In order not to spoil the down jacket with improper handling, it is important to know how to wash it correctly and how to dry the down jacket after washing so that it does not lose its appearance and properties.
The sellers of down jackets meet with the fact that customers who decide to refresh the purchased item wash it, after which they bring the spoiled clothes back to the store, claiming that they slipped the marriage. To prevent this from happening, sellers explain to everyone who buys a down jacket what care the product needs.
Many people are disappointed when, after washing, the down jacket has become thin. This is because the fluff crumbles, stray into some places, while others remain empty. And it is not clear how to dry a down jacket after washing, because such lumps dry for a long time, acquiring an unpleasant musty smell. And even if you can dry the thing, the following question arises: how to fluff the down jacket after washing in order to return its condition to its original state? Even shaking all parts of the down jacket does not always lead to the desired result.
Can these problems be avoided? It is possible, and quite simply, to adhere to just a few basic rules.
You can wash the down jacket in an ordinary washing machine, just set the delicate mode in which the water temperature does not rise above 30 degrees. An important circumstance is the choice of detergent: the powders are very poorly rinsed out of the fluff, some of them remain inside even with thorough rinsing. So with the help of dry products with abrasive particles you can only clean the surface of the fabric, while the product filler, on the contrary, is contaminated. Liquid products are perfectly washed out of fluff, removing other impurities from it at the same time. There are special compounds labeled "for fluff" - they will be the perfect choice.
Before you start the wash itself, make sure that all buttons and zippers are fastened, otherwise the zippers can be deformed, which will complicate their work, and the buttons leave scuffs at the place of their attachment, which gives the impression of a sloppy appearance of the product much ahead of time. After everyone has buttoned, turn the down jacket inside out. Now washable.
The first wash aims to rid the down jacket not only of the contaminants acquired during the sock, but also of process dust that gets into the product at the time of sewing. It is she who causes white spots and stains on the just washed things, which appear only after drying. To avoid such a nuisance, you need to rinse the down jacket at least two times, and better - more.
Before drying the down jacket, it must be wrung out after washing. So that it does not become thinner, and the fluff does not stray into lumps, put a few ordinary tennis balls into the drum of the washing machine before starting the spin, three or four pieces will be enough. They can be placed in the machine and at the very beginning, before washing, then it will be even more effective, since the balls will not only whip the fluff, but also knock out dust from it. Spin should occur at low speeds, as laid out in the delicate washing mode of most automatic washing machines.
Now about how to dry a down jacket after washing. There is nothing complicated here. You can’t hang such a thing out in the air. While the down jacket is drying, shake it several times, paying attention to every detail so that the down is distributed freely over the entire area. Once you have dried a down jacket, scroll in the typewriter with balls again, so that the fluff can be whipped as much as possible by straightening each feather. By the way, such a spin of a dry product can restore the original thickness of the thing affected by improper washing and drying.
Thus, you can clean your down jacket at home without resorting to dry cleaning services. The main thing is not to wash such a thing too often to maintain the water-repellent properties of the fabric. Over time, the often washable jacket will begin to get wet, as all special impregnation will dissolve in water with detergents.