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What and how to paint a leather jacket at home

Many people, buying a leather jacket, simply forget that similar products lose their appearance with time. Weariness appears, and the gloss gradually fades. In any case, deterioration in the appearance of the product can not be avoided. And it will only happen in a couple of years. After all the factory paint gradually slazit. So how to paint a leather jacket at home?

Is it possible to paint?

Each mistress can return the appeal of a leather jacket, painting it. There are a lot of options. But there are only two ways. At the moment, leather jackets are painted using an aerosol or liquid paint.

However, do not try to change the color of the product. If the jacket is black or gray, then the aerosol should use the same tone. Otherwise, the product will be completely damaged. And with this you can not do anything.

Special aerosol

So, how to paint a leather jacket at home using aerosol paint. This method is considered the simplest. To carry out the painting, you will need at least a few cans of paint with the same shade. According to the instruction, it is necessary to apply the composition to the product outdoors, and not indoors. Despite this, it is worth wearing protective equipment, for example, a simple mask or respirator. This eliminates the possibility of paint being drawn into the respiratory tract. In addition, it should be remembered that the composition in the spray can when sprayed will fall not only on the jacket, but on everything that is located side by side. Therefore, surrounding objects can be covered with a film or covered with paper. Do not be superfluous and ordinary cotton gloves. They will protect the skin of the hands.

What to do with the product

Before you start painting, you should prepare a place. Keep the product in hand and apply the composition to problem areas will not be very convenient. If you put the jacket horizontally, the paint will spread unevenly and wither with clearly visible flaws. Therefore, the best option is to hang the product on the usual hangers.

But that's not all. The product should be hung so that the folds do not interfere, and the bottom must not touch the floor. Otherwise, the paint will be erased.

How do I apply?

Since painting a leather jacket at home is not so easy, you should follow certain rules. First of all, the product must be cleaned of dirt and, of course, dust. To do this, the surface should be wiped with a lightly moistened sponge, but not with water. After that, you can spray the contents of the can. Do it at some distance from the jacket, about 20 centimeters.

Painting leather jackets should be done with extreme caution. Apply the compound evenly over the entire surface. In this case, you need to make sure that there are no streaks. If they could not be avoided, then it is necessary to remove excess paint, lightly touching the sponge. When spraying, do not forget about the collar and armpits.

After painting the product should be left for an hour. During this short period of time the composition will dry completely. That's all the jacket is ready for use.

How to use the powder

So, how to paint a leather jacket at home with a powder? In any specialized store, in addition to aerosol, powder is sold. To use it, you must perform a number of actions.

In the container you need to pour a little warm water and add the dye - powder. The mixture should be thoroughly mixed and must be filtered without fail. This will remove all the lumps from the dye composition. Otherwise, dark spots will appear on the colored trigger, which in the future will not be removed.

Paint for leather - black, brown or white - is easily prepared. After mixing in the container you need to pour a few more liters of water. Dishes with a solution should be boiled and cooled to a temperature of 45 ° C. If the solution is hot, the leather product will shrink, and then lose its strength and elasticity.

How to prepare a jacket?

The product should be placed in water for several hours before painting. The skin should soak well. Otherwise, in places where the product is poorly moistened, there may be almost no painted areas. If the pores of the skin are bubbles, then the product should be kept in the water.

How to paint?

So, what can be painted leather jacket, figured out. It remains to understand the very process of applying the composition. The dye should be poured into a sufficiently large container. The leather jacket should be removed from the water and squeezed, and then placed in a solution. When painting, the product must be regularly turned over. So the composition will be distributed more evenly.

At the end of the procedure, the product must be removed from the solution and wrung out, and then thoroughly rinsed. First in warm water, then in cold water. That the paint is better fixed, it is necessary to process a jacket with an acetic solution. It is prepared very simply. It is necessary to dissolve a tablespoon of salt in a liter of water and add a glass of vinegar. In the resulting solution, you need to place the product, and then squeeze and spread out the skin up on a wooden surface to allow the product to dry out.

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