In winter, men can not only have a good warmth effect when wearing leather jackets, but also have a very graceful look. If the leather jacket you choose is suitable for you, it can also set off your aura. However, although the leather jacket looks good, it is more difficult to clean, especially if it is not cleaned properly, it is easy to cause slurry loss. So, how to wash the leather jacket?
In order to avoid the peeling and bottoming of the leather jacket, and to make the leather jacket wear longer, you must pay attention to cleaning the leather jacket, choose special cleaners, and also pay attention to coloring after cleaning. Only in this way can it ensure that its service life can be longer. Specifically, the following two points are achieved:
1. Cleaning: The dirt on the leather jacket generally includes sweat secretions, various oil stains, dust, and multiple pigment pollution.在上色前必须清洗干净。 The cleaning method refers to using a clean cotton cloth or cotton ball to dip it in a cleaning agent to directly scrub the dirt on the surface of the leather. Commonly used cleaning agents include:
(1) a mixture of ammonia, alcohol and water.
(2)一些弱碱性的清洗剂。
一些专用的皮革清洗剂。 For some not-so-dirty leather jackets, you can use (1) (2) cleaning materials, which are both cheap and easy to obtain. For some dirtier clothes or light-colored leather jackets, it is best to choose some leather-specific cleaning agents with better results.
2. Coloring: After the leather jacket is cleaned, the glossy leather jacket generally needs to be painted, which is professionally called "painting". It is a way to make a coating slurry with pigments, resins and other leather-specific chemicals, and apply it to the leather surface by brushing, wipe, spraying, etc. Before applying, mix the adjusted color paste and resin in a certain proportion (usually the ratio of pigment to resin is 1:2-2.5) and then apply the color. The method is: dip the brush or sponge into the finishing slurry and brush it directly on the surface of the leather. Brushing facilitates the full penetration and absorption of the slurry at pores, corners and joints.
Apply lustful leather jackets and properly fix the color to prevent fading. If the main part of the back of the leather jacket after coloring is wrinkled or uneven, it is best to use an iron to iron it to make it more flat and beautiful. When ironing, it is best to mat a piece of silk cloth on the surface of the leather. The ironing temperature is better to control the range of 80 to 100℃. The ironing time should not be too long to prevent some pigments in the coating from "migrating" and causing color flowers. Light-colored leather jackets should be especially careful.
Through this article, you should know how to wash the leather jacket. In addition, you need to remind you that after cleaning and coloring, be sure to clean the colors on the buttons and accessories, otherwise it will affect its overall appearance. And after cleaning, be sure to be careful not to expose the sun to avoid slurry explosion.