How to clean a light leather sofa at home?

Genuine leather is fastidious in everyday life material. Leather goods require care and caution. When buying a new upholstered furniture from such material, you first need to learn how to take care of it and clean it from dirty stains. Today we will talk about how to properly clean light leather sofas.

A special pride of every economic person is a leather sofa of white color. But it can be leatherette. Light material looks much more colorful than black, but it is easier to pollute. In addition, many stains are much harder to remove from such a coating. To do this, use the following methods.

If you first bought a light leather sofa, together with him you should get what you really get to clean it. These detergents and accessories will be required:

• detergent to clean the skin. They can remove very diverse stains. These products are manufactured under the brand Leather Ultra Clean, Flat, HG, Bagi, Astonish and others. The mixture is sprayed for a short time on the stained surface, and is removed without the use of water;
• special ointment-milk for the skin of the sofa, which will saturate the upholstery and protect it from the adverse effects of the sun and increased temperature, especially during the summer season;

• delicate brush, with which you can comfortably rub drugs into the upholstery of the sofa;
• napkins or soft cloths that eliminate traces of cleansing substances. They also carefully apply the cream;
• bottle spray in which you can pour detergent. Many substances can be bought in jars with a special nozzle.

Initial cleaning of the light sofa is wise to make instantly, as soon as the furniture is brought home. Squeeze a little cleanser onto the brush and gently lubricate it on the surface of the upholstery. You do not need to strongly rub it - the tool will definitely work without rubbing in, and the brush can damage the base of the sofa. You need to wait for some time, approved by the manufacturer (mostly 20-50 seconds), and then remove the traces of the detergent composition with a napkin. Visually divide the sofa into squares, since processing the entire structure at once is not recommended. Continue cleaning will be required until the sofa is completely cleaned.

After 4-7 minutes, when the furniture dries a little, it needs to be spread. special ointment. You will squeeze out a little money on the sponge and put on the upholstery of the sofa. The ointment is soaked in about 5-9 minutes, leaving a protective coating. After this time, it will be possible to sit on the sofa. In the future, this composition will stop the contamination of the surface of the furniture and it will be much easier for you to remove parts of food, juice, tea, grease stains, paste, and also dust and dirt from natural leather or imitation leather.

Vintage preparations for cleaning leather furniture are more economical than highly professional. But we must not forget that their use will be more complicated process and in some cases not very successful:

• milk Scrub mud can remove cow's milk, but first you need to heat it up a little.Then, with a piece of cotton soaked in it, the polluted place is wiped, and in the end it is wiped with a dry cloth;
• vinegar. The composition of vinegar will be able to cope with stains on the bright sofa. However, it should be applied carefully, slightly soaked in the composition of a piece of cotton wool. At first it is worth trying the solution on the barely visible area of ​​the product;

• gel for dishes. This tool can be used to clean a light sofa made of leatherette or eco-leather. Contaminations are wiped with a sponge or delicate fleece / microfiber cloth soaked in a washing gel. Footprints are cleaned with a wet cloth;
• ammonia. To cope with the appeared marks on light furniture in forces and ammonia. However, they must be used carefully, as with such treatment the skin is able to dry out and crack. This tool is used only for white or milky skin. When cleaning a colored sofa, ammonia can damage the surface.

A mixture of household soap or detergent will help in cleaning the bright sofa from dirt. It is used for simple stains. For this:

• stir regular soap or dish detergent in warm water;
• in order to consolidate the result, add ammonia;
• Thus, prepare a concentrate of 0.5 tablespoons of warm water, 1 tablespoon of ammonia and 10 grams of soap;
• moisten any sponge or fleece rag and gently wipe the resulting solution on the surface of the product;

• work without pressure, because any skin can withstand friction;
• wipe the rest of the composition with a clean and dry cloth;
• then wipe the sofa material with a soft cloth that will absorb all the remaining moisture.

After washing, the sofa acquires a unique gloss and shine, as if it had just been bought at a store, so you need to keep an eye on the cleanliness of the furniture. If contamination appears on the surface of the product, should get rid of him soon.

Different types of stains are suitable for different cleaning methods. For example, scrubbing the surface of furniture from drops of blood with warm or hot water is not worth it, because this technology will give the upholstery a scarlet tone. It will be almost impossible to clean it after that, so you need to know some nuances so as not to increase the size of the spot and not allow it to spread. You must do the following:

• fresh traces of blood, very easy to wash with cool water;

• trace of fat should be sprinkled with starch, and then wipe dry with a clean cloth;
• if you accidentally hooked the light skin with a pen, marker, felt-tip pen or paint, then you can wash it off by putting the tape in the damaged area and slowly removing it. In the end you need to wipe the furniture;
• food or beverage stains are easily removed with soapy water or a weak vinegar diluted in heated water. After the upholstery has been cleaned of dirt, wipe it off completely with a damp cloth.

Also, many users are faced with the problem of green spots. In case of inattentive use, this substance often drips onto the surface of any product. When treating various wounds, there is often no time to spy on the fact that this liquid does not end up on clothing or furniture. Even a small drop of green stuff on your light sofa will be noticeable. If this just happened, you can remove it with ammonia, peroxide or soda. But what if the stains from Zelenka already old?

Dealing with such pollution is more difficult, but it is still possible to correct the situation. In this case, it will help salicylic alcohol. Treat them to the surface of the skin, and then wipe it. If this method did not work, then it is advisable to use ordinary soap. It is necessary to rub the surface with them for a long time and well. Likewise, the light from the sun can help you. Long finding of the polluted place under sunshine will help its removal.

When cleaning furniture from stains, you should carefully consider the elements of furniture made of wood and plastic. Entirely clean Zelenka is possible only from the lacquer surface. In other cases, you need to use grinding.

If the color of the sofa to the spots was white, then White Spirit will help. This solution must be used very carefully. You can also get rid of green stuff with the following methods:

• a mixture of washing powder. You can try to wash the stain with special products that will be found in every home, for example, with washing powder. To do this, take a not very large container and sprinkle powder into it. Then add enough water to form a dense mixture of a creamy texture. The resulting tool is uniformly applied to the surface of the material. You need to wait 20 - 30 minutes until the upholstery is dry. After that, the powder painted with green paint is removed with a brush, and the remaining particles are completely erased with a wet cloth;
• lemon juice. Lemon juice can be used to remove green stuff from furniture. For this purpose, bought a lemon, which is cleaned from the skin and then crushed with a juicer. If suddenly it is not in the farm, in this case, the juice is squeezed out with a spoon (at the same time taking away the seeds). The resulting composition is passed through gauze, folded in half. In the resulting juice we moisten a cotton swab. Apply a sour composition to the spot of green stuff by gentle circular motions, then wait a little (at least 50 minutes) until the pollution becomes lighter. Dip gauze in a soapy solution and remove all the lemon particles from the leather surface.

• baking soda. Wash off Zelenka can baking soda. She definitely can be found on everyone in the kitchen. Pour it on the track and wipe it well. Soda will involve all unpleasant smells and the dirt itself. This will help clean the surface of the furniture.

Due to the high cost of genuine leather, it is necessary to take care of it regularly, and also to treat it with care and care. While eating, do not sit on a leather sofa, so as not to get it dirty. You also need to prohibit all your pets to run on such light furniture so that it does not appear scratches and holes.

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