Down jackets and down jackets after winter often need care, including washing.
But as a rule, the fluff after getting wet becomes more heapy or strays into lumps. Now it is no longer densely distributed in the lining of the product, it becomes thinner and warms worse.
What to do and how to fix fluff knocked into lumps after washing? We understand in the article.
Reasons for the formation of lumps in a down jacket after washing
The down jacket warms until the filler is evenly distributed throughout the product, but, unfortunately, unfortunately, the down is very susceptible to mechanical impact from the outside. Therefore, it is important to know why the fluff has strayed into lumps, this happens not only after washing.
- If your product, down jacket or jacket, does not contain a special water-repellent layer, then even rain can harm and cause the down to clump.
- The filler also absorbs sweat well so that the fluff does not roll up, the product still needs to be washed.
- You can’t fold a down jacket and store it in such a folded form, the fluff will crumble and gather into lumps.
Attention: Do not dry the down jacket with a hair dryer or put it on a battery, it is preferable to dry it only in natural conditions.
Details
How to wash a down jacket so that the fluff does not go astray?
During washing, the down jacket gets wet, the filler gets wet, the down sticks together, forming lumps.As a rule, heavy clumps tend to the edges of the seams of the lining, leaving large empty spaces in the middle. Such a down jacket after drying will not heat at all. Therefore, it is necessary to properly wash the down jacket so that the fluff does not go astray.
- Look carefully at the manufacturer's recommendations, the tags usually say whether the product can be washed or not.
– Use special detergents for down jackets for washing.
– It is better to reduce the number of revolutions to 800.
- You can not wash a down jacket from the lining of which fluff climbs.
- Camel wool shrinks very strongly, and it is easiest to wash down jackets filled with down or holofiber.
- You can wash the down jacket together with 3 tennis balls, at a temperature of no more than 40 degrees and no more than 400 revolutions. The balls will not let the fluff stray into lumps. It is worth rinsing several times after washing.
Important: If you still doubt the home washing of a down jacket or your product cannot be washed, then it is best to take it to dry cleaning.
Ways to break down fluff at home
Let's figure out what to do if the fluff is lost after washing.
The first way: beat the down jacket with tennis balls. We take an already dry down jacket, set the spin cycle in the washing machine, set the speed to no more than 400. We put three or four tennis balls to the down jacket and start the washer. If the fluff has fallen into very dense lumps, it is worth “stretching” this way more than once. After we remove the product from the drum and shake it well in different directions, and also beat it like a pillow.
Important: make sure that the down jacket is completely dry, even if it is barely damp - this method will not help.
The second way.Based on the temperature difference, the down jacket must be shaken strongly, hung on a coat hanger and taken out into the cold, for example, a balcony. After freezing, return to a warm room and warm to room temperature. The procedure should be repeated several times until the down jacket becomes voluminous again. At the end, shake well again, distributing the fluff.
Method three. With a vacuum cleaner. Take a vacuum bag and suck the air out of it with a vacuum cleaner and use it to fill the bag. The procedure is again worth repeating several times, then the down jacket needs to be shaken well.
Fourth way. Mechanical, it is best to use a carpet beater, but you can replace it with a rolling pin. Lay the product on a hard, even surface and pat along the entire length, breaking up lumps. Do not be too zealous, as this can only damage the product.
Fifth way. With a steam iron or steamer. It is best to use this method in conjunction with the previous one. The down jacket has been tapped and shaken well, now from the lining side with steam from an iron or steamer
Sixth way. With a hair dryer. The method is effective only if you still have a damp down jacket. We turn the product inside out and dry it with a hair dryer from the side of the lining, directing the hair dryer is from the bottom up. With this method, the fluff not only dries out, but also swells from the directed air flow, which will prevent the formation of a lump. Periodically during drying, beat the down jacket well.
Important: do not dry with hot air from a hair dryer, as the fluff will become brittle, choose a cold or barely warm setting.
Afterword
We have analyzed as many as six ways to reanimate a down jacket after washing, each of them is applicable at home.But if you still have doubts about washing, then it is better to take the down jacket to the dry cleaner so as not to spoil your favorite thing.
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