My Burberry Mottram trench coat was due for a clean but I was worried about having it dry cleaned because of the many negative stories I read about lost buttons, warped buttons and ruined trenches, so I checked online to see if anyone had successfully washed their Burberry trench at home.
I read these two articles (attached) by Laundress and a few comments by people who successfully washed their trenches – actually removing stains that the dry-cleaner couldn’t.
I went ahead and tried it first on the inside of the collar. I rubbed bar soap into the dirty areas and then worked it to a lather with some water. I let it sit for about 10 – 15 minutes, then filled a sink with cool water and some baby shampoo. I soaked the collar for about 30 – 40 minutes, and then rinsed with clean cool water and hung the coat to dry. It dried quickly and looked perfect – dirty areas cleaned and the coat as good as new.
http://blog.thelaundress.com/wordpr...-will-never-go-out-of-style-so-keep-it-clean/
http://www.thelaundress.com/asklaundress/raincoats-outerwear/burberry-trench/#.WJy0em8rIfK
My trench is a poly/cotton blend with viscose lining the sleeves.
I read these two articles (attached) by Laundress and a few comments by people who successfully washed their trenches – actually removing stains that the dry-cleaner couldn’t.
I went ahead and tried it first on the inside of the collar. I rubbed bar soap into the dirty areas and then worked it to a lather with some water. I let it sit for about 10 – 15 minutes, then filled a sink with cool water and some baby shampoo. I soaked the collar for about 30 – 40 minutes, and then rinsed with clean cool water and hung the coat to dry. It dried quickly and looked perfect – dirty areas cleaned and the coat as good as new.
http://blog.thelaundress.com/wordpr...-will-never-go-out-of-style-so-keep-it-clean/
http://www.thelaundress.com/asklaundress/raincoats-outerwear/burberry-trench/#.WJy0em8rIfK
My trench is a poly/cotton blend with viscose lining the sleeves.
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