How do you clean inside of handbag??

sterl1ng

I bought a gorgeous bag on ebay (its about £60 generally but got at bargain for £15 - so money saving expert! :j ), but its a bit messy inside where its cloth and I wondered best way to clean it as obviously cannot put in washing machine.....any ideas? :j

monty-doggy

Does the cloth bit turn inside out of the bag but still attached at the rim? You could hand wash in the sink if it does.

DollyDabbler

A good vacuum out first if needed, then A soapy soft cloth, then a rrinsed out cloth, then leave open to dry.

sterl1ng

Thanks I've given it vacuum and turned cloth inside out which is in vanish liquid. I'll given it hand wash also then let dry out in sun. Hope it works!

geri1965_2

I find plain household soap to be better than most stain removing sprays and liquids.

paddy's_mum

Baby wipes ... especially when you consider what they were actually designed to deal with!

InsideInsurance

paddy's_mum wrote: »

Baby wipes ... especially when you consider what they were actually designed to deal with!

Living skin? Which is a fairly different material to the cloth lining of a handbag. Presumably its a synthetic material too

PasturesNew

ewwww.... somebody else's grubby handbag innards.... ewwwww.

paddy's_mum

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Living skin? Which is a fairly different material to the cloth lining of a handbag. Presumably its a synthetic material too

...as in poo, pee, vomit, nasal and other mucous discharges, not to mention smearings of chocolate, mud, squashed earthworms ....

I rest my case, m'lud.

InsideInsurance

paddy's_mum wrote: »

...as in poo, pee, vomit, nasal and other mucous discharges, not to mention smearings of chocolate, mud, squashed earthworms ....

I rest my case, m'lud.

Ok, what you are trying to get off is similar but you need to consider what you are trying to get it off of as much. Toilet bleach is used for cleaning most of those things off too but you wouldnt recommend using it on either a handbag lining nor a baby

aileth

If you can pull the bag effectively 'inside out', what I do with mine is I pull it inside out into the sink if there's any bittiness, sometimes use a vacuum if a packet of crisps has exploded or something, and then I make a bowl of hand-hot water with washing detergeant in it (not too much) and then use a clean cloth (make sure you squeeze excess water out) to wipe it down.