Upholstery Cleaning
Reupholstery is the perfect solution, when your particular furniture is of a high quality but has seen much better days in the past. Basically, when your furniture is starting to look old, aged and worn out.
Upholstery Cleaning Service
Dks provides an awesome Upholstery Cleaning Service. If you aren’t interested in having any of your furniture repaired or reupholstered but instead, find someone who could clean your sofa, leather dinning chair or resolve any other upholstery cleaning related problem. You have come to the right place. We do exactly that and a little more.
What is Upholstery Cleaning all about?
Upholstery cleaning is basically when you have a great looking furniture but have witness it looking better in the past. Simply put, its just dirty, damaged by negligence, improper daily use or damaged due to bad weather. So, do we really have to reupholster, recover or even buy a new furniture?
NOPE! “Restoring & Buying New Furniture, Doesn’t Solve Your Problem”
Here at DKS we’re going to give you a straight forward self-help guide to upholstery cleaning, using just some simple techniques and tools. Upholstery cleaning can be essential in virtually any home because regardless of how carefully you’re taking care of your upholstered furniture accidents do happen. However if you’re unsure or maybe the damage is pretty bad we will recommend you to speak to an expert. We’re excellent at this, you can actually just turn to us, & we shall fix all your upholstery cleaning related problems in no time.
Quick Cleaning: Tools & Tips
Vacuuming your upholstery is probably the most crucial part of upholstery cleaning. One of the most common mistake is immediately diving into the ‘’cleaning part’’ of the process. If your upholstery is starting to developed stains, spots or starting to appear dull and aged, keep in mind to vacuum it first before doing anything else. This will basically remove the dust and dirt sitting on your fabric, which when wet could further stain your upholstery.
Tip: Using a upholstery attachment brush while vacuuming can help you better get in the cracks and crevices and thoroughly remove the dust and dirt from your upholstery & cushions.
If you’re unable to use the vacuum to remove your pets fur, try using some Pet Fur Remover Brush or Pet Hair Roller. Try to get rid of as much fur as possible from your upholstery before you start cleaning your upholstery.
A natural way to react whenever we get a fresh spill would be to quickly get just any cloth, scrub or rub the spill to avoid it from soaking further into the fabric. Yes, you should prevent it from soaking further in to the fabric, stuffing, or maybe even the wooden frame. However, you should NEVER scrub or rub a fresh spill.
The the very first thing we suggest you do whenever a spill occurs is to “sponge” the fabric (do not rub or scrub it) with a white fabric/cloth as soon as we can. This is to minimise the spreading of the stain. The whole idea is prevent the spill from spreading into a wider area of the fabric.
There are hundreds maybe thousands of products out there that are made to clean your upholstery. But every furniture is unique in its own way. There are mainly 2 things your furniture cleaning kit should depend on;
- 1) Type of fabric on your furniture
- 2) Type of stain/spot you're cleaning
You may wish to check the fabric cleaning instruction label attached to your furniture or contact your supplier or an expert. While purchasing the upholstery cleaning kit always lookout for instructions on what type of stains and spots its best suited for. Hence, never use just any upholstery cleaner of the rack.
We have been talking so much about washing labels and the cleaning codes. So where can we usually find these cleaning codes and how we can understand them? Cleaning codes can be found on washing labels which are typically found in a hidden area at the back or hanging in an inconspicuous place on the side of the furniture, or under seat cushions.
Cleaning codes on washing labels were created mainly to give proper care instruction for each fabric specifically. Here are some typical codes you may find;
W: Clean the upholstery fabric with a water based detergent.- S: Clean the upholstery fabric with a water free product. Such as sprays and powders (which does not contain water)
- WS: Clean the upholstery fabric with either a water based cleaner or a water free cleaner, depending on the type of stain. (The best type of upholstered furniture to purchase)
- X: This upholstery fabric must be professionally cleaned. You should only vacuum and brush it — never use any type of upholstery cleaner on it yourself. (always seek professional help)
However, if your furniture doesn’t have a washing label or cleaning tags you can apply some other techniques we talk about in the next tab to solve that issue.
It’s very normal to find missing washing labels and cleaning tags on your furniture. It happens all the time. It’s also completely fine to proceed with your cleaning. However, there are a few extra precaution to take when cleaning without proper instructions given by the washing labels from our furniture. Here are some;
- Identify your fabric, pick the right upholstery cleaning product that suits your fabric.
- Always test your upholstery cleaner/stain remover in an inconspicuous area first.
- While testing the product, make sure the fabric maintain its colour without fading.
- Start with the most conservative cleaning method & proceed cautiously from there.
If you’re having difficulties with your upholstery or want to be especially cautious and are not familiar with the process of cleaning, it’s always better to contact us.
Our 3 Steps Self-Cleaning Guide (Fabric)
The Preparation
Vacuums aren’t just made for cleaning floors and carpets. After purchasing our vacuum we often overlook those tiny incredibly important accessory that comes along with it. Yes, that tiny brush attachment the other vacuum accessory is really important. It works really well with upholstery cleaning.
Use that brush attachment & vacuum your upholstery along with your other soft furnishing around your home on a weekly basis. The other “angle-tipped” tool is awesome for those hard to reach sneaky, where the “dirt, dust & oil usually are. Areas such as; creases, fabric folds and other tufted areas.- Once every month, try to take your cushions out in the sun and beat them with some hard object or just by hand. This helps prevent dust from settling into your cushion’s fibers. After you’re done with that, always rotate and flip the cushions as you would to a mattress ensure even wear
Our 3 Steps Self-Cleaning Guide (Leather)
The Preparation
One important step that requires some attention prior to cleansing is removing dust & dirt off your leather. So start by dusting the leather thoroughly, getting rid of all the dust and dirt. Use a vacuum with a small brush attachment to reach areas with debris that are rather difficult to reach.
- Be extra cautious when using the vacuum’s brush attachment not to scratch the leather by pressing too hard.
- Make sure all dust and dirt are removed before continuing with the cleaning process.
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