How to clean suede?

Clothes and shoes made of suede fit perfectly and are breathable. But, unfortunately, suede things tend to quickly become dirty. How to clean such a delicate material, we consider in this article.

Suede - leather, obtained as a result of fatty tanning from animal skins. In the suede trade, the skin of a sheep or cow, obtained by impregnating raw hides with fats, is considered. Silk fabrics that have a nap on the front side also belong to suede.

Suede has the following features:

• softness;
• subtlety;
• toughness;
• velvety.

Natural suede is made from animal skin and undergoes a special method of manufacture with specialized substances. Artificial suede is made from synthetic materials and does not have durability.

Suede leather can be light, dark or colored. Each color has its own method of cleaning.

There are many tools that remove stains from light suede fabric and return it to its presentation, and methods of their application:

• Before cleaning light suede, prepare the surface by gently rubbing it with an eraser or salt. In this case, sprinkle salt on the soiled area and rub it with a sponge to separate the crumpled pile.
• To remove minor stains, you can take a crumb of wheat bread and roll it over the area to be processed. You can sprinkle the stain with starch, wait for the time (30 minutes), and brush off any residue.
• To remove dirt and dust, you will need: 250 ml of milk, 25 g of soda, cotton pad, dry cloth. How to use: mix the milk with soda. Moisten the disc with the resulting liquid, then wipe the contaminated surface with it. Wipe the cleaned material dry with a napkin.

• To instantly wash the stain from the surface, you will need: warm water (250 ml), ammonia (5 ml), hydrogen peroxide, a clean rag, a dry cloth. How to use: mix water with ammonia and add a few drops of hydrogen peroxide. Soak a cloth with this tool, clean the stained surface with it. Wipe the treated area with a dry cloth and place in fresh air.
• To get rid of greasy stains, apply: powder for cleaning teeth or talc, rubber brush, warm water, vinegar solution, dry cloth. Method of application: pour water or talc into the water to obtain a consistency like sour cream. Brush with the applied mixture gently handle the surface. After that, wipe with a cloth with a solution of vinegar and, waiting for drying, walk on the material with a stiff brush.
• To give a uniform color will help toothpaste. A small amount of the paste is applied to the suede surface, brought to full drying, after which the remnants of the funds are removed with a brush.

There are several processing rules, the observance of which will return an attractive look to colored suede and relieve it of stains:

• Wet suede should first be dried using crumpled newspaper sheets.
• Dirt can be wiped off with a shop brush, or you can use a crust of black bread.
• Salt remaining from the winter period is removed with a soaped sponge. The resulting foam is removed with a clean cloth.
• With the appearance of divorces and clouded places, they resort to using a solution prepared from ammonia and water in a ratio of 1 to 3. The product obtained, applied on a soft cloth, wipe the product, at the end it is removed with cold water.

• Chalk or talcum will help to cope with a fat stain. It is necessary to fill the contaminated area with one of these substances and leave for 60 minutes, then clean the product with a brush. To make a more effective cleaning, you can pour a few drops of ammonia into talc or chalk. Put the obtained gruel on the treated area, wait for drying, at the end clean off.
• Things from suede occasionally need to be washed. You should prepare a warm soap solution, then treat the product with a brush. Rinse quickly with running water and dry, gently straightening.

Black or brown suede will help you in order: coffee, a crust of black bread, emery paper or sulfur from matchboxes.

In order to completely get rid of dirt from suede things and give them freshness, apply a little coffee ground with a sponge on a product that has been cleaned with a brush. Allow to dry, remove the rest of the mixture with a brush.

A well-proven way to remove dirt from dark suede is to clean the soiled area with a bread crust or zero-size sandpaper, combining with gray from matchboxes.

Before washing suede things, the information on the label is carefully studied. If machine wash is not possible, cleaning at home will help wipe the products.

To wash a suede dress, you will need:

1. Pour warm water into a large basin, adding cleaning agent.
2. Put the product in the basin.
3. The most polluted places, for example from sweat, rub with a brush with a soft bristle.
4. Rinse the item thoroughly, changing the water in a timely manner.
5. Lightly squeeze the thing.

When processing a dress made of artificial suede, it is not recommended to soak a thing entirely in water. The best way to clean will be the following:

1. Grate soap (household or baby), and add it to warm water.
2. Beat the foam and sponge it onto the product.
3. Gently wipe the stains.
4. Remove the foam with a sponge, rinse the product with water.

Wash the suede skirt on the lining as follows:

1. Preparing a soap solution.
2. A soft bristle brush is dipped into the resulting liquid.
3. The thing unfolds on a smooth surface and is treated with the prepared solution.
4. Then it is washed off with a brush with clean water.

Suede jacket, raincoat brown or black color should be cleaned with coffee grounds. The sleeves and collar, as well as other areas in contact with the body, are slightly wiped with a soft brush. With dried suede, coffee residues are removed with a brush.

Prior to the treatment of suede shoes (uggs, shoes, boots, boots, etc.), the product is kept above the steam for about 1 minute from dirt. Then the brush removes dirt. If the shoe has been subjected to deep contamination, it must be cleaned with soapy water, in which a few drops of ammonia are added. Grease stains are cleaned with gasoline and talc. A little bit of gasoline is poured on the stained surface, and then talc is poured.

Suede hats (hat, hat, beret) are cleaned by the following means:

1. Special brush, eliminating dust. It is necessary to take a brush over the entire surface of the dress, observing one direction - the villi should lie the same.
2. Office eraser, coping with small spots. Using the eraser, rub the villi lightly. After carrying out this method of cleaning the headdress is recommended to shake to remove residual eraser.
3. Steam generator or boiling water steam. You can walk the steam generator on the surface of the product, focusing on problem areas. You can hold the product over the steam, and then walk on it with a brush.
4. Salt and crumb of white bread, deducing greasy stains from light headdresses. Pour salt on the contaminated area, and leave for a few minutes. Shaking off the salt, walk around the problem area with bread crumb. At the end of a brush.

For cleaning, gloves should be put on your hands for convenience before cleaning. To rub the polluted places, especially between fingers, to rub with soap, then to wash away with warm water.

Suede - a very beautiful material used for upholstering the sofa, but it must be carefully looked after. Often it is impossible to wet suede upholstery, otherwise the filler will spoil.

When cleaning the sofa is recommended to use the following tools:

• Hard brushes for suede, restoring color.
• A solution of vinegar to remove food stains.
• A ammonia scavenger for grease or oil stains.
• A mixture of detergent and vinegar to remove stains from tea and coffee.
• Salt, deducing wine stains with light furniture.

With regular wear on suede appear various kinds of pollution. You can get rid of them at home. Consider several methods of cleansing different stains:

• To get rid of scuffs, you can use steam.
• Abraded surfaces will help remove starch. It is necessary to pour the starch on the treated area, and after 30 minutes to clean the brush. You can add a little liquid ammonia to the starch. After receiving the mush, you should gently rub it into the problem areas, and then sweep it with a brush.
• More corrosive stains, such as from a pen, will help remove a special solution made from skimmed milk, baking soda and ammonia. In milk (100 g) is added in half a teaspoon of soda and ammonia. It should be wetted in the composition of the rags, and treat it pollution. Traces of the product are washed away with a damp cloth.

• An oily or greasy stain should be cleaned with talcum powder, gasoline, and salt. Before removing grease or oil from suede fabric, you must clean the surface of dust. Methods of cleansing involve the following actions: moisten the stain with gasoline, then fill it with talcum powder, and after 30 minutes remove the remaining funds with a brush. You can use the salt. Heat the salt in the pan, place it in a bag of clean cloth, then apply it to the soiled area for half an hour.
• Light suede things are cleaned with hydrogen peroxide. In water (250 ml) it is necessary to dissolve hydrogen peroxide (5 ml). Contamination should be wiped with a solution, and then with clean water. At the end of the procedure, the product must be thoroughly dried.
• Get rid of the mold will help the soap solution.

There is not always time to wash and clean suede clothes by hand at home. In this case, you can resort to two alternative cleaning options:

• to give suede things in a dry-cleaner;
• wash them in the washing machine.

To determine the possibility of cleaning suede things in the washing machine will help careful study of the label available on the product. Special signs on it warn about the acceptable mode of washing, drying and other parameters of cleaning and care.

If there is an icon denoting that machine washable is acceptable, then before sending suede clothes there, A number of actions should be taken to prevent the loss of their appearance after washing:

• empty your pockets by pulling foreign objects out of them;
• buttoning, turn the thing inside out;
• pour powder;
• run "delicate" or "manual" mode;
• set the temperature to 30 degrees;
• turn off the spin;
• it is impossible to erase a thing for a long time, otherwise the material will crack.

Immediately after washing, the product is slightly squeezed, gently squeezing it. Then you need to wrap it in a towel, removing the remaining water. After this thing is laid out on a flat horizontal surface. Dried suede product for about 2 days.

Suede is a very delicate material that requires good faith. In the process of wearing such things are subject to pollution. To properly clean the suede from dirt, you must adhere to the following recommendations:

• A stained stain should be removed with a special eraser for suede material, a regular office eraser or sandpaper.
• The use of steam or the use of a steam iron will help to eliminate the grease resulting from prolonged wear, accumulation of grease and dust. After that, the fat is removed with a brush.
• In order to clean the suede quality, you can prepare one of the special solutions: a mixture of glycerin and salt or a mixture of water with a teaspoon of soda. Dip a cotton pad in the resulting product, and wipe the greasy area with it.

You can paint the suede with an aerosol. Preference in choosing should give the dye with a water-repellent effect.

Before the beginning of the process of dyeing on the floor, you should lay some kind of canvas or newspaper. Coloring is recommended in a ventilated area. The process steps for suede:

1. Ruffle the pile with a brush.
2. Shake the can and spray at a distance of 30 cm from the product. Coloring should be made evenly.
3. After waiting some time (no more than 10 minutes), go for a suede brush.

In order not to resort to serious cleaning suede things, it is necessary to carry out proper and timely care for such a capricious material. Proper care will be provided with strict adherence to the following tips and recommendations:

• A new suede product needs to be treated with a water repellent.
• Suede clothes should be dried in the open air, away from sunlight, from fans and heating devices that can cause the product to deform, within a few hours.
• It is recommended to store things from suede in tight packages.
• Remove stains from wet tissue is strictly prohibited.
• It is impossible to rub and soak the material, otherwise the thing will become completely unsuitable for use.

• When buying special products, you should carefully study the instructions and check the expiration date.
• For the first time, it is recommended to check the effect of the selected cleansing agent on a small piece of cloth that comes with a set of accessories, or on a small area of ​​the product hidden from the eyes.
• If there are doubts in the choice of a cleaning agent, it is better to dry the thing.

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