Do stains or dirt regularly get on your leather sofa, and you are looking for tips on cleaning it since you obviously can’t take your leather sofa to the dry cleaner? Then look no further because that is exactly what we will discuss today.
Whichever way you look at it, your leather sofa is one of the most exotic properties in your home. Hence, you must constantly care for it to ensure that it stays in shape for years to come.
Originally, Leather sofas were built in such a way that they would last for many years to come. But many factors often render this futile. The common ones are damages caused by human actions and, in some cases, natural events. For instance, let’s assume that you have kids and they play on the sofa with sharp objects, e.g., sharp-edged toys, etc. They may end up destroying the sofa as time goes on.
Also, the leather furniture’s damage may be caused by the accumulation of dirt and stains such as red wine spills, blood tonic, etc. And as the stain piles up, the sofa will be rendered useless in no time such that no amount of cleaning will fix it.
However, if your leather sofa hasn’t been rendered completely useless by stains and you want to keep it looking shiny and brand new, then this article is just for you. In this article, we have compiled a list of experts’ tips and tricks on how to clean your leather sofa if it gets stained.
So, let’s discuss some of them.
Vacuum The Leather Sofa
When you notice that your leather couch has dirt and crumbs all over the surface or corners, it is time to get your vacuum cleaner out. Using the vacuum cleaner brings about ease of cleaning. However, since the leather couch has a very delicate surface, where a small scratch can disfigure it. We will advise you to use a vacuum cleaner with a brush attached to it to avoid scratching the surface of your couch. Also, remove the couch pillows, loose change, and cookie and candy wrappers before vacuuming to ease cleaning.
Wipe Down the Couch
You may be wondering why you need to wipe down the couch again even after vacuuming it, but what you may not know is that your couch can still benefit from further cleaning. Sure, the vacuum cleaner will suck away the dirt and particles lingering on the surface of the couch, but what a vacuum cleaner won’t do is clean the little stains on the couch. For instance, If you mistakenly spill red wine on the couch, you will be required to use a wet wipe to clean the entire surface of the sofa.
Also, wet wipes are easy to make, provided you don’t want to buy from the store. All you have to do is put a washcloth or, better still, a napkin in the water and then add small dish soap to it. After you are done with this, the next step would be to wipe the couch with a wet washcloth to make it stain-free.
However, you should pay attention to the label on your couch. This label usually contains the manufacturer’s guidelines. For example, a label that has W written on it means that you can clean the couch with water. Conversely, if the couch has S or P written on its label, you will be required to clean it with Solvents.
Dry Thoroughly
After you are done wiping the couch, get another clean and dry duster to dry the couch. The duster used can be a dry washcloth or a microfiber towel. Drying the couch after wiping will ensure that water doesn’t remain on the couch.
Clean The Leather Sofa Using Specialist Products
After wiping the couch to clean all the stains and the stain remains, it is time to buy some specialist products to clean the sofa. Since most of these specialist products are chemical-based, they tend to perform faster and better. You can imagine pouring ink on a white leather couch; even a blind man would see that. Hence, you will obviously not wipe the ink completely off the couch using only a wet wipe. Instead, you will need chemical-based products to do the job.
Condition the Leader Sofa
Your hair is not only the thing you can and should condition. You should also condition your old sofa to keep the leather moisturized and neat. Your new sofa must also keep the brand new leather protected from tears and wear.
Know When to Call for Professional Help
Almost all the tips we listed above are something you can do on your own. But if you have tried all these, your couch remains as it was before you started cleaning. Then it can only be two things: either you are doing it all wrong, or something on your couch needs to get fixed.
If you fall under the two categories above, don’t hesitate to contact us at Premier Carpet Cleaning to schedule a meeting and discuss how we may assist you.