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Here is a great trick for cleaning a down-filled puffer coat at home. I actually recommend this for older coats, as the dry-cleaning bill ends up being more than what the coat is worth. If the coat is relatively new (within 3 years), it's probably better to just pay the dry-cleaner.
Machine wash cold in gentle cycle with either woolite, Orvus paste-just a tablespoon, as it's super concentrated (you'll have to search hard to find this stuff) or a really gentle shampoo.
Spin dry as much as possible. Also maybe an extra rinse cycle, you need to make sure all the soap is removed. Then stuff it in the dryer on low with a couple of clean sneakers or tennis balls to break up the clumps. You can do it without the tennis balls or sneakers as it gets really noisy but throw in a couple of towels to give it something to rub up against. It will probably take a little over 1 cycle to get dry.
Cleaning down-filled items is difficult, and I recommend that you do not leave the machines unattended while washing/drying.
Machine wash cold in gentle cycle with either woolite, Orvus paste-just a tablespoon, as it's super concentrated (you'll have to search hard to find this stuff) or a really gentle shampoo.
Spin dry as much as possible. Also maybe an extra rinse cycle, you need to make sure all the soap is removed. Then stuff it in the dryer on low with a couple of clean sneakers or tennis balls to break up the clumps. You can do it without the tennis balls or sneakers as it gets really noisy but throw in a couple of towels to give it something to rub up against. It will probably take a little over 1 cycle to get dry.
Cleaning down-filled items is difficult, and I recommend that you do not leave the machines unattended while washing/drying.