Cleaning of upholstered furniture at home with vinegar and soda

Sofas are the most sought after piece of furniture for the arrangement of private houses and apartments. It sleeps, rest, wrapped in a blanket and all this, all pets jump on this subject. Children like to play on it, jump, frolic and immediately eat. After a while the upholstery of furniture loses its original and attractive appearance, then the question arises as to how to clean it. Today we will consider such an option as cleaning upholstered furniture at home with vinegar and soda.

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Cleaning soda and vinegar

One of the best and harmless ways is the use of vinegar and sodium bicarbonate. Such a tool will give a fresh look to the old furniture, which has lost its original color and has acquired a smell.

The main advantage is that it is absolutely safe. Can be used in the house where there are children, allergies or asthmatics. Let's take a closer look at how to clean up soft furniture at home with soda and vinegar.

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Preparing the surface of the

Before cleaning the upholstered furniture with vinegar and soda, it must be thoroughly cleaned:

• For this you can use an ordinary vacuum cleaner with any type of dust collector. The main condition is that its suction power is not less than 350 W.
• If you do not have a vacuum cleaner, then you will be helped by an ordinary knockout. To do this, it is best to take out the attribute of upholstered furniture on the street.
• In addition to cleansing from dust, it is necessary to clean the sofa from the coat of domestic animals. Use a brush with a stiff bristle, and you will forget about this problem for a long time.
• If you have a steam cleaner in your house, then use it. With this unit you can clean the sofa of dust and ticks, which are often found in upholstered furniture that has pile more than 8 mm.

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Preparation of a solution containing vinegar and soda

So, in order to clean up furniture at home with vinegar and soda, you need to follow the following recommendations:

1. Take 200 ml of purified warm water.
2. Add five tablespoons of 9 percent ordinary vinegar.
3. Another add one tablespoon of detergent and the same amount of sodium bicarbonate.
4. The whole mixture starts to foam abundantly, so for this purpose it is necessary to take a large bowl.
5. All the mixture is poured into a container with an atomizer or spray.

Important! To prepare this solution, it is not necessary to add powder. However, with it, your sofa will become cleaner and will have a pleasant smell.

If you have a textile sofa and has a light tint, then you can add lemon juice or hydrogen peroxide to this mixture. These two ingredients act as whitening agents and give your sofa a lighter shade and will remove all streaked stains.

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Clean the sofa

It is necessary to clean the upholstered furniture with vinegar and soda when there is still a reaction of interaction of these ingredients. You just need to spray the product on the upholstery on all sides and immediately wipe it with a sponge. Do not wait until it dries, absorbed or something else - all the spots will be eliminated instantly.

Important! In no case do not need to pour onto the upholstery sodium bicarbonate and pour vinegar with water. It will be an unfortunate experience that will lead to the erosion of the main material, and for a long time the white spot will remain on the surface, since all the soda will not dissolve.

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Using only

soda When deciding on how to clean the sofa at home with soda and vinegar, it is not necessary to purchase these two ingredients. If you right now in the presence of the house there is only soda - that's enough.

Important! The use of sodium bicarbonate is suitable only for those spots that have just appeared.

In order to eliminate this drawback, it is necessary: ​​

• pour sodium bicarbonate on the stain and leave for half an hour;
• removes the rest of the product using a vacuum cleaner.

Important! Please note that you can only use units with an aquafilter or a plastic container. It is forbidden to use dust collectors of different types of bags and HEPA filters.

Another way to use soda is to dissolve this substance in water. For this you need:

• Take 300 milliliters of liquid from 100 grams of soda powder.
• Mix it.
• Use a spray gun to spray the product onto the newly formed spot.

Important! Despite the fact that this solution is white, it does not leave stains on the upholstery, and displays all the deficiencies in a matter of minutes.

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Application of vinegar

Do you still think about how to clean soft furniture with soda and vinegar without having sodium bicarbonate? There is always a way! You can use vinegar.

Important! It is great for removing stains of fat, from wine, cigarette ash, blood and many other troubles.

Vinegar, pour into a sprayer."Pshyayut" in place of the stain - after a quarter of an hour there are no traces left. The only "minus" is that there is a characteristic smell, which itself goes through 3-4 hours. Unpleasant vinegar flavor can be eliminated with a vacuum cleaner.

Important! To remove stains, vinegar with the highest acid content is most effective. Therefore, if you have such an essence, it will perfectly cope with various spots.

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Recommendations for upholstered furniture

In order to reduce the use of soda, vinegar and powder to clean furniture at home, it is worth sticking to certain recommendations.

Some tips for caring for a sofa:

• To buy a sofa is according to the part of the house in which you plan to put it.
• You do not need to buy an interior with a light-colored upholstery for a house where there are big dogs.
• After purchase, it is necessary to cover the upholstery with a sofa bed, blanket or other similar product.
• Do not eat sitting on the couch.
• Do not forget about cleaning. Periodically clean the upholstery with special tools.

By sticking to our advice, you will rarely think about how to clean any piece of your upholstered furniture. However, even if you have a stain, you can provide him with "first aid" with the help of folk remedies.