How to clean a flock on the couch?

Upholstered furniture is an integral part of any interior. So nice, having come home to luxuriate on a comfortable sofa or armchair in front of the TV, watching movies, programs, or just reading a book, communicating with relatives. Often, any of these processes is accompanied by a dinner or coffee-drinking with various yummies. As a result - over time, the upholstery inevitably contains spots that spoil the appearance of not only the furniture itself, but the entire room as a whole. If you have already overcome this thought, it means - it's time to figure out how to clean the flock on the couch, after all, it is from this material that upholstery is made of upholstered furniture.

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What is this fabric?

Flock is one of the most popular upholstery fabrics for upholstered furniture, characterized by unpretentiousness in operation, long service life and low price.

Flock is a finely chopped pile that is glued to the fabric. On tactile sensations - the flock is soft. Depends on the shape and length of the pile particles, the material can have a different original texture, reminiscent of artificial velvet, velor, plush or boucle. It has a modern design and a lot of colors.

Important! Flock composition is 100% nylon pile, less often kapron, and a base consisting of 65% polyester and 35% cotton.

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History of the origin of

The art of gluing a finely chopped pile, called flock, onto a dense textile base with resin glue, was born in China, and only in the late Middle Ages it spread in Europe. Today, this upholstery occupies a leading position in sales not only because of its pleasantness to the touch, but also practicality in general.

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Cleaning Methods

There are three methods for cleaning sofas from flock:

1. The physical method - involves knocking out, knocking out.
2. Mechanical - the use of special brushes, vacuum cleaner.
3. The most common - chemical, all shampoos, detergents, chemistry, improvised products are used here.

Important! With any method of cleaning it is important not to use a large amount of water, since the basis of such a fabric is still glutinous and can disperse. After any method, it is advisable to walk on the surface with a brush to "fluff" the pile and there are no spots left on the surface.

Let's see how exactly to clean the flock on the sofa at home.

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Physical method

Since this option does not require the use of any tools, you will need:

• Dustlock;
• Water;
• Sheet;
• Your power.

Do the following:

1. Place an unnecessary sheet on the couch.
2. Dampen with water.
3. Carefully start to beat out the dust.

That's all.

Important! Periodically, you need to remove the sheet and rinse it to remove the stuck dirt. Repeat the entire process is necessary until the removed sheet is relatively clean after another knocking out.

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Mechanical

This method will help you get rid of small pieces of food that are stuck, plasticine left by children and other debris. You will need a specialized brush or a vacuum cleaner:

1. Vacuum slowly, at medium speed, drive over the entire surface of the nap.
2. With brushes things are different, since you have to manually remove the stitched threads.

Important! Clean in one direction, moving slowly. The brush provides quality, but more time consuming work.

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Chemical

This method helps to cope with various kinds of contaminants well.

Important! Observe the quality of the product used for cleaning, concentration, time and quantity, otherwise - there may be traces that will subsequently be impossible to remove, or the fabric will become discolored.

Method 1

One of the simplest solutions when deciding how to clean a flock on the couch at home, as the necessary tools and tools are sure to be at hand:

1. Take water, powder and a soft sponge.
2. Stir well the ingredients, moisten the sponge, wipe the base of the flock.
3. Wait twenty minutes and wash off with a vacuum cleaner or a specialized brush.

Important! Using a brush, make sure it is wet, not wet. There may be unwanted divorces on the couch.

Method 2

Lemon juice to remove stains from food fits very well. But it is better to apply it on a light upholstery, as on the dark fabric can remain clarified stains.

That's how to clean the flock on the sofa with this remedy correctly:

1. Lemon juice dilute in a liter of water.
2. Wet the cotton swab in the solution and apply to the spot with a stain.
3. Leave for ten or fifteen minutes to complete the process of dissolving the contamination.
4. Wash off with plain water using a soft sponge.

Method 3

Household soap - this tool always helps, in all cases, and the situation when you need to clean the flock on the couch - is no exception. To do this:

1. Rub a piece of laundry soap on the grater.
2. Dissolve in hot water.
3. The fabric base is processed and let to soak the solution.
4. Clean with a damp cloth.

Important! After treatment with a soap solution, comb the pile to give it volume.

Method 4

If suddenly on the surface of your sofa got lipstick, pen, pencil - do not worry, this will cope with the usual 10% alcohol.

You wet the cotton disc in the solution and work the surface. Perhaps the contamination remains, repeat the procedure until it disappears completely.

Method 5

For many things chewing gum is a kind of chaos, but do not worry, here you can do it with ice:

1. Ice put in any free bag.
2. Apply to a place with chewing gum, wait for it to fully solidify.
3. Clean with a normal teaspoon, but be careful not to damage the pile.

Method 6

The dishwashing detergent takes good care of the grease stains and is an excellent option to clean the flock on the couch. It is applied as follows:

1. Apply a couple drops on the couch.
2. Give time to absorb. Remove with a soft, damp cloth.

Important! Since the main function of this tool is to remove fat from the dishes, it works in the same way on the fabric. Accordingly - this option is best suited if you need to clean the flock on the couch from oily stains and greasy tracks after dinner on upholstered furniture.

Method 7

If you have a vacuum cleaner with special nozzles for cleaning upholstered furniture, it is also quite suitable for solving the problem of restoring the attractiveness of flock on the couch. When using it, follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Important! Adding auxiliary cleaning agents is not necessary at all.

Method 8

This method is suitable for sofas with different types of upholstery, you just need to choose the right cleaning product from the range of manufacturers:

• For highly dirty stains, use the Amway stain remover. Very effective in this regard, the spray.
• "Vanish for carpets".Dilute in water according to the instructions, treat with foam rubber sponge and formed foam. After it dries, just go for a vacuum cleaner.

Important! Now "Vanish for carpets" is sold, which should not be planted. Sprinkle, wait twenty minutes and vacuum. There is one minus, there will be a smell.

Now you know all the most effective methods to easily and quickly clean the flock on the couch. Here, as with all furniture, the main thing is timely and precise care of the product. Now there are many ways to clean such fabrics, so just try and take good care of the work, because you clean the place where you spend a lot of time!