Your fabric sofa is one of your home components that represent comfort and relief. It adds beauty and coziness to your home. So, it is important to clean it regularly to keep it appearing and smelling good especially since there are probabilities of spillages or stains which can happen accidentally from one time to another.
You can easily maintain the neat and great condition of your fabric sofa and make it last longer with you by using the following recommendations.
Pre-cleaning Tips for a Fabric Sofa
To protect your sofa from any damage, you should get into consideration the few following recommendations:
- Before you attempt to clean your sofa, revise its manufacturer’s instructions if you have
- Check the tags that may be on the cushions of the sofa on two sides. One considers cleaning the cushions and the other identifies the cleaning code of the sofa’s material.
- Here are the keys to the cleaning codes you may find:
- W: Only clean with water or a water-based solution.
- S: Use a specialized solvent-based cleanser and avoid water.
- W/S: Clean with water or a solvent-based cleanser.
- X: Only use the vacuum.
- Adhere to the instructions to avoid getting damage or stains on your sofa by the wrong cleaning solution. Even water can make stains if it is not suitable for the material of the sofa.
- Avoid the color stains, which may occur accidentally due to the usage of cloths or towels during cleaning, by matching their colors with your sofa or using white ones.
The Effective Tips to Clean Fabric Sofa
#1 In case the sofa covers are detachable, remove them and clean…
- Follow the user manual.
- If they are machine-washable, clean them with your washing machine using a suitable detergent. If they aren’t, use a brush to get rid of dust and dirt. Then, wipe them with a clean wet towel.
- Dry them in the sun.
#2 Vacuum All the Fabric Sofa
- Use the specialized pieces or tools for sofa vacuuming to clean the deep or narrow areas.
#3 Use Steam Cleaning (If the manual allows)
This helps you to clean and sanitize your fabric sofa from bacteria and germs.
- Be sure that your sofa’s material is both water-safe and heat-safe. Check the instructions for your steam cleaner, your fabric sofa, or both.
- Utilize your steam cleaner or your iron that has a steaming feature.
- Take care not to get burnt due to the steam.
- Keep an air source such as an opened window or a turned-on fan to prevent moisture formation or residue and then dry the sofa after finishing the steam cleaning.
- Let your sofa completely dry.
#4 Get Rid of Stains
For w and w/s-tagged sofas:
- Use water, white vinegar, and dish soap:
- Put 1 part of white vinegar, 3 parts of water, and a few drops of dish soap in a spray bottle.
- Spray the previous solution onto the stain.
- Slightly rub with a dry towel.
- Clean any residue with a damp towel.
- Compose a paste of water, dish soap, and baking soda:
- Put it onto the stains.
- Clean with a damp towel.
For s-tagged sofas:
- Directly distribute baking soda onto the stain.
- Let it be for 30 minutes to work on removing stains, grease, and odors.
- Dispose of the residue using a vacuum or a dry towel.
#5 Utilize a Professional Fabric Sofa Cleaner
- It will be a great benefit to use it when your sofa suffers from a huge accident dirt or smell. Before bringing it from the market, check its suitability for the cleaning code of your sofa.
#6 Ensure That Your Fabric Sofa is Dry
Moisture can cause mold, so ensuring that your sofa is completely dry is extremely important.
- You can assure this by pressing a dry towel on the wet area of your sofa. Repeat this process if needed or until you can’t find these areas wet anymore.
- For speeding up the drying process of the fabric sofa, point a fan at the highest speed toward the sofa until it becomes dry.
#7 Vacuum Thorough the Sofa Again
This assures that there is no dirt or cleaning residue.
#8 Refresh Your Fabric Sofa
- Sanitize your sofa by spraying a special sanitizer. This will kill any bacteria and remove any annoying odor. Instead, you can use rubbing alcohol mixed with a watered essential oil.
- Spray the sofa with a fabric aromatic spray to dispose of any undesirable remaining odor or to add a refreshing great smell.
Final Words
Cleansing the cushions of your fabric sofa has nearly the same principles and tips as cleaning the sofa or its covers.
Finally, the immediate treatment of any spillage eases removing it and prevents the formation of hard stains. You will need to dry clean or vacuum your fabric sofa nearly every month and clean it deeply 2-4 times a year. There are some recommendations about deep cleaning to occur every 4 or 6 weeks. It’s all about its condition, but the fast treatment with accidents and cleaning after visits are excellent habits.
