How to clean a sofa correctly?

The sofa is one of the furniture in the house that we use for more hours a day and perhaps everyone's favorite, including pets, if they are also part of the family. For this reason, and although sofas manufacturers increasingly make them with fabrics of greater resistance and duration, some even with special anti-stain treatments, it is logical that with the passage of time and their continued use they will stain and take on certain odors, especially those fabric armchairs, and we have to clean them with some frequency if we want to keep them in perfect condition, since dust, hair, lint and dirt in general accumulate between the seams, corners, corners and headboards. This is not difficult to do if we follow a few simple steps.

Before cleaning, we must know how to clean the sofa according to the upholstery?

Sofa Cleaning Services - First of all, before trying cleaning products and techniques that can damage the upholstery, it is important to know some characteristics of our sofa and read in detail the manufacturer's recommendations and instructions on washing and care, which we usually find on small labels on the cushions or covers.

How to clean the sofa according to the fabric?

In general, synthetic fabrics such as microfiber are the most used for their qualities of softness and resistance, which makes them easier to clean, but we can also find cotton, wool, canvas, velvet or other fabrics, with different characteristics. .

Cotton, linen and wool are natural fibers, resistant and light, that quickly absorb any substance that could stain them and therefore require more care, but they tolerate machine washes very well. On the other hand, you cannot apply heat to velvet, such as that of the dryer or the iron, but we must do it dry cleaning. For its part, the canvas is very strong and supports well both washing with hot water and brushing.

If the sofa has covers that are easy to remove and put on, it is a great advantage, since it will allow us to wash them by hand or in the washing machine (at a temperature never higher than 40º or with bleach), but we will always have the interior much better protected. A good idea is to have two different sets of covers, so that our living room changes color and decoration from time to time.

Daily cleaning

As we have previously mentioned, the sofa tends to accumulate dust, mites, bread crumbs or other debris, between the cushions and on the surface, which apart from implying a lack of hygiene and a neglected home appearance, can cause allergy problems and progressively damage our furniture. Therefore, we recommend vacuuming it completely at least once every 15 days and better if it is every week, because it will also be much more desirable to use our resting place once this task is done.

For vacuuming, it is preferable to use a handheld device with the appropriate head for upholstery (better the flat nozzle) and with a gentle vacuuming cycle, especially if the fabric of the sofa is delicate, trying to reach all parts, even the more inaccessible, removing and vacuuming each piece separately, and also from behind, on the legs and under the frame or structure.

After vacuuming, we can brush with a very soft bristle brush or a special one for fabrics and thus remove any lint or small residue that has remained on the fabric.

A simple cleaning can be done every two weeks without having to remove the sofa using a mild detergent diluted in a little warm water, rubbing gently with a slightly damp cloth over the entire surface, with small circular movements, and letting it dry later, before use it again.

A more thorough cleaning should be done at least once a month, either by removing the covers to wash in the washing machine in a cycle of delicate garments and gentle spinning or doing a hand wash with neutral soap and warm water, and ideally as soon as possible. possible if any liquid or food is spilled (it has happened to all of us at some time with wine, tomato sauce, oil, chocolate, ...) and we can react quickly to avoid greater evils. Adding bleach, fabric softener, or other chemicals considered abrasives is not recommended. For drying it is important not to apply temperatures above 40º C or expose the fabrics directly to the sun because they can fade forever; It is preferable to dry them in the open air in the shade and spread out to prevent them from deforming.

If it is not possible to remove the fabrics from the sofa, we can do a “dry cleaning”, directly applying very effective and practical special products, such as foams, which after leaving for a few minutes we will wipe with a damp cloth to dry later and leave the sofa impeccable. We offer services to residential and commercial Sofa and Carpet Cleaning Services in Sydney, also providing Mattress and Rug Cleaning Solutions. Clean Couches Sydney is committed to delivering the highest standards of carpet cleaning.