White leather sofa

Leather furniture looks luxurious, gives the status of prosperity and respectability to its owner, besides, it is very comfortable, stylish, durable and elegantly looks in any environment. However, as if luxuriously not looked furniture, covered with leather, over time it requires cleaning, especially white leather sofa.

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How to care for a leather sofa?

Care for leather products should be moderate, without fanaticism, and if there are no noticeable spots on the leather surface, then there is no point in "rotating" with a wet rag around the sofa daily. In the additional processing, a new piece of furniture also does not need, as in the manufacture of the upholstery material impregnated with a special protective layer.

To properly care for luxurious furniture, you must adhere to certain rules.

First steps to care for furniture with light leather

In order to know what can be done and what can not be done with any product, it is necessary to have an idea of ​​what it is made of. If before, mainly used the skin of cattle, then today you can buy a sofa made from the skin of some exotic animal.

Important! Do not allow pets to turn a leather sofa into a simulator and do morning exercises with sharpening of claws.

Choosing

tools Before cleaning a white leather sofa at home, read the accompanying documentation you received when purchasing. So you will know what detergents are recommended by the furniture manufacturer to clean it from contamination. For example, for varnished and aniline skin different means are used.

Important! Approach the cleaning process of furniture delicately, that is, do not use cleaning agents such as stain remover, detergent, various products intended for shoes, etc. It is quite enough if you wipe the furniture a couple times a week with a soft, damp flannel.

We adhere to the delicate handling of furniture

Never eat on leather furniture. Fruit, vegetable salads, fatty foods, wine and juices keep as far as possible from the interior items.

First aid to the sofa if this rule is ignored:

1. If the liquid is spilled onto the furniture surface, immediately remove it with a soft material having a good absorbency( sponge, flannel).Movements make only promakivayuschie.
2. If food stains occur, soak the soiled area with a normal soap solution and wipe the contaminated area with a sponge and remove the foam with a dry woolen cloth.

Important! If you do not have time to clean and the white leather sofa now looks like a snow leopard - all stained, do not rush to grab the first tool at hand. Learn first what can be suitable for this purpose, otherwise - the result can be very deplorable.

Regularity

Carry out cleaning on time. Do not wait for general cleaning in order to remove serious pollution. In advance, get special tools for cleaning the leather surface, use them as needed.

Important! Use only special cleansers for the skin and those that suit your type of material. Buy also a stearic-based remedy and periodically lubricate the white leather sofa to avoid cracking the material.

Do not be zealous

Remember immediately how to clean a white leather sofa is not necessary: ​​

1. Do not rub or dry the leather surface.
2. Never rub dirt for too long.
3. Do not overdo it, as this can lead to shiny spots.
4. Never dry furniture with a hairdryer. The wet surface should dry naturally.

Important! When using professional chemical compounds, be sure to carefully read the instructions and strictly follow the manufacturer's recommendations.

Maintain a stable environment in the room

To keep leather furniture as luxurious as possible for a long time, follow simple maintenance tips:

1. Do not put leather furniture near windows and heaters, as sunlight and heat can lead to crackson a surface.
2. In rooms, try to maintain an average level of humidity.
3. Do not cut on the upholstery.
4. Clean the furniture once a week with a vacuum cleaner, paying special attention to the seams where dust collects most.

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Secrets to cleaning upholstered furniture made of genuine leather

Specialists in cleaning leather furniture from stains and dirt recommend to follow such recommendations if you decide to clean a light leather sofa at home:

1. Gently vacuum the furniture using a non-scratching nozzle. Use a thin nozzle to extract dust from the cracks and seams of furniture.
2. Wipe the surface of the interior with a soft cloth to avoid dust and dirt entering the pores of the material.
3. Determine the degree of soiling of the upholstery. If there are no spots, then special means will not be needed. Just treat the slightly soiled areas with a soap solution( you can use liquid).The applied solution is immediately removed with a dry cloth, and the skin is lightly polished.
4. Complex stains or wiped out areas treated with special means for the care of leather furniture. The cleaner is applied in a circular motion, starting with the least contaminated areas, ending with the most problematic areas, to prevent the spread of dirt on the upholstery.
5. After finishing the cleaning process, wipe the entire sofa with a clean, damp cloth.
6. Dry the surface with a dry cloth, walk over the upholstery, ventilate the room to speed up the drying process of the furniture.
7. Apply a special protective agent to the dried surface of the interior - a moisturizing conditioner.
8. Polish the sofa to a shine.

Important! It is necessary to use a moisturizer on a wax basis regularly, but not often - only once every six months.

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Popular tips for removing stains

If you are used to using simple improvised tools, then listen to the following tips on how to clean the leather sofa at home:

• The soap bubble is coping with most of the big dirt. Use for this purpose baby or household soap.
• Remove stains from markers, wine, medicines( syrups) with cotton wool soaked in medical alcohol( but before, blot out spilled liquid with a cloth).After treatment with alcohol, wipe the surface with a stearic sponge.
• If a chewing gum sticks to the leather sofa, then attach a packet of ice or any frozen food to it. A low temperature will turn the chewing gum into a dense material, and will remove it entirely.

Important! Never remove chewing gum remnants or other stains with a knife, as you can seriously damage the product.

• Remove stains from coffee or soap, because with acetic solution.
• If mold or fungus appears on the upholstery, then treat the problem area with a weak solution of vinegar( do not wet the surface strongly).

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How to clean a white leather sofa at home?

Light leather furniture requires not just special, but superdelicate care. However, a light sofa also has an important advantage over the dark one - the possibility of using the means without fear to damage the color of the surface.

Wash the leather sofa at home in white color can be absolutely the same as for any other shade, following the above technologies. However, there are several interesting folk secrets and methods for care, just for the light objects of the interior. Here are a few of them.

Recipe # 1

Mix half a cup of cow's milk and beaten egg whites. The resulting solution is applied to a napkin, wipe the area with soiled areas.

Recipe No.2

Apply a small amount of toothpaste on a soft toothbrush and use a surface treatment. Wipe the upholstery with a damp cloth, and then treat with a dry cloth.

Important! Do not use whitening toothpastes, as some contain fine abrasive particles that can damage the upholstery.

Recipe # 3

Prepare a soap solution and add ammonia to it. With a prepared product, remove dirt from the white sofa. Since alcohol dries the skin, after treatment, soften the upholstery with glycerin or a small amount of castor oil, shine until it shines.

Recipe No.4

Cut the bulb in half and wipe the contaminated surface of one of the halves. Once the vegetable is contaminated, cut off its top layer and continue working. Your white leather sofa will be perfectly clean.

Recipe No.5

Spots of tea or other beverage should not be cleaned with concentrated vinegar. After cleaning, treat the upholstery with a special moisturizer and polish.

Recipe No.6

Do not fatten milk( fat content 2.5 and less).Wet a sponge or cotton swab in the milk and rub the sofa upholstery.

After finishing the procedure, wipe the furniture dry and polish with air conditioner or ordinary vegetable oil, applying a few drops of oil on a cotton disc or flannel fabric.

Recipe No.7

A tablespoon of citric acid or vinegar is dissolved in 250 ml of water, soak the stain from the coffee with the agent and sprinkle the starch onto the contaminants so that excess moisture is absorbed. With a damp cloth, remove the product, and grate the treated area with conditioner.

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Useful advices:

• If your child left his art on the white couch with a felt-tip pen or ink, then remove them with a means for removing the varnish. Act very carefully, wetting the fleece only slightly and rubbing the spots with light movements. You can erase a stain from a ballpoint pen and a conventional eraser.
• Remove the trail from the handle with adhesive tape: attach the adhesive side of the tape to the dirt and gently tear it off. Remove any remaining scotch with a soap solution.
• If you wash or clean the sofa, do not wet it too much, because excessive waterlogging will damage the upholstery and even mold, which is very dangerous.
• If scuffs develop on the skin, use a white shoe cream, for example, the salamander "Wetterschutz".
• If abrasions and scratches appear, use water-soluble polymer - liquid skin. It is similar in composition to gouache, so the repair is not difficult: evenly apply a thin layer of the product on scratches and rubbing, lightly pressing with a dry sponge to give the skin relief. Allow the polymer to dry and, if necessary, repeat the procedure.
• Old stains on the couch are cleaned with aspirin, diluted in a glass of water or the following mixture: salt - 1 part, soda - 1 part, water - 2 parts.

To date, the arsenal of tools for the care of leather products is very wide. There are special sprays that not only clean the surface, but also disinfect, refresh, soften and renew the skin, returning it a natural look. In addition, special tools will clean and preserve your furniture for a long time, they can even neutralize static electricity. If you take care of the sofa, following our advice and recommendations, and also spoil it only for it with the means of care, then it will be for you to create comfort and to please you for many years.