Not only are leather sofas the most comfortable sofas. They are also the easiest to clean! Most stains are removed easily by vacuuming the sofa or wiping it with a wet rag. Easy as that, right?
Still, we can’t neglect the fact that we spend most of our time on the sofa. Whether it is for watching TV, resting, reading, just staying on your phones or laptops, or of course, often – eating. You can be the most careful person in the world and still manage to drop something on the sofa or get it dirty. It just happens! Whatever the reason, sometimes we have some annoying stains, and that’s what this guide is for!
Step One:
Before you get into removing each stain individually, it’s best to wipe it down with a microfiber cloth or to just vacuum it in order to remove any leftover dust or crumbs.
An important tip would be to put on the soft brush attachment to your vacuum cleaner to avoid any unnecessary scratches. Always keep in mind that the leather is more sensitive to getting scratches or other visible faults, so you need to be more gentle when wiping it down and vacuuming it.
Step Two:
Now that you are done removing the general dirt from your sofa, the next step is to approach your sofa with some cleaning solutions. Time to get that leather sofa clean!
The easiest solution would be soap with warm water with a ratio of 50:50 to remove standard stains and keep it fresh afterwords. You don’t necessarily need to be using a special soap for cleaning leather, but you could definitely try one to help the process and improve it.
Step Three:
If you happen to run into any ink stains, you’re going to have to use something different than household products. You will need some rubbing alcohol.
Make a cotton ball and soak it in alcohol, then gently dab on the place and make sure you are not rubbing it because it can damage the leather. As you know now, this can happen easily.
You can repeat this a few times with different alcohol cotton balls, and once you’re finished, you can go ahead and wipe down the area with a cloth and warm water.
Additional tips:
If this hasn’t helped, we still have a few more hidden magical tricks to share with you! Since alcohol solutions tend to sometimes damage leather, you can always rely on the miraculous mixture of vinegar and water. This will almost always help with getting rid of some nasty stains on your sofa. But don’t go over the whole couch, just the affected areas. Once finished don’t forget to wipe it with a clean cloth to make sure there is no vinegar left on there.
Eating on your sofa often leads to grease stains, and these could be the most difficult to remove. To clean your leather sofa from grease, you are going to need a degreaser, baking soda or flour if there is an oil that needs to come out. Use the baking soda or flour and let it sit for a few hours (preferably overnight) and then wipe and clean with a degreaser.
And if none of those helped, you might need to contact a professional cleaning company for optimal results – your leather sofa can look as good as new!
