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How to clean a couch

It's no fun to lounge on a dirty sofa although we all love being couch potatoes. As time passes, pet hair soda, crumbs, dirt, and oil from your hands and toes build up on your sofa and make it appear dingy. No worries. Here's the way to clean a couch so that it's prepared for you watch an entire season of your favorite TV show.

1. Vacuum make sure to clean the crevices in which hair, food crumbs, and dirt collect. Remove them, if the cushions are not attached and vacuum either side. If there's plenty of hair, use a roller to remove hair the vacuum can't get.

2. Clean metal places or the wood. Wipe down the sofa feet along with other non-fabric parts of the sofa using a solution of dish soap and warm water.

3. Ascertain the sort of fabric you are dealing with. Locate the label and read the instructions on how to clean upholstery. Here are the codes 

4. Remove stains. Knowing how to clean a couch means understanding how to remove stains.  You can use a commercial cleaner or you can create your own cleaners out of ingredients you need in the kitchen. Homemade cleaners are cheaper and kinder to the Earth. Here's how to clean a couch 

For cloth upholstery, 3/4 warm water combine 1/4 cup vinegar and one tablespoon for Castile soap or dish soap.  Mist the area.  Use a second cloth moistened with clean water to remove the soap.  Dry with a towel.

For leather upholstery, mix 1/2 cup olive oil using 1/4 cup vinegar and put into a spray bottle. Spray the cleaner on the surface of the sofa and buff with a soft cloth.

For upholstery, combine 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1 cup of warm water,and 1/2 tablespoon of liquid dish soap or castile soap in a spray bottle. Till the stain is gone, mist the soiled area and wash.

5. Let the sofa dry. Use a towel to soak up any water on the couch surface. Allow the sofa air dry. When it's humid, you may want to set up a box fan pointed at the couch for speed drying. Water can cause cushions and fabric . 


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