No matter how careful you are about keeping it clean, there will come a day when you will need to clean your sofa. Over time, your sofa will gather dust, dirt stains, and other residue leaving it looking a bit dingy. Cleaning your sofa every so often is part of keeping it looking good and making it last longer.
How often you will need to clean your sofa will depend on what kind of fabric it is and how much you use it, but if you follow these steps when it gets dirty it will be looking brand new in no time at all:
- First vacuum the sofa to remove all loose dirt and dust.
- Don’t forget to check your warranty to find out which cleaning solutions you can use, because sometimes using the wrong product can make the warranty void. If you are unsure, call the sofa company to find out what to use.
- You can determine what the fabric of the sofa is made of by checking on the tag under the cushion area, then buy shampoo for that fabric.
- Rent a rug shampooer, and follow the instructions to assemble it.
- Test a small area of the sofa somewhere not too visible to ensure that the cleaner does not damage the fabric.
- Clean the entire sofa at once to prevent watermarks.
- Leave all of the cushions off to let the sofa fully dry before reassembling it.
Now your sofa will be clean and smell fresh!