How To Deep Clean Your Couch

Your furniture needs special care, and using harsh chemicals can destroy your favorite couch. Your couch needs weekly maintenance and cleaning to prevent long-term damage due to dust and spills. But how do you deep clean your couch? Can you do it at home or do you need to hire experts for cleaning? We have ten easy tips for cleaning your sofa. Follow these simple guidelines, and your couch will remain new for years.

Everyday Maintenance Tips

Maintaining your couch can be divided into daily tasks, weekly tasks, and monthly tasks. For everyday maintenance, follow these three simple steps.

• Dry Brushing. Daily dry brushing will loosen the fabric. It helps in the easy removal of dirt and debris from the couch cushions.
• Vacuum Cleaning. Put your vacuum on a low setting and remove dust and dirt that the dry brushing did not remove. Vacuuming helps in removing dirt that is deep embedded in the couch.
• Flip Cushions. Switch cushions to flip side around to lower the appearance of being worn out. 

Review The Instructions

Most of the cleaning instructions are on your couch somewhere from the manufacturer. If you pay attention to the care and maintenance part, it will solve most of your problems. Care is dependent on the type of material. For example, leather will have different instructions than velvet, cotton, or upholstered.

Look at these codes for cleaning and maintenance.

• S – Dry-cleaning Solvent
• WS – Dry-cleaning or water-based solvent
• W – Water-based solvent
• X – Dry cleaning only

The above information will determine the cleaning pattern for your couch. If you do not follow the instructions, you will ruin the fabric. So, the first thing you should do is refer to the cleaning instructions code.

Vacuuming

Remove all things such as hair, dust, and crumbs, germs, and bacteria from the sofa. If you don’t, bacteria and germs will remain on the surface even after wash. The best way to remove these subtle particles is through a vacuum. It becomes even more important with pet parents. The vacuum comes with extendable handles and facilitates cleaning. Start with shaking the dust with a dry brush; it will loosen the dust and allow the vacuum to absorb it easily.

Clean The Cushions

Cushions are an important part of your couch, and you cannot ignore them. Moreover, it can also be the dirtiest part due to rough usage. Always look at the label for wash instructions. If machine wash is advisable, cleaning becomes simple. The other process you can use to clean cushions is steam wash, wet paste and beating the fabric inside out. To remove stains, you can use vinegar, baking soda, and distilled water. If cushions are non-removable, use a home cleaning service.