Seven points for attention in leather clothing maintenance
1. Because cowhide, sheepskin and pigskin are mainly composed of protein, they are easy to be affected with damp, mildew and insects. Therefore, when wearing leather, avoid contact with oily, acidic and alkaline substances.
2, leather clothing is best worn often, often wiped with fine flannel. In case of rain, humidity or mildew, you can wipe off water stains or mildew with a soft dry cloth. But don't rub it with water and gasoline, because water will harden the leather and gasoline will volatilize and crack the leather oil.
3, leather wrinkled, can be ironed with an iron, the temperature can be controlled between 60-70. When ironing, use a thin cotton cloth as the lining and move the iron constantly.
4. The leather coat loses its luster and can be polished with leather polishing agent. Never use shoe polish. In fact, it is not difficult to polish leather. Just dip the cloth in the polish and rub it gently on the leather once or twice. Generally, as long as it is polished once every two or three years, it is enough to keep the leather soft and shiny and prolong its service life.
5. If the leather coat is torn or damaged, it should be repaired in time. If it is a small crack, you can apply some egg white to the crack, and the crack can be bonded.
6. When the leather coat is not worn, it is best to hang it with a hanger; Of course, it can be laid flat, but it should be placed on other clothes to avoid crushing and wrinkling, which will affect the appearance.
7. The leather clothes should be dried before collection, not exposed to the sun. Can be hung in a dry place for ventilation. In order to keep the leather coat beautiful for a long time, a layer of milk or glycerin can be coated on the surface of the leather coat before collection, so that it can be stored for a long time without discoloration.
Maintenance and storage skills of leather clothes
Because cowhide, sheepskin and pigskin are mainly composed of protein, they are easy to be affected with damp, mildew and insects. Therefore, when wearing leather, avoid contact with oily, acidic and alkaline substances. Leather clothes are easy to accumulate a lot of dirt, mold and various germs, both on the surface and inside. It should be sent to a professional leather goods maintenance shop regularly for thorough cleaning and disinfection, where professional equipment and technology are used for cleaning, and special fungicides are added, so that all kinds of germs and molds can be completely eliminated and moldy phenomena can be fundamentally avoided. Never use irritating detergent, water solvent, turpentine or detergent if the leather coat is accidentally stained with oil. Professional leather care products must be emulsion formula, because aqueous solution will deform and age the leather, which is a taboo for leather care. Do not wipe with water or gasoline. It is best to use clean cotton cloth to absorb oil as soon as possible, and then wash it with special leather care products. Don't use shoe polish. The thickness of leather coat is only 1/3 of that of cowhide upper. Gasoline in shoe polish will penetrate into leather, resulting in dull color, loose color, sticky, and even hardening and cracking. It is best to wear leather clothes often and wipe them with a fine flannel.
Leather clothes can also be ironed and mended.
Wrinkled leather clothes can be ironed with an iron, and the temperature should be controlled between 60℃ and 70℃. Don't let the iron touch the leather surface directly, but put a piece of silk on the leather surface for sliding ironing (don't stay in a certain part for too long). Leather clothes lose their luster and can be polished with leather polishing agent. In fact, it is not difficult to polish leather, just wipe it gently with a cloth dipped in polishing agent-twice. Generally, as long as the leather is polished once every two or three years, it can keep the leather soft and shiny and prolong its service life. If the leather coat is torn or damaged, it should be repaired in time. If it is a small crack, you can apply some egg white to the crack, and the crack can be bonded.
Leather clothes are well preserved.
As a highly seasonal fashion, leather clothes are stored for a longer time than other clothes. Therefore, correct maintenance and storage are particularly important. Secretary-General Wu Zhonghua said that leather clothes should be dried before collection and preservation, not exposed to the sun. Just hang them in a cool and dry place for ventilation, or turn the lining out to dry. In order to keep the leather coat beautiful for a long time, a layer of milk or glycerin can be coated on the surface of the leather coat before collection, so that it can be stored for a long time without discoloration. In addition, it's best to hang up the leather coat and don't fold it. Due to the limited living room area and storage space, many people pile heavy winter clothes at the bottom of the wardrobe, and the leather clothes under heavy pressure are prone to wrinkle, mildew and deformation. Therefore, leather clothes should be hung up with hangers as far as possible when stored, so as to maintain the good shape of leather clothes and prolong the service life of leather clothes.
In addition, leather clothing should be moisture-proof, otherwise it will lose its luster and affect the fastness once it is damp and moldy. Mold is the main cause of mildew in leather clothes, and humidity is the root of mold propagation. Rain, sweat and oil pollution are the three main ways to produce moisture. If the leather coat is stained with sweat or rain, there will be a layer of enzyme or even mildew on the surface. Wipe the sweat or rain with a damp soft cloth in time, then wipe the leather surface with professional leather care products, and then hang it in the shade to dry. Don't expose it to the sun or blow dry it with a hair dryer. If it is suede leather, after wiping and drying, lightly brush it with a slightly hard brush to make it fluffy.
Finally, don't put moth balls, sanitary balls and other insect repellents in the wardrobe. Such an insect repellent will make leather clothes have a strong smell, which is difficult to eliminate. The correct way is to take off the leather and send it to a professional leather maintenance shop for comprehensive cleaning, disinfection, fatliquoring, retanning, repainting, ironing and setting. The maintained leather should be put in a special leather maintenance bag (not an ordinary suit storage bag) and hung in a dry and ventilated wardrobe.