Cleaning tips for different sofas

Life     9:00am, 22 May 2025

Sole cleaning tips

Minimum of furniture maintenance skills can be quickly and cleanly, saving us a lot of effort. Different sofa cleaning methods are available.

1. Pay attention to daily care of fabric sofas. Now fabric sofas have sofa covers, which are more convenient to clean. But daily care still takes a lot of time. Usually you can use a dry towel to pat it directly on it and dust it once a week. For easy dirt areas, such as handrails and backrests, you can use a sofa towel to cushion on it in daily life. In summer, to prevent the sun from being exposed to the sun and the temperature changes greatly, you can often use a vacuum cleaner or brush to prevent the dust from remaining fibers on the fabric sofa. Wipe the leather surface with a rag frequently on the genuine leather sofa. The care of leather sofas requires more patience. The temperature is high in summer, so you should pay more attention to the maintenance of leather sofas. If you don’t take care of it for a long time, the leather sofa will fade and the sofa will deform. Then you need to wipe it with a rag frequently. Cleaning products and care products can be used to prevent cracks on the sofa. In addition, genuine leather sofas cannot be placed in places where the sun is exposed. Can be kept dry in the air-conditioned room.

2. Pay attention to daily care of fabric sofas. Now fabric sofas have sofa covers, which are more convenient to clean. But daily care still takes a lot of time. Usually you can use a dry towel to pat it directly on it and dust it once a week. For easy dirt areas, such as handrails and backrests, you can use a sofa towel to cushion on it in daily life. In summer, to prevent the sun from being exposed to the sun and the temperature changes greatly, you can often use a vacuum cleaner or brush to prevent the dust from remaining fibers on the fabric sofa.

3. It is best to clean the sofa cushions for solid wood sofas. Because most solid wood sofas will be covered with sofa covers. When cleaning, just remove the sofa cover. If you find a lot of stains, it is best to ask a professional cleaning staff to deal with it. For cleaning the solid wood sofa, wipe it gently with a wet towel. After wiping, remember to wipe it with a dry towel to prevent the moisture from evaporating in time and remaining on the wooden sofa.

How to clean a leather sofa

1. Wipe the leather sofa clean, and you can also use oil that nourishes the leather to beat the sofa.

2. You can dip professional foam detergent on a wet towel, then wipe the leather sofa thoroughly, and then wipe it with a slightly wet clean towel several times until it is clean. Note that the pH of the detergent is best at pH 5-7. When spraying the detergent, do not spray too much and too wet.

3. It is best to place a genuine leather sofa in a ventilated place to extend your life and prevent children from jumping on the sofa.

4. Avoid scratches and oil stains on genuine leather sofas. If you accidentally get oil stains, use a detergent to clean it up immediately.

5. If you find that the leather sofa has gum sticky, you can cool it with an ice bag and then wipe it gently with a fine silk cloth.

6. Wipe clean with a wet towel for daily care. Clean with leather cleaner for 2-3 months, or vacuum cleaner to absorb dust on the surface of the sofa.

7. If you find traces of ballpoint pen or ink, you can use a soft eraser to wipe it clean. To prevent fading, you can drop some water on the stain. But no alcohol or corrosive chemical solvents are used.

How to clean fabric sofas

1. After using fabric sofas for about a year, you can use detergent. When using a detergent, be careful to wipe the detergent thoroughly, otherwise it will be more likely to get stains.

2. Fabric sofas should be dusted regularly and cleaned once a week. During dust removal, a lot of dust will grow on the backrest of the fabric sofa. You can use a vacuum cleaner or towel to remove it. When cleaning with a towel, be sure to wrinkle the water out and not be too wet.

3. The fabric sofa must be maintained even after cleaning. The sofa cushion can be turned over to make the wear even.

4. If it is a fabric sofa with a sheath, it can be cleaned directly or washed by a washing machine. Elastic sheath and surface sheath cannot be ironed.

5. If you find that the fabric sofa thread is loose, you cannot directly pull it off with your hands. It is best to use scissors to cut it flat.

6. Do not use bleach when cleaning fabric sofas.

How to clean solid wood sofas

Solid wood sofas look elegant and generous. Cleaning and maintaining is much simpler and more convenient than fabric sofas and leather sofas. But there are several issues to pay attention to when cleaning solid wood sofas.

1. The solid wood sofa should be placed in a ventilated place, not in a high temperature, too humid or too dry place. High temperatures can cause solid wood furniture to expand or shrink. Moist areas will cause mold or cracks to occur in solid wood sofas.

2. It is best to use soap liquid to exchange warm water for cleaning solid wood sofas, and flush it out at a ratio of 1:20. Wipe with a clean towel and then with clean water. After a few times, wipe it with a dry cloth. This is to reduce stains deep into the inner layer of the solid wood sofa.

3. Wipe the solid wood sofa without pulling it hard. Pulling hard can cause furniture damage. If the ground is uneven, it will also cause the furniture to deform.

4. Use a soft towel to wipe the solid wood sofa. Because rough rags will cause scratches. After wiping the sofa, you can use furniture wax or walnut oil and gently wipe along the texture.