Delicate care for a felt hat at home

Felt is a natural material that is made from the wool of rabbits and goats. Felt hats have an elegant appearance and a long service life. Wash these products is not recommended, so cleaning should be done in delicate ways with minimal moisture material.

For mechanical contamination and the presence of fine debris, such as lint, hairs, threads and down, a dry cleaning method is used. To remove dust from the outside of the headgear, you can use a vacuum cleaner or a soft brush. With regular wear, worn spots and shiny patches appear on the surface of the product. Get rid of them will help saltwhich it is necessary to rub the polluted area, and then to clear material with the help of a brush of average rigidity.

If the procedure did not lead to the desired result, you need to treat the stains with fine emery paper, but It is recommended to do this very carefully, so as not to damage the surface of the product. If there is no sandpaper, then you can use a piece of refined sugar. Instead of salt, you can use semolina. Cleaning is done with a cotton swab, after which the hat is shaken and cleaned with a medium hard brush.

This method is used for severely ingrained pollution and consists in treating the felt surface with various chemical and biological compounds. The most effective way is cleaning the felt from dirt using table vinegar, ammonia and salt. The components are mixed in a glass container at the rate of one tablespoon of salt in two tablespoons of vinegar and two alcohols and thoroughly mixed until the salt is completely dissolved.

Then use a coarse cloth to clean the hat. The procedure should be carried out quickly in order to avoid prolonged contact of the felt with the liquid and to avoid excessive wetting of the product. You can also use sal ammoniac, taken in equal proportions.

Pollution from sweat is removed by burning magnesia, diluted in water to a mushy consistency. The composition is applied to the contaminated area and after light drying is removed with a high stiffness brush.

With a strong wetting the hat after the rain must be evenly fill it with newspapers and put dry in a dry and ventilated area of ​​the house. The procedure should be carried out away from open fire and heating appliances. In the process of drying newspapers should be changed as they are moistened. In the event that the wetting was incomplete, there is a risk of traces from individual drops after the product dries. To avoid this, you must hold the hat over the steam, and then comb the pile with a soft brush.

Use of a domestic otparivatel is allowed. Contact with steam should be short-lived and only moisturize the pile cover. If it is not possible to use steam treatment, you can clean it with a brush dipped in cool water. After processing, the hat must also be filled with paper and left to dry completely.

To remove a greasy stain from the felt surface, it is necessary to mix refined gasoline and potato starch to obtain a mushy mass. It is better to use gasoline for lighters, it is not so caustic and does not leave white circuits. The mixture is applied to the stain and after a few minutes it is brushed off. When the appearance of stains, you must mix the lemon juice with water and wipe the surface.

Old grease stains can be removed with aviation gasoline, wetting a napkin in it and gently touching it, process the stain. Prolonged contact should be avoided due to the risk of glitter and lint caking.

Fresh grease stains are easily removed with rye bread. To do this, roll the crumb over the polluted surface, and then shake the crumbs. You can also pour the stain with salt and leave for a while. After that, the material is cleaned with a soft brush. Stubborn stains can be removed with a solution of ammonia and denatured alcohol, mixed in equal parts. To remove lime contamination, it is necessary to mix a 9% solution of acetic essence with water 1: 1 and wipe the surface of the hat.

The choice of method of cleaning a felt hat directly depends on its color. Pollution from dark and black products can be removed with the help of infusion tobacco, a tablespoon of which is poured with a liter of boiling water. The resulting solution is allowed to cool, moisten a hard cloth in it and wipe the hat. The disadvantage of this method is the appearance after the cleaning of the persistent smell of tobacco, which will help to last for many days airing the product on the balcony using coffee or vanilla flavoring, which are particularly well interrupted pungent chemical odors.

Light products are well cleaned with bran, which must be applied to the hat and lightly rub. Removed bran by tapping from the inside or with a brush. When yellow spots appear on light and white headgear, dilute four tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide and two teaspoons of ammonia in a liter of water. Then, wetting a brush of medium hardness in this solution, it is necessary to thoroughly treat the surface and then dry it well. If home remedies prove ineffective, then It is allowed to use stain removers for clothes.

Store felt hats need in cardboard boxes, pre-stuffed with paper and wrapped in a white cloth. With daily wear, you must use a glass jar or a special stand for hats and berets. Hanging a hat is not recommended - The hat quickly deforms and loses its appearance. It is better to wear felt socks in dry weather, this will prolong the life of the product and keep the original look.

When caring for men's felt hats, you need to monitor the cleanliness of the inner leather rim. It should be regularly wiped with a cloth moistened with acetone. The lining of men's hats can be washed in a solution from one part of ammonia and ten parts of water.

A demonstration of dry cleaning of the felt hat is waiting for you in the next video.