Synthetic winterizer is one of the most famous fillings for outerwear among all age categories. This is a type of synthetic fiber. The material is light, warm, practical to wear and, importantly, affordable. In the consumer market, jackets and raincoats filled with padding polyester represent serious competition to natural down jackets.
The only unpleasant moment encountered in wearing is washing and the unpresentable appearance of the item after it. On women's forums, the question is actively discussed: “What to do when the filler (sintepon) in the jacket has fluffed up?” There are several possible solutions to this problem.
How to straighten padding polyester
The main method is additional washing of clothes
If it seems to you that after the first wash the item is hopelessly damaged, do not despair, you can wash it again. You need to throw small tennis balls into the drum of the washing machine, preferably several.When the item is rotated during intensive washing, they will break up the rolled up filler. The “delicate wash” mode is used, in no case “spin”. It is better to add a minimum of detergents. At the end of washing, you need to hang the item on the dryer in a horizontal position.
Manually straightening stray padding polyester
If there are no tennis balls in the house, you can try to resuscitate the clothes manually. This is a long process that requires you to be patient and attentive. You just need to carefully break up the lumps of filler with your hands, distributing it over the product.
Breaking lumps of padding polyester using improvised means
Carpet beater
A slightly damp item should be shaken a little and hung on hangers, fastened. Using a carpet beater, lightly tap the jacket, paying special attention to areas with large accumulations of filler. Upon completion of the process, the item needs to be shaken again so that the padding polyester fluffs up.
Fluff the padding polyester with a vacuum cleaner
This action must be performed when the clothes are wet. It’s worth giving the product a horizontal position and getting started. It is necessary to pass a stream of air over the entire surface, as if distributing the filler to those areas where there is less of it after washing. Leave the jacket in the same position and let it dry completely.
Last resort - steaming the lining
Manually straightening the padding polyester under the lining
It happens that none of the above methods could correct the deplorable state of a beloved item. In this case, you need to use an extreme measure - carefully tear apart the lining and try to distribute the filler evenly with your hands. At the end of the process, the lining fabric is hemmed.
Replacing padding polyester
It is worth remembering that if you don’t have time or, for example, you don’t know how to sew, it’s never too late to contact a tailor. Specialists will replace the damaged filling with a new one, thereby returning the lost appearance to the clothes. It will be much more economical than buying a new item.
Preventative measures to prevent the formation of filler lumps
To avoid problems with washing clothes with filling, you just need to remember a few simple rules. Before loading an item into the washing machine, you need to turn it inside out and set the desired washing mode to avoid scuffs and tearing. If there are stains, they should be pre-treated (soaked, washed). The detergent must be suitable for all types of fabrics; an “extra rinse” should be installed to prevent unwanted stains.
You cannot wring it in the machine; this is a manual process for washing these products. You should carefully squeeze out the excess liquid and fold the rolled up jacket into a basin. When the item dries a little, it needs to be placed in a horizontal position on the dryer and shaken a little. The final step will be to smooth out the folds at low temperature using an iron.
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