I still have my son's high school letter jacket from 20 years ago. Guess I am waiting for a grandson! Lol! Anyway, the sleeves are made of a type of vinyl, I am sure you know what I mean. Keeping it in the closet for so long, I think the heat or age has gotten to it. The sleeves are sticky or tacky.
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Bring the jacket to a professional cleaner -- if it can be saved, they will be able to do it!
You might try "Goop" on the vinyl. "Goop" is a "waterless" hand cleaner, that is great for removing stains/spots from clothing. You can buy it in the automotive section at Wal Mart.
I also have my son's 20 year old school jacket and the sleeves are sticky too. I was wondering did the goop work, or did you take it to a dry cleaners or what?
armor all leather cleaning wipes! took 5 minutes
Magic Eraser does the trick...cover in a cloth garment bag or pillow case.
I tried the magic erasure and. It does not work for me. Mabey I am doing something wrong.?
Thank you so much for the suggestion!
I had my letter jacket out ready to throw in the dumpster. I'm gad I checked on-line for suggestions and found yours because the magic eraser worked like a charm (and I used the knock-off variety from the Dollar Store).
Thank you for taking time to share your knowledge! Best wishes!
Do you get the magic eraser wet and then wipe it on the sleeves?
Do you get the magic eraser wet and then wipe it on the sleeves?
i just used some GOO GONE that i had around the house and it worked okay for me - the most consuming time was having to go around the patches and mind you my bottle of GOO GONE is old like at least 13 or 15 years old i bought it when my kids were home my youngest is 36
To clean my jacket, i used non-streaking glass cleaner and it got rid of all the stickiness and even softened it up a bit
WD-40 worked great on our sons jackets
WD-40 worked great on our sons jackets
I just thrifted a vintage wool letterman jacket from the bins, with naugalite sleeves -- same thing. Discolored and sticky/gummy. I used "Awesome" cleaner (from Dollar General -- super cheap, like $3 for a half gallon) on the sleeves and they look brand new.
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