Leave for a while, coffee nourishes the product with its aroma and drowns out all unpleasant odors.

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How to clean the lining?

Unfortunately, not only the fur is dirty on the product, but also the lining, which is quite difficult to clean. There are two ways to do this.

Rip off the lining

You can tear off the lining and wash it, as usual - in the machine or manually. And then sew it back. But there are several nuances. Not everyone is friends with a sewing machine.

Important! Wash the lining in warm water so that it does not sit down.

Without removing the subframe

You can try to clean the lining without ripping off. To do this, make a soap solution and treat it, trying not to wet it much.

Important! Do not dry the lining with a hairdryer or under the battery; it must dry by itself at room temperature.

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Now your mouton coat will always look like new, and caring for it will not cause you much trouble.