My husband wears a suit 3-4 times a week. He is not easy on his suits due to the nature of his work, and they really should be professionally cleaned more often then they are. Oops! It's not that they get dirty, it's that they get wrinkled and just tired looking. And a fresh, clean and pressed suit always looks so nice! But dry cleaning is expensive so in between, we have found that steam cleaning them makes them look great! It also gets out the wrinkles and helps us stretch the time in between professional cleanings! So today I am going to show you How to Steam Clean a Suit! And of course I am also giving away a steamer so that you can do this too!
My disclaimer is that I would be careful about what type of fabric you use a steamer on. Steamers should work for most clothing items, curtains and furniture, but please always check your tags to ensure the steam or heat won't ruin them! This works great on my husbands suits, but please read your labels and test an inconspicuous area before doing this yourself! Also, this post is graciously made possible by my friends at HomeRight! So a big huge thank you goes out to them today for making this post possible and for letting me give away a SteamMachine Plus! Woot woot!
My husband had a suit that was still in good condition sitting in his closet that was really wrinkled and just needed to be refreshed. It wasn't stained or dirty, it just needed a little love! So I grabbed my HomeRight SteamMachine Plus and decided to see how well it worked for Steam Cleaning clothing!
I have used my SteamMachine Plus in many other ways like to Clean a Shower and a Shower Glass Door and to Clean Tile Floors, but I hadn't used it on fabric yet! I was thrilled to try it out though because his suit was wrinkly!
So I snagged my SteamMachine Plus, took the handle off of the mop base and added the correct attachment for steaming fabrics. Then I filled it with water and turned it on.
It took just a little bit for my SteamMachine Plus to heat up and it was ready to go! I simply hung the suit up and lightly ran the SteamMachine Plus over the entire suit.
Because it is a dark suit, it is hard to tell how wrinkly it actually is in the photos. But here is what his suit looked like when only half of it was steamed! Even in the photo you can see what a huge difference it makes!! The wrinkles released right away leaving his suit fresh and pressed!
And since I can't iron his suits without ruining the fabric (at least not very easily), steaming is the best way I have found to remove wrinkles from a suit at home!
It only took a few minutes and his entire suit jacket was wrinkle free and refreshed! No, this won't get out stains, but it is an easy way to refresh and de-wrinkle a suit in between cleanings in only a few minutes!
And I am thrilled because HomeRight so generously offered to let me GIVE AWAY (1) SteamMachine Plus to one of my amazing readers! Woot woot!
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lisa g
The first thing i would clean would be our guest bathroom. I really hate the little gunk that gets around the sink faucet.
Aubrey Claybrook
This is awesome! I would steam our tile floors... And my dresses and skirts!!
Amanda S.
The backsplash grout in my kitchen!
Beth G.
I would steam everything in my bathroom!
Barb Ullman
My steamer is on it's last leg and I would love this new steamer
Gina
This is awesome! I would honestly start with all my windowsills - but I love that it can be used for clothing- my hubs uniform is always needing it.
Patricia C
I would first clean my floors if i won the steamer
Sheila Belveal
I would steam our floors and a few outfits that require dry cleaning to get the wrinkles out and save money!
Melissa H
Never would have thought to use it on clothes. What a great idea.
Colleen B
Wow what a neat machine, this would come in handy in so many ways. Would love to Win this!!
kara
Id love one of these! Id steam my curtains first!
Shelley C
The first thing would be the shower doors.
Cindy A.
I would clean every inch of my kitchen!
Allison
First thing would be my husband's sport coat!!!!
Margot C
I think I might steam clean the cushions outside on the porch.
Cindy B
I would definitely start with my oven but I am so glad to see how well it does with clothes as well.
Tina H.
Probably try it on our table runner or tablecloth first.
Kaye Newman
I would steam clean my tile floors first.
Amy Anderson
SO many blouses! I can put off the dry cleaner!
Colleen B
Definitely could use one of these!!!
Shanee
I'd start cleaning my laundry room!
Valinda Reed
I would first refresh my husband's suit. Then I would work on my kitchen floor!
Jennifer k
I LOVE that this comes with the detachable hand steamer. Oooohhh the possibilities that brings!!
Cathleen
I know you're not supposed to steam clean woodwork, but you know what, that's what I'd do first...my baseboards!
MARTHAIA
Many items on the list first would be clothing...TY
mary ballerin
I would start with my oven, then work my way around the house. I love this machine!