Upholstery cleaning tips

Different materials can be used to cover the furniture. It can be plain fabric, leather, mesh or other natural and synthetic materials. It doesn't matter what type of upholstery it is. All materials have in common that they are prone to soiling. It is also true that dirt is relatively difficult to remove from upholstery. In this article, we will advise you how efficiently and quickly you too can clean the upholstery.

What you should know about upholstery

If you have upholstered furniture at home, then you certainly want it to stay beautiful for as long as possible. However, you can hardly prevent upholstery furniture from getting dirty. Even if you try, dust settles on the upholstery and penetrates deep into the fabric. There is a particular danger if liquid gets on the upholstery. It also penetrates into deeper layers and can also be the cause of mold growth. An excessive layer of dirt on and in the upholstery is then the cause of dust mites settling in the fabric.

Grandmother's advice and common chemical preparations do not always work

Most of us make the same mistake. Because we think that what is clean to the eye is also clean inside. The truth is that if you vacuum the upholstery from time to time, you will get rid of the dust, but not the dust settled in the fabric. Upholstery can also be treated with various chemical preparations. Even those, however, usually only treat the upper part. There is also old advice that says to wash the upholstery with water with a little vinegar. Vinegar does disinfect, but even this method is not 100% reliable.

The power of water is the best for cleaning upholstery

Don't make these schoolboy mistakes either. If you want to have clean upholstery, bet on the only correct way - cleaning with an extractor. This is a special machine that cleans with a stream of water. It drives the water out under pressure, so it penetrates deep into the fabric and then sucks it back together with the dirt. An effective cleaning agent is also added to the water. It cleans the upholstery and smells nice.

Get help

The extractor is quite expensive. That is why it is better to hire a cleaning company to clean the upholstery. Their work is not expensive and you will be sure that everything is really perfectly clean! The extractor can also be used to clean carpets, so you can solve two problems at once with one cleaning.