How to wash a jacket in a washing machine?

how to wash a jacket in the machine Having managed to get used to the fact that you can wash everything in an automatic machine, women began to think, is it possible to wash a jacket in a washing machine? Until this time, the jacket was either taken to the dry cleaner or cleaned by hand at home. But it’s worth looking into this issue; maybe machine washing won’t harm the jacket at all, but it will make our work easier.

Which jacket is machine washable?

In order to understand whether a jacket can be washed in a machine, you must first familiarize yourself with the symbols on the label sewn to its lining. For example, a square inside a circle means that washing in a machine is prohibited, and if a basin with water is crossed out, then hand washing is prohibited.

If for some reason there is no such label, then you need to focus on the type of fabric from which the jacket is made. These can be either natural or synthetic fabrics:

wool;
wool mixture;
cotton;
linen;
velveteen;
velvet;
atlas;
polyester;
leather.

Jackets made from wool, corduroy or velvet cannot be washed at all; they can only be cleaned with a brush. Jackets made from wool blends are also best cleaned, but in some cases they can be washed by hand. Leather jackets also cannot be washed; they can be wet cleaned. But jackets made from other fabrics can be washed by hand. Polyester and cotton jackets can be machine washed.

Washing a jacket in the machine

how to wash a jacket in the machine The question of how to wash a jacket in a washing machine is quite simple. Before putting the jacket in the machine, you need to prepare it: check the pockets for small items, inspect for stains. If there are stains, you need to wash them out. We'll talk about how to do this a little later.But greasy and scuffed areas can be wiped with an ammonia solution or a mixture of alcohol and ammonia.

When the product is prepared, proceed as follows:

We put the jacket in the machine, you can put 2 or 3 items at once. But only those close in color and type of fabric. For example, a wool blend jacket and a polyester jacket should not be put together. But cotton and linen will quite survive the neighborhood.
We choose a detergent, preferably a gel-type one. This product does not leave streaks on the fabric and rinses well. To make the product smoother better after washing, you can add a little conditioner.
Pour the required amount of product into the powder compartment or container and place directly into the drum.
Close the drum door, turn on the machine and select the washing mode. “Delicate wash” is considered optimal, but you can use the “Hand wash” mode.

Important! Having chosen the mode, do not forget to check the water temperature, it should not exceed 40⁰C, and also turn off the spin function or set the minimum speed.

Cleaning and hand washing a jacket

If washing a jacket in a machine is prohibited, you will have to do it manually. You need to start the process by removing stains. To do this, you need to take a soft brush or a clean cloth and, depending on the nature of the stain, wipe it with special products.

Contamination in the area of cuffs, elbows and collar can be treated with ammonia mixed with a small amount of water.
Concealer stains can be wiped off with alcohol or solvent.
Grease stains can be smeared with dishwashing detergent.
Chewing gum can be easily removed from a jacket only after it has been frozen in the refrigerator.
Coffee or tea stains can be wiped with a cloth soaked in ammonia.
Fruit or vegetable juice is washed with shampoo.

Before treating the stain with any product, check it on an inconspicuous area of the product so as not to spoil the item. Be careful with jackets made from delicate fabrics such as velvet, velor, wool or satin. How to wash wool clothes is described in this article.

Now let's move on to washing:

First you need to soak the product in cool water for an hour, adding liquid laundry detergent. A jacket made of delicate fabric does not need to be soaked.
Now we wash the product in water whose temperature is no more than 40⁰Without applying excessive force, this can cause the fabric to stretch.
We take the item out of the water and hang it on hangers.
Using the shower, we begin to rinse off the soapy water. If hanging the jacket is not possible, then you need to rinse it in the bath with plenty of cool water. Cold water will prevent the product from shrinking.
Leave the product on a hanger or lay it out to dry and let the water drain.

There is no need to wring out the jacket; this can cause the fabric to stretch, lose its shape and become severely wrinkled, which will complicate the ironing process.

When a jacket cannot be washed even by hand, you will have to make do with cleaning. You can use special brushes or a slightly damp cloth. A leather jacket can be wiped with glycerin.

Drying and ironing a jacket after washing

drying and ironing the jacket After washing, it is important to properly dry the jacket and iron it. Since most jackets cannot be wrung out, they will take quite a long time to dry. A jacket made of cotton, linen, or polyester can be wrung out at low speed in a washing machine.

You need to dry the jacket on a hanger, while straightening the collar, cuffs and lapels well, giving it the correct shape.The optimal place for drying will be a well-ventilated room. You can dry the product outside, but only in the shade so that the fabric does not lose color.

When the product dries a little, it needs to be ironed. If you iron with a regular iron, it is better to do it through gauze or cotton cloth. This will prevent shiny spots from appearing. Ironing with a special iron is carried out contactlessly in a suspended position. After ironing, the product is left to dry.

If you are unable to iron the jacket when it is wet, be sure to use the steam mode so that the shrunken jacket stretches a little.

To summarize, no matter how super new and delicate the washing machine is, some types of jackets cannot be washed in it. But washing in the shower will renew such a product and give it a fresh look without spoiling the fabric and shape. How to wash such an item of clothing is up to you.