As professional carpet cleaners, we spend a lot of time on our blog talking about carpet care for your floor and have neglected to mention upholstery care. Furniture can be a major investment and maintaining an upholstery cleaning schedule is necessary to keep your furniture looking clean and well maintained for years to come.
Busy schedules most often prevents people from spending time properly cleaning their furniture and drapes. If so, we recommend hiring a professional upholstery cleaning company every 6-12 months to properly maintain and manage your upholstery needs. For others, who have the time, the following are ways to safely clean furniture.
As with carpet, regular vacuuming is necessary. This is to prevent, dust, dirt, grease and oils from getting trapped deeply within the fibers giving your furniture an old, grungy and worn look before it's time.
Prior to vacuuming, make sure to search cushions and remove loose coins, threads, kid toys, and/or other items that will clog and possibly damage your vacuum.
It is always best to use the soft brush attachment, standard to most vacuums. If you use the soft brush for other parts of the house, you might consider purchasing an extra brush for upholstery so as not to transfer dirt onto the upholstery. The crevice tool should be utilized to remove crumbs and dirt that fall in between the cracks of your upholstery.
We recommend that you vacuum upholstery at least once a week.Every 6-12 months it will become necessary to clean your upholstery. Due to the wide range in upholstery fabrics, make sure to read the instructions and purchase the cleaning product that is right for your upholstery.
Also, to help prevent future stains and to make life much easier, we recommend finding an upholstery cleaner that contains "soil retardant". After you purchase your cleaning product, always test the cleaning product on an small, hidden area of the upholstery to look for possible fabric discoloration.
If your furniture is being protected by slip covers always remove them before cleaning any spots to avoid damage to the fabric underneath.
Always clean stains and spills with a soft, white cotton cloth. As with carpet, remember to blot not rub stains. Remove as much of the stain as possible, then treat whatever stain remains.
If you are unable to remove the stain is it always best to call a professional upholstery cleaning company to remove the stain.
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