Getting a new set of upholstered furniture can be very expensive and time consuming, probably due to the special saving time just to get another set of upholstered furniture. Most times we think of getting new set because we have a set of dirty upholstered furniture distorting the beautiful looks of our living room or anywhere our sofa or chair occupies in our buildings.
Not to worry or bothered about getting new sets if you have upholstered furniture that are in good condition but just dirty, these common stain removal tips for your upholstery would help you save money and time looking out for new set of upholstered furniture. There are ways you get to clean your upholstery and it would be amazing when you are done.
Knowing that people and pets would always sit down own on upholstered furniture, dirt is surely inevitable in every home and office. When you apply the adequate common stain removal to your furniture, even simple aged furniture can benefit from a good stain removal process, if adequately applied and appropriate process is administered for different degrees of stain on your upholstered furniture.
Mainly, the key with upholstered furniture is applying the appropriate type of cleaning method for different categories of stain and upholstery material. For example, if you have an antique chair that is embroidered with hand, then it would require a different cleaning technique to a sofa that was bought in a store, probably machine fixed.
While cleaning your upholstery furniture, one of the major things to consider is the fabric. If you are not sure, no hassle, you may check with the manufacturer’s information. And before you start cleaning a large stain, it is recommended you work first on the areas that are not that visible; this will ensure that you do not end up having discoloration or have any damage.
Now that you are equipped with the leading information, here are some basic or common stain removal tips for your upholstery that would ease your stress and make it worthwhile for cleaning than buying a new set:
- Removing Margarine Stains: There are different occasions that the family will sit around to watch movies and there would be sharing of margarine-made popcorn, even when everyone tends to be careful, there would still be some fragments falling off.
To remove such stain, the best option is to choose a dry cleaning solvent; you can get this at the grocery and retail stores. Apply a little onto a clean, white cloth and splotch at the stain, do not rub.
Then, mix one tablespoon of a soft, pH balanced detergent with one cup of warm water. Again, splotch at the stain. You then use another towel to sponge the solvent and detergent off with clean, warm water and allow the spot to dry.
- Removing Coffee Stains: Sipping is part of coffee taking, most times when it’s hot, and we get to drop few on our upholstered chair or sofa every day. To get this out, mix a teaspoon of a mild, pH balanced detergent with one cup of warm water, then splotch from the outside in.
The next thing to do is splotching the stain with a mixture of one-third cup white vinegar with two-thirds cup water. When you are done, use a clean, white towel to absorb any excess then, allow the are to dry.
- Removing Oily Cheese Stains: Children love cheese, adults also love it too. It is another food product that you spill on your upholstery furniture. To remove these stains from cheese, mix one teaspoon of mild, pH balanced detergent with one cup of warm water.
Then use clean, white towel, splotch at the cheese stain, and mix one tablespoon of regular ammonia with one-half cup of water, and splotch the stain again
Finally, before you allow the area dry, splotch with clean water to remove any detergent or ammonia.
- Removing Ink Stains: Ballpoint pens, especially blue, are known to be common stain makers but are not bigger than the basic upholstery cleaning. Removing ink stains can be stubborn, all you need to do is be patient and persistent.
The options you have to remove this kind of stain are:
- You can spray hairspray onto a clean, white towel and then dab at the stain, then by blotting with a clean, dry towel
- Treat a clean, white towel with isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Blot, the ink stain, followed by a dry towel
- You could also use a clean, white towel, apply nail polish remover or acetone. Blot the ink stain from the outside edges toward the center
- Other commercial products that work well on ink stains include Carbona or Afta; using both, you would use a clean, white towel, dabbing the affected area.
