Since we spend so much of our day on sofas, they are likely to get filthy and ruined sometimes. Knowing how to clear sofa stains is something everyone should be aware of. Follow this guide on how to clean stains off a sofa and make sure your sofas are spotless.
Fabric Couch Care and Maintenance
- First, give it a scrub with bicarbonate of soda. Brush the sofa with a clean, microfiber cloth or a hard bristle brush to prepare it. Everything stuck on the sofa will loosen as a result.
- Spread baking soda all over the furniture and wait for 30 minutes. (You have up to 60 minutes to let it sit there.) Remove the bicarbonate of from the sofa by vacuuming it with the brush attachment.
- Next, whip up this easy cleanser to take care of any lingering spills. Mix 1 teaspoon of dish soap, 1 tablespoon of white vinegar along with a cup of lukewarm water in a tiny spray bottle. After that, fill the spray bottle with water and add 1 tsp of baking soda. (When you mix baking soda with vinegar, you’ll get plenty of bubbles!)
- To remove stains from the fabric, spray what you have made on a microfiber cloth and gently dab and massage the area. Alternatively, you may use the solution to wipe the whole sofa for a thorough cleaning.
- Dry it off.
Cleaning a Microfiber Sofa
- When cleaning most microfiber sofas, ethanol is very beneficial. As was previously indicated, before cleaning the whole sofa, it is important to verify the label and try the solution. The “S” (for “solvent”) cleaning code indicates that rubbing alcohol may be used.
- One should apply rubbing alcohol on a small part at a time and then clean it with colorless sponge (so the color does not come off won the couch when you start cleaning). The stains will be transferred from the fabric to the sponge.
- Due to the high evaporation rate of alcohol, the sofa should dry in no time. Once the sofa is dry, fluff the fabric with a new bristle-brush in a round manner.
- If your sofa can be cleaned with water and a solvent, use distilled water instead. When the cloth is dry, spray it down, clean it, and then brush it.
Cleaning a Leather Sofa
As many various finishes are available for leather furniture, cleaning becomes a whole other ballgame. It’s important to remember that each leather sofa is different and will need a unique approach when deciding how to clean it. Treated leather, which is the most popular and easiest to clean, is the focus of these cleaning recommendations. Get started by thoroughly cleaning the sofa, especially the crevices.
- It would be best if you used a new microfiber cloth to wipe down the whole sofa thoroughly.
- Mix equal parts of white vinegar with distilled water in a container to make a cleaning solution. To use, dampen a microfiber cloth in the solution. To maintain the couch’s cleanliness, it is recommended that you often rinse the cleaning cloth.
- Use a clean, dry microfiber towel to dry off the sofa.