With these expert instructions, your couch will look good as new.
LAUREY W. GLENN
For the most part, couch deep-cleaning should be left to the pros.
However, theres no need to call up an expert to rid the cracks in your couch of crumbs.
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Still, professional upholstery cleaners advise proceeding with caution.
If you put the shampoo or cleaner on, it has to come out.
If moisture isnt properly removed, the result may be a moldy, mildewy couch.
Furthermore, there are nuances to what materials should be used for cleaning.
It all has to do with the pH of the cleaning solution in comparison to the pH of stains.
The wrong pH can leave a whole new spot.
Likewise, only somecouchfabrics are conducive to at-home cleaning and others need more specialized treatment.
Natural fabrics like cotton and wool, however, are best left to the pros.
Lastly, she warns people against taking it upon themselves toclean velvet couches.
Dont give a shot to clean velvet couches at home.
The steam cleaner will leave lines when it dries, Poole explains.
A special carding brush has to be used to blend the velvet back to normal.
This will protect the couch from daily wear, stains from unavoidable culprits like natural body oil.
What that does is it puts a protective coating over the fibers.
You definitely want to keep up with cleaning, says Brazell.
Spot-Treat
Fight stains before they set in.
Poole says that one of the biggest couch offenders is pet urine.
