How can I clean my heavy,lined trench coat without taking it to the cleaners?

Question

I don't want to use the chemicals the cleaners use to care for it. The lining is part wool, I cannot put it in my washing machine.

Answer 1

I suggest that you set it out on the line in a rain storm & air dry it.
This would be the best way to treat it right, also the safest when it comes to cleaners. Green thinking is a good way to go. This is very Green & as nature would have it. MAN is the one that created all this you have to do it this way or that, but nature says come back to the way it was.
Good Luck regardless your decision.
Roberta T

Answer 2

First try sprinkling baking soda on the stain and use an old toothbrush and gently scrob the stain in a circular motion. Either vacuum the soda off or just shake the coat outside. Then use a clean brush to brush away remaining baking soda. if the stain is still there, repeat at least once.

Answer 3

Take it to the cleaners, they are required to gather the fumes and put them through a scrubber. The chemicals are not nearly as damaging to the environment anymore

Answer 4

If it is washable, I have two ideas for you. Take it to the large washers at the Laundromat, or put it in your bathtub with some gentle soap, such as woolite, and then add enough water to cover it. Now do a "grape squeezing" dance on it. Knead it with your toes, and turn it over a few times.

To rinse, keep adding clear water and dancing on it until the water runs clear.

Answer 5

Just take it to the cleaners, for the love of God.