How to beat fluff in a down jacket to restore appearance after washing

A down jacket is a favorite clothing for a variety of walks of life. Democratic in value, quite attractive in appearance and very comfortable to wear, it meets all the requirements of a modern person. But how to beat a down jacket after washing to avoid a terrible “transformation” when bald spots appear in the down layer and the heat ceases to gently wrap the body in frosty days?

Proper washing is the key to a positive result

In order to be able to maintain the quality of the product after washing, you must immediately act in accordance with the instructions for your product.

1. Carefully study the labels and find out if the clothes are machine washable or if you need to do the manual option.
2. If automatic washing is allowed, select the mode for delicate washing of wool or silk products with a temperature of 30 degrees. If the temperature offered by the program is different, you need to change it manually. Otherwise, the clothes will lose the ability to be warm and comfortable.
3. Carefully unscrew pockets and free from excess objects, remove all detachable parts.
4. For automatic washing, put tennis balls or plastic children's cubes with rounded edges together with a down jacket. They will break down even during washing, and after that there will be much less lumps. It is noteworthy that many manufacturers recommend a similar solution in the instructions for their products.
5. An additional rinse is desirable, as the dense fabric structure and filler can leave a lot of detergent in it.

Tip

When washing, do not use stain removers, bleaches and conditioners. If the stain was found, it must be removed using a stain remover and a hard brush. The surface is made of durable moisture-repellent fabric, which will not let moisture in, so that the filler does not go astray. The goal will be achieved.

Features of drying after automatic washing

To fluff the down jacket after washing, you must properly dry it. So that the down jacket does not become thin and cold, there are many subtleties that help to maintain the original appearance of the product. In this case, the operations depend on what type of washing was selected.

After automatic washing, you need to perform a series of actions.

• Having taken out of the car, unfasten all possible buttons, snakes and fasteners, turn out pockets.
• Use your fingers to gently beat each quilted piece of clothing if the filler is knocked down.
• If the quilted down jacket is thoroughly, finely, you can hang it on its wide shoulders and take it out to fresh air. At the same time, introduce and repeat the kneading kneading procedure every 3-4 hours.
• It is better not to suspend a poorly quilted product, to dry "lying down". In this case, in no case put a towel under it, but rather, put it on the grate so that there is air access. In the supine position, the filler will not creep under the weight of water, but it needs to be kneaded regularly as well.
• Another original method, available only in winter: bring a hanger with a drying thing from the frost for several hours into the room and back. Thus, the down jacket will not only dry quickly, but also will fluff well.
• If the procedure is completed, and in several places there are dense flakes, it must be repeated, paying particular attention to the problem areas.

Tip

You should not use the drying function in the automatic machine, because you can deprive the feather of its heat-insulating properties, and such a coat will no longer warm in the cold.

Direct sunlight can ruin the richness of the fabric's color scheme, so it is better to hang your clothes in a warm, well-ventilated place, without direct rays.

Features of drying after hand washing

If manufacturers advise to tidy up the product manually, it is not recommended to hang down clothes for drying on hangers. The reason is that there is much more water after manual squeezing, and it will pull the feather into lumps, even if the product is sewn with high quality, densely quilted.

Clothes should be laid with a thin layer on a wooden lattice in a room with good ventilation or in the yard and regularly turned over, rubbed lumps rubbed with your hands.

If lumps nevertheless appeared

What should I do if, out of ignorance or negligence, a problem still arises and the fluff is rudely knocked down in just a few parts of a vast jacket? You can restore the down jacket after washing, even if it was originally carried out incorrectly and in the jacket the filler finally strayed into lumps. To do this, just throw the product into the washing machine and wash it in the correct way. Balls will help break the main lumps, and the remaining ones can then be neatly straightened.

In addition, you can fix the situation with your hands: carefully distribute the filler inside the jacket.

Each housewife at least once in her life washed a jacket with a feather inside, and not everyone coped with the task. Now you can get the rejected things from the mezzanines and attics to give them a new life. To do this, it is enough to just use the prompts and grind the product again, but correctly.

Original Recovery Suggestions

Many housewives thoroughly tormented with their things and can now offer original recipes for restoring fluff after washing them.

• To lay out wet clothes and knead each lump manually separately, helping yourself with a powerful hairdryer included in cold air.
• If the down jacket is dry, but, despite all efforts, has not become uniformly filled, you can take a knocker out for the rugs and carefully repel the entire surface with gentle movements. This should be done slowly, controlling efforts so as not to damage the tissue. Shake later and repeat the procedure if necessary.
• Using a vacuum cleaner, you can also try to fix the situation. To do this, hide the already dried jacket in a plastic bag with a dense texture. Alternately, you need to vacuum the air out of the bag with a vacuum cleaner, and then switch the device and fill it back with air. The operation must be done several times.
• When drying, constantly shake, which will help not only to straighten the lumps inside, but also to avoid the appearance of a musty smell, which happens with prolonged storage of moisture in dense products.

In any case, it is necessary to ensure that the drying of the washed thing does not last longer than two days. What if she does not have time to dry on the street? You should put it by the fireplace or other heating device and quickly dry it out, regularly turning and shaking it. Frequent shaking is an important condition. If you simply throw a dense product at a warm place, after a few hours it will begin to emit an unpleasant odor, but will not completely dry. It is impossible to lay clothes of this kind on the thermal device itself.

Now washing capricious outerwear will not be difficult. Knowing all the details, you can safely wear down jackets for many seasons and at the same time maintain the thermal insulation properties of the products.