How to take care of your upholstery and make shore your seating will looks grate for many years?
In this blog we will give you some advice how to take care of your commercial or domestic seating!
1)Regular care and Cleaning
Proper and attention of your maintain its superior look and provide years of durable service.
We recommend weekly light vacuuming of fabric to remove any dirt and girt particles which could accelerate weare. Because it will extended the life of your seating.
Under normal wear we recommend cleaning 2-3 times per year to preserve the fabric appearance.Cleaning schedules should be appropriate to the conditions unde which the fabric will be used.If the fabric is in the seating area of your bar,club or restaurant where food or drinks can be sppiled we recommend more frequent cleaning.
Call in a proffesional dry cleaning company and only use reputable cleaning chemicals which are designed for the application, othervise fabric will be damaged and can cost big money to repair it. We recommend these are tested on a small inconspicuous part of the furniture first. Never use harsh cleaners , bleach , ammonia, alkali, strong acids or cleaners designed hard surfaces.
2) Treating Stains spills
Accidents happens and if something is spilt on your upholstery it is important to act quickly to treat the stain.
The longer stains of spills remain on the fabric the more difficulte they become to remove as they will dry in to the fabric.
First mop up any excess liquid from the surface of the fabric with a clean cloth or paper towel, careful scoop up and remove any drysolids with a spoon.
When treating a stain or spill work from the outsideedge inwards to prevent spreading of the stain.
If the stain can be identiffied and you decide to treat yourselfe use the cleaning methode below.
Alcohol drinks
Dab gentley with an absorbent, lint-free cloth to remove as much excess liquid as possible. Sponge the area sparingly with a mixture of warm water and surgical spirit or rubbing alcohol in equal parts.
Black coffee
Mix alcohol and white vinegar in equal parts, soaka a lint-free cloth in the solutionand lightly dab the stained area before pressing gently with an absorbent cloth.
Blood
Remove excess blood immediately with a damp sponge, then gently dab the area using undiluted white vinegar followeb by cold water.
Butter, grease or sauce
If a greasy mark forms, firstly scrape the surfaceof the stain with a spoon or knife to remove any excess oil. Then soak a lint-free cloth in proprietary grease remover of a white spirit and gentley dab the area.
Chocolate, white coffee or tea
Dab gentle around the edge of the stain with a cloth soaked in white spirit before following instructions for black coffee.
Egg or milk
Dab gentley with a lint-free cloth soaked in white spirit. Repeat the action with cloth soaked in diluted white vinegar.
Fruit, fruit juice or red wine
Immediatley dab the stain witha mixture of surgical spirit or rubbing alcohol and water (3:1) ratio.
Always fallow the instructions for use and safety precautions recommended by chemical/cleaning fluid suppliers when using any product.
We recommend for all unidentified stains, consult a proffesional cleaning company.
By doing all this acctions do not over-wet the fabric, use the small amout of cleaning fluid and repeat application if necessary. Do not rub the material hard because this can result in loos of colour.
If any stainresists treatment contact a professionalcleaning company.
Thank you for reading this instruction.
