We choose a means for cleaning sofas at home

Upholstered furniture is always in demand in the house, therefore it is often exposed to various contaminants, which are not always easy to remove. And it is very important to choose the right tool for cleaning sofas at home.

To clean sofas at home, the simplest set of ingredients is most often used. Depending on what fabric the upholstery is made of - flock, leather, velor, for washing with improvised means you will have to choose different recipes. In addition, there are certain rules for applying them in a home or cottage. The cleaning process will consist of two stages: First you need to prepare the product, then apply it to the surface.

To wash the upholstery and remove stains, you can apply folk recipes. The simplest of them is based on a mixture of soda and vinegar. The solution must be prepared in a certain proportion. For 250 ml of water you need 30 ml of 9% vinegar and 5 g of soda.

A mixture for application is prepared from these ingredients. It is spread over the sofa upholstery with a brush, and then removed with a clean, damp sponge. In the process of drying, the spots should first become brighter, and then disappear completely.

An effective tool to completely clean the sofa upholstery - a mixture of 2 packs of powder (about 800 g), 25 g of soda, 25 ml of vinegar and 2 l of hot water. The mixture is applied to the fabric, rubbed with a brush, left to dry. You can speed up the process with a steam generator or hairdryer.

White or light beige sofa can be cleaned based on 125 g of baking soda and 150 ml of hydrogen peroxide. The resulting composition is poured into a bottle with a spray and is sprayed pointwise on problem areas.

If the sofa needs to be cleaned of stains that remain after cleaning or as a result of contact with different types of liquids, it is worth preparing for a long struggle. The main source of problems is often the urine of people or animals. After it, a strong smell and unaesthetic spots remain. Here the main measure is early fluid removal - the less it is absorbed, the better.

Next, proceed as follows:

• moisten a clean large sponge in liquid soap;
• lather and apply to stains on the upholstery;
• rinse with clean water;
• repeat soaping several times;
• remove foam;
• wipe with an aqueous solution of vinegar;
• get wet with napkins;
• blow dry the stain.

To avoid the appearance of stains after cleaning, it is recommended to produce not local, but full processing. So the upholstery will dry evenly. If local stain removal is performed, problems cannot be avoided. If the cause of their appearance is dust and dirt accumulated inside, you can solve the problem by periodically knocking out upholstered furniture under a damp white sheet. In this case, all particles hidden from the eyes will precipitate upon contact with the knocker on the surface of matter.

Cleaning sofas made of fabric or with velor coating can quite successfully be carried out using ready-made chemical compounds. To understand which of them help better from pollution, you can study in detail all the available options and brands that are popular.

• Amway. The company produces products that effectively eliminate greasy and oily stains on tissues. A universal washing composition in a volume of 200 ml is diluted with warm water, whipped until foam. Processing the sofa takes some time, after which you need to wait 2-3 hours and wipe the surface with a dry terry towel.

• Vanish. This brand has an extensive line of cleaning products and stain removers. In order not to get white spots and dots on the upholstery instead of dirt, it is worth carefully studying the proportions of mixing the ingredients. Typically, the dosage of a liquid solution is 1 part to 8 parts of water. Funds are applied in foamed form, you can use a series produced for cleaning car covers and the interior.

• Sama. The brand produces universal cleaning products that can be used on fabric upholstery of sofas. The compositions have a fairly aggressive chemical formula, not suitable for delicate fabrics.

• Simple Solution. The company produces cleaning products that are indispensable for every home with dogs or other pets. Means beat off smells of urine and excrement, allow to provide effective purification from biological pollution. It is enough to distribute the composition over the soiled area and leave it for up to 20 minutes. It is enough to wipe the remaining fluid with a napkin.

• Pro Brite. Eco-friendly and hypoallergenic formulations of this brand help remove stains and dirt without too much effort. The tool is especially convenient for cleaning local areas. Thanks to the sprayer, you can precisely process the upholstery of the sofa only where necessary.

Most often, at home, you have to remove stains from the surface of the fabric or velor upholstery. You can wash a leather sofa from dirt noticeably faster and easier. It is worth considering the most common types of spots and the rules for dealing with them in more detail.

• Traces of coffee. This drink is especially often found in the upholstery in the relaxation area or in the kitchen at home. But a dirty sofa is not a reason for frustration, coffee does not penetrate deep into the material, it is easy to wash it off with a usual solution of laundry soap, rubbed with shavings in hot water. The spot is treated 2-3 times with a sponge, and then dried with a hairdryer.In a similar way, you can remove traces and smell from spilled beer.

• Wine stains. The traces left by red wines are considered especially difficult, they should be tried to clean as soon as possible, otherwise an unpleasant odor will also be added to the coloring of the material. The best tool to remove traces in this case is ordinary table salt in the amount of about 0.5 teaspoon. The grains are rubbed with a brush into the treated area until completely absorbed, then the treated surface can be simply wiped with a damp sponge.

• Blood stains. They can be removed with a simple mixture, which consists of a 9% solution of vinegar in a volume of about 70 ml per 1 liter of water. After wiping the blood, you need to wash the cleaning site with a soapy solution.

• Oil stains. Substances with an oily base rather deeply penetrate into the material, so remove their traces as soon as possible. All the same table salt is suitable for this, but to enhance the effect, it is worth pre-ironing the contaminated area with an iron through paper.

• Traces of fruit juice. You can remove the point lesions using a mixture of vinegar and ammonia in equal proportions. The stains will disappear in one treatment. That's just to weather the aromas of vinegar and ammonia will be much more difficult.

• Ink pollution. Traces of a ballpoint pen often remain on the sofa upholstery. To eliminate them, you do not need to make significant efforts, it is enough to rub the problem area with an antiseptic alcohol wipe. Pollution will disappear without a trace.

• Stains on wooden armrests. These contaminants can be removed with regular petroleum jelly. Simply enough to rub them with wooden parts until the traces disappear.

• Plasticine or chewing gum. You can deal with them with ready-made chemical compounds, nail polish removers, petroleum jelly. In addition, pre-heating the surface of the fabric with a hairdryer helps facilitate cleaning.

Do not forget about the features of different fabrics. For example, contact with salt is contraindicated in wool upholstery; silk should not be contacted with a hairdryer or soda. When cleansing genuine leather, it is recommended to abandon the use of hard brushes and highly degreasing compositions.

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