Washing White Couch Cushion Covers

Before you wash the upholstery check the label.

Washing white couch cushion covers.

For more tips from our cleaning co author including how to pre treat stained couch cushions read on. There should be a tag on your sofa cushions that clues you in on important facts such as whether the material is water soluble. The best solution is to wash the cushion covers just often enough to keep them from looking grimy but not often enough to make them noticeably different from the back and. A w means you can use a water based cleaner an s means you can use a solvent based cleaner and a ws means you can use either.

This is a little trickier that washing the cover in the washing machine. Some fabrics are machine washable so you can remove the cushion covers and wash them in your household washing machine other fabrics can be spot cleaned using solutions recommended by the maker of the furniture. Keep in mind that one side of the tag may address the cleaning of the sofa cover while the other will provide information for washing the cushions themselves. Move the spray tip back and forth from one edge of the cushion to the other.

A safer way for washing couch cushions is to put the cushion in the. Be aware that repeated washing of just the cushions may make them paler than the rest of the sofa. If in doubt wash your cushions with warm soapy water and a sponge or rag. If your cushion covers can be removed and are washing machine friendly like many fabric cushions just machine wash them.

Watch the dirt and stains wash away from the fabric right before your eyes. On the other hand not washing your sofa at all generally leads to the seats becoming darker as they attract the most grime.