Tips for cleaning leather curtains

Nowadays, most homes in the countryside hang leather curtains in the summer. These leather curtains are usually made of plastic and other materials, so they are easily oxidized and turn yellow. Since it has not been hung for that long, it would be a pity to replace it with a new one, so most people would want to clean it before using it again. As for how to clean it, it is worth our study. Here are some convenient and clean methods.

1. The discoloration of plastic door curtains is a characteristic of its own chemistry - caused by aging, and cannot be washed off.

However, paying attention to the usage or cleaning methods can delay its yellowing (aging) to a certain extent. For example, try to avoid using detergents with strong acidity and alkalinity for cleaning, use detergents with moderate acidity and alkalinity for cleaning, rinse again with clean water after cleaning, and clean it regularly to keep it clean; try to keep plastic door curtains away from heat sources, etc.

2. Supermarkets generally sell leather cleaning fluid, which can be used for cleaning. Using 84 and hydrogen peroxide for disinfection will generally turn the original color of the leather door curtain into white. If you want this effect, you can use 84. It can probably be cleaned with general detergent or by soaking it for a while.

3. When the door curtain becomes dirty, soak it in detergent, then scrub it gently with a brush or detergent, and finally rinse it with clean water. However, if the door curtain is aging or yellowing, the cleaning method needs to be slightly changed. Try not to choose detergents with strong acidity and alkalinity, but use detergents with moderate or smaller acidity and alkalinity, and it needs to be cleaned regularly.

4. In addition to scraping off the aging layer, changing the shell and painting, you can also try "plastic yellowing remover" (the main ingredients are light and heat stabilizers, free radical quenchers, activators and dispersants, etc.).

5. You can also use various detergents and toothpastes to scrub it, you can try it. The yellowing and aging of plastics is because chain polymers produce many free radicals when exposed to high temperature, oxidative environment, ultraviolet light, infrared light, and microorganisms. The molecular chains break and cause changes in appearance, yellowing being one of them.

6. First take down the plastic door curtain and soak it in warm water (not too hot) as it will deform easily. Take it out after soaking for a while, sprinkle a small amount of edible alkali and laundry detergent on it and wash it. Wash with clean water and then wash again with detergent. If it still cannot be cleaned, you can buy some dirt cleaner, add a little 84, put on rubber gloves and use a steel wool to scrub. Detergent can only remove ordinary grease, so it is recommended not to use detergent.

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