Making your upholstery look brand new and fresh is a difficult job for sure. Of course, professional sofa dry cleaning might just be the best upholstery cleaning decision you’ve made, but what after the sofa dry cleaning is done? How would you maintain the quality of your sofa upholstery?
Upholstery is one of the major representations of the interiors of your home and well, if you have upholstery which isn’t in the best shape, let’s just try out a few methods to maintain the upholstery after professional sofa dry cleaning. There are a lot of ways which allow you to do so. In this blog Toms Upholstery Cleaning Melbourne’s professionals give you some of the basic yet very important aftercare tips:
Stain Removal – Can Sofa Cleaning Remove Stains?
Food and drink stains, as well as watermarks, are the most common stains we notice while cleaning sofas. The good news is that most of these food-based stains and watermarks may be properly cleaned by a professional sofa cleaner. Often, steam cleaning is required to remove common spills and stains.
We may need to employ a specific stain treatment for severe stains such as red wine, coffee, tea, orange juice, tomato, and so on. The majority of food and beverage stains are water-based and react well to acid-based treatments. However, stains such as paint, nail polish, grease, oil, text color, or ink may need the use of a dry solvent-based stain treatment.
If you try to remove stains on your own without consulting a professional, you may risk permanent damage. When attempting to remove stains on your own, it is common to use too much water, leaving water marks where the stains were previously. Before attempting to remove stains from fabric, always conduct a spot test in an unnoticeable location.
Before attempting any difficult stain removal on your own, I recommend that you consult with a professional sofa cleaner. If you have any questions about sofa cleaning, cleaning services, or stain removal, we are happy to answer them over the phone or via email.
How Long Will It Take My Sofa to Dry?
We generally recommend a drying time of 3-5 hours for upholstery, however, this depends on the type of fabric and ventilation. Natural fabrics like wool and cotton take a little longer to dry than synthetics or blends.
After washing the sofa, it is critical to guarantee proper airflow through cross ventilation. This could be just leaving the windows open on a warm day and directing a fan at the sofa, or turning on the heating and leaving the windows slightly open in winter.
Check your Care Label before Sofa Cleaning
Steam cleaning is not suitable for all sofas. Always read the care label on your upholstery before cleaning it.
The care label is normally located beneath the seat cushions on the sofa frame or underneath the sofa/couch. They are sometimes affixed to the cushions. There could be multiple care labels.
Sofa/Couch Care Labels have Cleaning Codes such as ;
- “W” – Only use water-based cleaners, including steam cleaning. This symbol does not imply that the fabric is machine-washable.
- “S” – Only suitable for dry cleaning. To avoid stains and dirt buildup, it is safe to spot-clean the fabric with cleaning solvents.
- “S/W” – Spot cleaning stains can be done with water-based or solvent-based solutions. However, for a deeper clean, just dry-clean.
- “WASH” – You can wash the fabric in a washing machine using cold water and a delicate setting. Allow to air dry or tumble dry on a low heat setting.
- “X” – Only a vacuum cleaner can be used to clean the item.
5 Ways To Take Care of Your Sofa After Professional Sofa Dry Cleaning
Develop A Schedule
You might have a lot of tasks on your daily/weekly lists. Of course, it includes regular cleaning, which includes bathroom cleaning or regular cleaning around the house. However, some tasks don’t need to be done quite often and one of them is upholstery cleaning. Create a schedule of when and how you would clean your furniture and make sure it is done on proper time. We recommend it at least twice a year. Not a big deal, is it?
Vacuum Your Furniture
Most homeowners do stick to this method and vacuum their furniture regularly so that the dust and other things like pet hair, which are gathered on the furniture, are cleaned. You can add this thing to your weekly routine and make sure it is done at the proper times.
Get Rid Of Odours
Furniture with odours usually doesn’t attract many guests. You might want to get rid of these smells. You can either use an upholstery freshener, which you can easily find in any departmental store, or you can just take the help of baking soda. Sprinkle the baking soda over the furniture and let it be there for about 10-15 minutes. After that, use a vacuum cleaner to clean the baking soda from the furniture.
Note: Instead of any upholstery freshener, you can even use a normal room freshener.
Cover Your Upholstery When Not In Use
It is quite obvious that when your upholstery is not in use, you should cover it with a clean cloth. This prevents the accumulation of any kind of dust or pet hair on the upholstery. Also, if you have decided to go on a trip or anywhere else, you can go ahead and cover the sofa to prevent it from getting stained or anything.
Stay Updated With DIY Blogs
We reckon this to be the most important thing you need to follow. We have posted several blogs that would let you know how to clean your sofa upholstery with easily available at-home products. You can always rely on yourself to get your sofa upholstery cleaned when the stains are manageable.
To know more about sofa upholstery dry cleaning or any kind of upholstery cleaning call Toms Upholstery Cleaning Melbourne on 1300 068 194 to get same-day, onsite services anywhere across Melbourne.
