This did miracles for our car's upholstery, too, as well as the carpets. YES! THANK YOU! Tip: we had carpet inserts on top of the floor carpets. Those, I washed and drained a couple times in our shower, then used the same technique. Amazing refresh. Wish I'd known this years ago. 🙂
1. Spray bottle filled with hot water - spray entire fabric surface till sufficiently wet 2. Spray bottle filled with 3:1 water and stain remover - spray the dirty areas 3. Scrub and remove dirt with white cotton rag - switch to different areas of the rag as you go 4. Spray bottle filled with 2:1 sparkling water and destilled white vinegar - spray entire fabric surface 5. Repeat cotton rag scrub till the rag is clean Optional: when dry use lint trimmer to remove pilling + spray with 2 light coats of scotchgard fabric protector
Hi , I used this cleaning method today . It worked thank you so muc for such an amazing video . The one thing is my ottoman now smells of vinegar ! And I don’t know what to do about it! Can you please help ?
Love this video and eager to start cleaning some of my upholstery. Clorox2 Free & Clear appears to be discontinued. Do you have a recommendation on an alternate stain remover? Thank you.
I am super excited to try this!!!! Can you please share the ratio of the hot water and the clorox free and clear laundry detergent, please, @rachelpereira?
Me too😂😂 I was like,"😮wooooww.." I went to pause and leave a comment just because of the trimmer and your comment was first thing I read😆 #lent trimmer is a game changer
Watched about a dozen clips on how to get my formerly white couch back in shape, your's is by far the best one I've watched. And you weren't trying to sell anything, thanks!
This is a great advice - glad to see this old advice still being passed around. I have done my furniture and rugs this way for many years, and the Clorox 2 is great; in the old days I used something they don't make anymore because it is super toxic - Clorox 2 is better. The key is the rinse in the end, that soda (carbonated) water and vinegar at the end and dry absorbent (cotton) rags at the end to do the final clean up with. Super important.
I cleaned my upholstery dinning room chairs. Your video was so helpful, I'm cleaning almost everything that need cleaning. I even clean my mattress. You are a lifesaver. Great Video.
I tried this method of cleaning and now my couch smells like vinegar. I've been leaving the windows open for several days, and I sprayed it with febreeze for fabric odors but the vinegar smell is continuing to linger. I mixed the vinegar and carbonated water at the recommended ratio from the video. Does anyone know how to remove the vinegar smell?
I am stupefied by how well this process worked. What a blessing to have stumbled onto this chemical process. From old and stained to acceptable new. 5 stars!!!!!
I am on bended knees to you. I have two chairs that are covered in linen someone got chocolate on it. I searched for two.months trying to find someone to clean it. I however used water and dawn big mistake. Anyway cost me $115.00 for.one chair. Then I found you! Yesterday I actually got spaghetti sauce on one of the chairs. I followed all of your directions and the stain is GONE!!!!!! I am stunned it cost me next to nothing. I ran to a supermarket bought what you said,used it,and it allllll worked. Thank you thank you thank you. Jim
Hi Rachel!! I’m so happy we came across your video. Hubby and I bought some used Pottery Barn chairs yesterday without realizing how bad some of the stains were. We watched your video, went to the store to buy some of the supplies, came home...we were up until about 1am cleaning the chairs.....OMG!! THEY LOOK LIKE NEW AND ALL THE STAINS ARE GONE!!🤩🤩🤗. Do you have any recommendations on how to get rid of pet stains and smoke odor? Thank you!!
I recently thrifted two beautiful 70s vintage arm chairs with velvet cushions. Have you had any experience with chairs like this? Or do you know how I should go about cleaning them? Great video!
Lizzie Beatty velvet cleans up great and you can use this same method, just make sure to use a soft bristle brush to brush the fibers gently when it’s dry- otherwise it will feel stiff.
I have to thank you SO much for your video! I followed your concise, easy to follow instructions and my upholstered wing back chair now looks amazing! No change in color to the upholstery. It was really pretty soiled; especially the arms, the headrest area, and the top of the wing (that's often been used as a handrail) :) I should have taken "before" pictures... Thanks again!
Rachel- Great video. thank you! Was wondering of you have a back up for Clorox free and clear. Tough to find the small size locally or even on line. Thx!
Just watched this video today. We owned a fabric couch and then got 3 dogs, which as everyone knows it’s not a good mix. We had no clue how to clean it, but thank the Fabric gods for Rachel Pereira! Our couch is squeaky clean and look brand new. #FabricGoddess #RachelPereira #CleanCouch #CleanUpholstery #CleanPillows #ThankYou
Thank you so much! Your method saved my fabric headboard - I had previously treated only the stained area and thereby increased the size of the stain 🤦 Your method was cheap, easy, and required no special equipment. Your video is organized, straightforward, informative, no bs. Thank you very much.
Question: I bought an old velvet (velour?) tufted chair that has what looks like years of deep dust/dirt around the buttons of each tuft. What tools, cleaners, method do you recommend for cleaning this? Thank you so much!
Got be so careful of bedbugs on secondhand soft furnishings.....My new mattress ended up with them due to being in a van with a secondhand sofa! Please check it/ treat it as it’s a nightmare to get rid of them.....❤️
I was so happy to find your video yesterday. I did the upholstery in my chair. My car is a 2012 and now the upholstery looks brand new. Thank you so much. Your video was sooo helpful. Attempting to clean a beautiful old fashioned couch today. You are an inspiration! Thank you for posting your video. Cheers, Francine from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada
What can I substitute if I don’t have sparkling water handy? Btw, that trimmer is amazing! I didn’t know they sell those! I’m definitely getting one! Thanks for your post :)
THANK YOU!!! What sold me on this was the fact that you said your family owned a Professional cleaning and upholstery business! I take professional work seriously👍 I got all the supplies and I was SO happy with the results! It worked just like you explained step by step. I hope I can load the photos of before and after. I think the stains were dog vomit🤢 gross, I know!!! But I tried everything even steam Cleaner which actually SPREAD the stains!! Nevertheless, I am so happy for this educational video. Thank you once again! I will only use this method for future upholstery cleaning👍
Rachel!!!! My new friend!!! Oh my goodness...you have made my day!!!! Had been looking for a way to clean a futon I purchased used and this was AMAZING!!!! Thank you dear heart for sharing!!!! While taking a break, I watched your video about adding doors to a bookshelf. OMGSSSH!!!! Just yesterday I wished there was some way I could add "real" doors to my new bookshelves!!! You are a treasure!!! Thank you! Happy weekend! 💖🌈☺️ Wishing you every success and more!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Big question! I can’t seem to find this answer anywhere online. Can I use these methods for a satin diamond tufted couch or is there another way you have to clean satin?
Hi. Just came in to say thanks. I have this upholstery chair and it was so dirty I was wondering how to clean it, was a tossup between getting an upholstery cleaning wet vacuum which costs as much as the chair or to clean it by hand. I had this can of 3M Upholstery cleaner for a long time but the instructions were unclear, I had no idea I had to wipe off the dirt. So I followed your video about the hot water, used the 3M Upholstery cleaner and the sparkling water (I could only find lemon sparking water but it worked well and chair smells lemony!). Oh boy, what a difference, so much dirt came off!!!! Thank you from SIngapore! Oh and you're very pretty also!!
omg where were you two weeks ago. i have two fabric chairs(covered in 60%cotton/40%linen) someone dropped food (pasta sauce) on one of the chairs seating area. a spot about the size of a dime. i paid $80.00 to have it cleaned after 4 cleaning companies said they wouldnt touch it. i am soooo trying this thank you.
Brilliant! I have two beautiful custom tub chairs in a light fabric that got heavily soiled over time. I was considering spending a small fortune to reupholster as I never thought I would get them clean, but I tried your method to the letter and they look like new!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! (And I have a pill shaver on order😊)
Please help!!! I just found your video AFTER I cleaned my upholstered bed with hydrogen peroxide, lil dawn & baking soda. I went back over it w my hand steam cleaner w only distilled water. I sprayed back over it using a water bottle with one part white vinegar & 2 parts distilled water. There’s kinda yellow spots here and there on the fabric now. What should I do now to get those out???
Thank you for this great video- question I’m looking to do an overall refresh on my covers- general discoloration in the seated area- if the upholstery covers are removable - would you recommend a simple gentle soak (with hand wash soap) and rinse? spin?
hi! wonderful video. i just thrifted some chairs and want to try this method on it. this might be a stupid question, but is flavored sparking water a bad idea? it's all i have in my house. the scent wouldn't be a bad thing either since the chairs do smell like a thrift store. thank you!
Hello, my mom has a power lift recliner and Coke Zero or sugar free tea was spilled all over the arm and I thought the best idea to clean it was a immediately putting a saturated paper towel with water and made it ten times worse. There is a huge several inch wide water spot circle thing across like two feet down the whole arm and across the sides and a couple other spots all water spotted. It’s a weird smooth fabric that got wet but I couldn’t get it to try by blotting at all. I think I changed the texture of the arm. It’s nearly new but no warranty. Now I found out the code is S. I called the company and they were zero help and couldn’t tell me what to do. I feel so bad about it! So it is saying no water for code S, but they couldn’t tell me any cleaner to use and I already put water on it. 😢 I live out of state and already left but I need to know what to get so I can go down and try to fix it next week.
Alicia Patterson if it was my piece of velvet furniture, I would do the same process- when I’m extra cautious, i start with the sparkling water solution first to see how much I can remove with just that- then use the stain remover solution and finish again with the sparkling water/vinegar to remove any residue. Just scrub gently as to not damage the velvet fibers. BEFORE it’s dry, use a bristle brush to remove all lint left from the rag and to bring the velvet fibers standing up again- that way it won’t damage them or leave it looking matted when it dries.
This was great information. I have a couple of questions. 1. Did you skip the step of wetting the back of the chair with plain hot water? 2. Are there different types or “grades” of fabric trimmers? I bought a “sweater trimmer” at my local Wally. I used it to trim my friend’s towels that were full of string pulls. So, I guess now the blade/s is dull. I haven’t been able to find replacement blades or a way to re-sharpen them. My sweaters are full of pills now and no way to shave them! I’d hate to keep buying the same little appliance because it seems so wasteful. Surely somebody makes one that has replaceable blades. Can you help? Thank you for your video; the instructions are very clear, and the results are wonderful!!
Excellent information and I appreciate that you use easy to find products. I don’t have an upholstery cleaner and needed a simple approach. Can’t wait to see how my,new to me ,couch turns out.
@@Wolf-ct8ny The first part went great - I bought all the items she used, including that little battery-operated pill trimmer. The second part - actually using them per her instructions - I haven’t gotten to yet! 😂 In my defense, I’m getting ready to move and am leaving this until the end because my young kids will get everything dirty again.😏
IT WORKED! Our couches were so gross - white with 2 rough collies and a lot of coffee spills. Our couches look brand new. I am so stunned. Thank you so much for this!!
Kearstin yes that would probably be fine... just might not have to dilute as much because Shout is pretty thin compared to the Clorox2 Stain remover I used.
This worked great! I was a bit nervous but then figured I had nothing to lose as the chairs would have to get covered or be replaced. So happy with the results. Wish I had done before and after!
Do you still recommend the vinegar mixture on tufted sofas? Awhile back, I used vinegar on my couch (albeit not diluted very much) and it had a reaction with the metal in the buttons, which discoloured the fabric on them.
Wondering if this will work on car fabric upholster. I have a Camry with tan cloth interior, and it's a mess, no matter how HARD I've tried to keep it clean. :(
My chair came out slightly crusty and smells like vinegar. I used too much stuff, I guess. Any way to salvage it? Use less vinegar with sparkling water and spray/scrub some more?
Thank you. I’m moving and my husband wants to keep his favorite couch. I didn’t want it because it’s filthy. I look forward to cleaning it now and make it look brand new!!!!❤ I’m very grateful!
holdawait... There is an thing that shaves furniture?! I thought I knew stuff. Now I do. And I want one of those. Also, you said you have "a couple of sitting chairs in (your) living room". What other kind of chair is there? Standing chairs? Kneeling chairs? Laying-down chairs? Only teasing because your video is awesome; I did exactly this and it worked brilliantly: cleaned our "S"-tagged chair brilliantly. Thank you for the explicit, staight-forward video!
WOW! I wish I took a before and after pic. I used your method on a light beige ulphostered chair. It's a small bedroom chair, $300.00 and I loved it when I bought it. Over the last couple of years it's gotten dirty on the arms and center of seat. I called a company to have it professionally cleaned and they gave me a estimate of $180.00! I that's more than half of what I paid for the chair. So I went online and watched several videos. All looked good but yours stood out to me. The chair looks GREAT and will look brand new once I get a lint trimmer. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:). ps I had everything in the house except for the detergent/stain remover. I use Dawn blue for many things and used as a substitute. It worked great too.
wish I would have thought to check youtube before hiring a upholstery cleaner. Spent $80 and now I still have to clean my own chair all over again. Og well, lesson learned
You deserve 10 stars!!! that trimmer I didn't even knows exist, it will improve a lot the carpet and upholstery company that I'm opening!!! thank you!!
This has saved me!!! I’m telling you people, This Works!🎉 I had my white couch in storage and the movers did not cover it properly. One side was exposed and got really dirty. I saw this video and followed the instructions, and never looked back. Forever grateful ❤❤❤❤
I can't find the Clorox 2 stain remover here in Canada! Everywhere I look it says "product unavailable"... What product would you suggest instead? Would OxiClean max force stain remover do a good job?
Could you do this with corduroy? My arm chairs are slip covered with corduroy and the label says not to wash them. They really need a cleaning, but I don't want to ruin the fabric.
Thank you, thank you for posting this video and educating me. I was able to salvage my 2-beautiful dining chairs. They are sparkling like new. Now to teach my son to properly use a napkin and not the chair.😜
The carbonated water & vinegar…god damn… Vinegar has been one of my “secret” ingredients for cleaning, along with baking soda, but I never thought about the carbonated water. And the way you explained it… wow…just wow 🤯 Like your smile, this video is a true gem 💎
Question - I clean move out, residential and new construction. A client of mine asked if I could clean a chaise lounge. This is a service I’ve never done. But willing to add on.
This did miracles for our car's upholstery, too, as well as the carpets. YES! THANK YOU! Tip: we had carpet inserts on top of the floor carpets. Those, I washed and drained a couple times in our shower, then used the same technique. Amazing refresh. Wish I'd known this years ago. 🙂
1. Spray bottle filled with hot water - spray entire fabric surface till sufficiently wet
2. Spray bottle filled with 3:1 water and stain remover - spray the dirty areas
3. Scrub and remove dirt with white cotton rag - switch to different areas of the rag as you go
4. Spray bottle filled with 2:1 sparkling water and destilled white vinegar - spray entire fabric surface
5. Repeat cotton rag scrub till the rag is clean
Optional: when dry use lint trimmer to remove pilling + spray with 2 light coats of scotchgard fabric protector
What if you don’t have sparkling water handy?
Thank you for typing this out for us! So much quicker than having to rewatch a few times. :)
Thanks for taking the time to type out. God bless you!
Curious, what if the sparkling water is flavored? Will that affect the performance?
Hi ,
I used this cleaning method today . It worked thank you so muc for such an amazing video .
The one thing is my ottoman now smells of vinegar ! And I don’t know what to do about it!
Can you please help ?
Love this video and eager to start cleaning some of my upholstery. Clorox2 Free & Clear appears to be discontinued. Do you have a recommendation on an alternate stain remover? Thank you.
Good job
I am super excited to try this!!!! Can you please share the ratio of the hot water and the clorox free and clear laundry detergent, please, @rachelpereira?
When you bought out the trimmer I was like shut the front door lol 😆 didn’t even know that existed, thanks for the tips ❤️
Tia Kep 😂😂 it’s só handy!
Rachel Pereira - Shades of Blue Interiors Thanks can’t wait to try it 😄
Even 6AM 9AM has the job and it ok your house will call it not
Immediately purchased lol
Me too😂😂 I was like,"😮wooooww.." I went to pause and leave a comment just because of the trimmer and your comment was first thing I read😆
#lent trimmer is a game changer
Watched about a dozen clips on how to get my formerly white couch back in shape, your's is by far the best one I've watched. And you weren't trying to sell anything, thanks!
This is a great advice - glad to see this old advice still being passed around. I have done my furniture and rugs this way for many years, and the Clorox 2 is great; in the old days I used something they don't make anymore because it is super toxic - Clorox 2 is better. The key is the rinse in the end, that soda (carbonated) water and vinegar at the end and dry absorbent (cotton) rags at the end to do the final clean up with. Super important.
I cleaned my upholstery dinning room chairs. Your video was so helpful, I'm cleaning almost everything that need cleaning. I even clean my mattress. You are a lifesaver. Great Video.
I tried this method of cleaning and now my couch smells like vinegar. I've been leaving the windows open for several days, and I sprayed it with febreeze for fabric odors but the vinegar smell is continuing to linger. I mixed the vinegar and carbonated water at the recommended ratio from the video. Does anyone know how to remove the vinegar smell?
I am stupefied by how well this process worked. What a blessing to have stumbled onto this chemical process. From old and stained to acceptable new. 5 stars!!!!!
Been watching videos literallyyyyyyyyy all day about this trying to find a good legitimate process...this is BY FAR the best I have seen ALL Day 🙌🏼🙏🏼
Great video. What an awesome background and experience you have to share.Thank you!
I am on bended knees to you. I have two chairs that are covered in linen someone got chocolate on it. I searched for two.months trying to find someone to clean it. I however used water and dawn big mistake. Anyway cost me $115.00 for.one chair. Then I found you! Yesterday I actually got spaghetti sauce on one of the chairs. I followed all of your directions and the stain is GONE!!!!!! I am stunned it cost me next to nothing. I ran to a supermarket bought what you said,used it,and it allllll worked. Thank you thank you thank you. Jim
Hi Rachel!! I’m so happy we came across your video. Hubby and I bought some used Pottery Barn chairs yesterday without realizing how bad some of the stains were. We watched your video, went to the store to buy some of the supplies, came home...we were up until about 1am cleaning the chairs.....OMG!! THEY LOOK LIKE NEW AND ALL THE STAINS ARE GONE!!🤩🤩🤗. Do you have any recommendations on how to get rid of pet stains and smoke odor? Thank you!!
I recently thrifted two beautiful 70s vintage arm chairs with velvet cushions. Have you had any experience with chairs like this? Or do you know how I should go about cleaning them? Great video!
Lizzie Beatty velvet cleans up great and you can use this same method, just make sure to use a soft bristle brush to brush the fibers gently when it’s dry- otherwise it will feel stiff.
@@ShadesofBlueInteriors any ideas about bedbugs? As my new mattress became infested when being transported with a secondhand sofa....So upset!
Love your rug and pillows where from 😅 bought a new home and would love to get pieces like yours 😍
Garcia, Maite thanks! Check out my blog- I often link decor and furniture in posts! Www.shadesofblueinteriors.com
I have to thank you SO much for your video! I followed your concise, easy to follow instructions and my upholstered wing back chair now looks amazing! No change in color to the upholstery. It was really pretty soiled; especially the arms, the headrest area, and the top of the wing (that's often been used as a handrail) :)
I should have taken "before" pictures... Thanks again!
Rachel- Great video. thank you! Was wondering of you have a back up for Clorox free and clear. Tough to find the small size locally or even on line. Thx!
You should have way more views. This was great!
Just watched this video today. We owned a fabric couch and then got 3 dogs, which as everyone knows it’s not a good mix. We had no clue how to clean it, but thank the Fabric gods for Rachel Pereira! Our couch is squeaky clean and look brand new.
#FabricGoddess #RachelPereira #CleanCouch #CleanUpholstery #CleanPillows #ThankYou
Thank you so much! Your method saved my fabric headboard - I had previously treated only the stained area and thereby increased the size of the stain 🤦 Your method was cheap, easy, and required no special equipment. Your video is organized, straightforward, informative, no bs. Thank you very much.
This is legit AF! thank you I almost had to get a new couch
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Question: I bought an old velvet (velour?) tufted chair that has what looks like years of deep dust/dirt around the buttons of each tuft. What tools, cleaners, method do you recommend for cleaning this? Thank you so much!
This worked like a dream!!! Just bought a used couch that needed some TLC, and the results are night and day! Thank you!! 🥳
Got be so careful of bedbugs on secondhand soft furnishings.....My new mattress ended up with them due to being in a van with a secondhand sofa! Please check it/ treat it as it’s a nightmare to get rid of them.....❤️
I was so happy to find your video yesterday. I did the upholstery in my chair. My car is a 2012 and now the upholstery looks brand new. Thank you so much. Your video was sooo helpful.
Attempting to clean a beautiful old fashioned couch today. You are an inspiration! Thank you for posting your video. Cheers,
Francine from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada
Am I the only one who had no idea of fabric shavers?! I was blown away hahaha. Thanks for the tips!
This was so informative and so well done. Thank you!
Yes 🙌 why I needed!
What can I substitute if I don’t have sparkling water handy? Btw, that trimmer is amazing! I didn’t know they sell those! I’m definitely getting one! Thanks for your post :)
THANK YOU!!! What sold me on this was the fact that you said your family owned a Professional cleaning and upholstery business! I take professional work seriously👍 I got all the supplies and I was SO happy with the results! It worked just like you explained step by step. I hope I can load the photos of before and after. I think the stains were dog vomit🤢 gross, I know!!! But I tried everything even steam Cleaner which actually SPREAD the stains!!
Nevertheless, I am so happy for this educational video. Thank you once again! I will only use this method for future upholstery cleaning👍
Lint trimmer 🤯
Pauses video at 6:01, goes to Amazon to immediately order a lint trimmer!!!
I’m back and lint trimmer will be here on Tuesday.😁
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Samesies!! 🤩
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This is by far the best video I've come across about how to clean upholstery. Thank you so much! No fancy tools or some weird product. :)
Rachel!!!! My new friend!!! Oh my goodness...you have made my day!!!! Had been looking for a way to clean a futon I purchased used and this was AMAZING!!!! Thank you dear heart for sharing!!!! While taking a break, I watched your video about adding doors to a bookshelf. OMGSSSH!!!! Just yesterday I wished there was some way I could add "real" doors to my new bookshelves!!! You are a treasure!!! Thank you! Happy weekend! 💖🌈☺️ Wishing you every success and more!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Big question! I can’t seem to find this answer anywhere online. Can I use these methods for a satin diamond tufted couch or is there another way you have to clean satin?
Hi. Just came in to say thanks. I have this upholstery chair and it was so dirty I was wondering how to clean it, was a tossup between getting an upholstery cleaning wet vacuum which costs as much as the chair or to clean it by hand. I had this can of 3M Upholstery cleaner for a long time but the instructions were unclear, I had no idea I had to wipe off the dirt. So I followed your video about the hot water, used the 3M Upholstery cleaner and the sparkling water (I could only find lemon sparking water but it worked well and chair smells lemony!). Oh boy, what a difference, so much dirt came off!!!! Thank you from SIngapore! Oh and you're very pretty also!!
omg where were you two weeks ago. i have two fabric chairs(covered in 60%cotton/40%linen) someone dropped food (pasta sauce) on one of the chairs seating area. a spot about the size of a dime. i paid $80.00 to have it cleaned after 4 cleaning companies said they wouldnt touch it. i am soooo trying this thank you.
did it work
Dumb question I know, but are the rags damp or start off with them dry?
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Keep them dry
Jeree Moody they are dry. If you start with damp, they won’t absorb as much.
Literally saved my chairs in time for Turkey day. Took me about 45 for 8 chairs.
Your video is fantastic and loventhe details but I'm concerned that you didn't suck out the dirt with a vacuum like cleaner
Thank you!! Have you tried it with dark grey fabric? I want to try it, but scared of lightening my couch
Great job! Thanks so much. My new white sectional just came today and I'm doing research on how to care and maintain it. Thanks for this video!!! 💗💗💓
Thanks so much for this video!!! I just got a chance to try out your method today and our couch looks SO MUCH BETTER 🙌
Took a pic of those directions!
Brilliant! I have two beautiful custom tub chairs in a light fabric that got heavily soiled over time. I was considering spending a small fortune to reupholster as I never thought I would get them clean, but I tried your method to the letter and they look like new!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! (And I have a pill shaver on order😊)
Please help!!! I just found your video AFTER I cleaned my upholstered bed with hydrogen peroxide, lil dawn & baking soda. I went back over it w my hand steam cleaner w only distilled water. I sprayed back over it using a water bottle with one part white vinegar & 2 parts distilled water. There’s kinda yellow spots here and there on the fabric now. What should I do now to get those out???
Thank you for this great video- question I’m looking to do an overall refresh on my covers- general discoloration in the seated area- if the upholstery covers are removable - would you recommend a simple gentle soak (with hand wash soap) and rinse? spin?
hi! wonderful video. i just thrifted some chairs and want to try this method on it. this might be a stupid question, but is flavored sparking water a bad idea? it's all i have in my house. the scent wouldn't be a bad thing either since the chairs do smell like a thrift store. thank you!
The sugars will attract roaches no flavors plz.
Super helpful and motivating. Thank you!
Does this work for oil stains on upholstery bed frame? If not, what would you recommend?
Will this work sofas with an S fabric? (dry clean only)
Hello, my mom has a power lift recliner and Coke Zero or sugar free tea was spilled all over the arm and I thought the best idea to clean it was a immediately putting a saturated paper towel with water and made it ten times worse. There is a huge several inch wide water spot circle thing across like two feet down the whole arm and across the sides and a couple other spots all water spotted. It’s a weird smooth fabric that got wet but I couldn’t get it to try by blotting at all. I think I changed the texture of the arm. It’s nearly new but no warranty. Now I found out the code is S. I called the company and they were zero help and couldn’t tell me what to do. I feel so bad about it! So it is saying no water for code S, but they couldn’t tell me any cleaner to use and I already put water on it. 😢 I live out of state and already left but I need to know what to get so I can go down and try to fix it next week.
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Do you have a link for the lint trimmer? I find these to be hit or miss
Hi Rachel -- thank you so much for this video. Would you change any part of the process is the upholstery is made with a velvet fabric?
Alicia Patterson if it was my piece of velvet furniture, I would do the same process- when I’m extra cautious, i start with the sparkling water solution first to see how much I can remove with just that- then use the stain remover solution and finish again with the sparkling water/vinegar to remove any residue. Just scrub gently as to not damage the velvet fibers. BEFORE it’s dry, use a bristle brush to remove all lint left from the rag and to bring the velvet fibers standing up again- that way it won’t damage them or leave it looking matted when it dries.
Thank you so much I got a grease stain out of my chair thanks to your advice
This was great information. I have a couple of questions.
1. Did you skip the step of wetting the back of the chair with plain hot water?
2. Are there different types or “grades” of fabric trimmers? I bought a “sweater trimmer” at my local Wally. I used it to trim my friend’s towels that were full of string pulls. So, I guess now the blade/s is dull. I haven’t been able to find replacement blades or a way to re-sharpen them. My sweaters are full of pills now and no way to shave them! I’d hate to keep buying the same little appliance because it seems so wasteful. Surely somebody makes one that has replaceable blades. Can you help?
Thank you for your video; the instructions are very clear, and the results are wonderful!!
Oh my the trimmer!!!🤯 thank you for this video!
Do you think this will work for lint fabric sectional ivory colored? Thank you!
First of all you are flipping beautiful and intellectually advanced. Second off thank you for the tips
Excellent information and I appreciate that you use easy to find products.
I don’t have an upholstery cleaner and needed a simple approach. Can’t wait to see how my,new to me ,couch turns out.
I love this! Does it work with carpets?
Why didn’t you specify weather this was natural or synthetic? You know that makes a huge difference.
I used this on an upholstered chair that I bought second hand for a steal and it worked like a charm! Thank you so much!!
After countless DIY videos, I trust your technique, because you included your background experience! Thank you for sharing!
Rachel: Should you always start with the clorox stain remover? If it's overall dusty, can you just use the carbonated water/vinegar mix?
Great question!
wow cool... i wonder how they did those things in the 19th century...
Can I use this method for car upholstery?
Yes 🙌 why I needed!
I have several pieces that need cleaning and am so psyched to try this method!
How’d it go?
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The first part went great - I bought all the items she used, including that little battery-operated pill trimmer. The second part - actually using them per her instructions - I haven’t gotten to yet! 😂 In my defense, I’m getting ready to move and am leaving this until the end because my young kids will get everything dirty again.😏
IT WORKED! Our couches were so gross - white with 2 rough collies and a lot of coffee spills. Our couches look brand new. I am so stunned. Thank you so much for this!!
Can I use shout instead of the Clorox stain remover?
Kearstin yes that would probably be fine... just might not have to dilute as much because Shout is pretty thin compared to the Clorox2 Stain remover I used.
does it make a difference with the type of fabric?
this is really helpful thanks :)
But this vinegar - does it smell after all?
Ok, I did everything like at the video and my furniture is unfortunetly smelling with vinegar 😰🤒
Thank you so much from England, my pale grey sofa looks like new thanks to your cleaning method
Can this method be used on type "S" upholstery?
did you try it? Trying to clean mine rn 😭
Drying time pls snd can i dry with hair dryer
that was a super satisfying video! thanks!
This worked great! I was a bit nervous but then figured I had nothing to lose as the chairs would have to get covered or be replaced. So happy with the results. Wish I had done before and after!
Do you still recommend the vinegar mixture on tufted sofas? Awhile back, I used vinegar on my couch (albeit not diluted very much) and it had a reaction with the metal in the buttons, which discoloured the fabric on them.
Nice touch with the trimmer!
Wondering if this will work on car fabric upholster. I have a Camry with tan cloth interior, and it's a mess, no matter how HARD I've tried to keep it clean. :(
This video needs a ton of views!!
My chair came out slightly crusty and smells like vinegar. I used too much stuff, I guess. Any way to salvage it? Use less vinegar with sparkling water and spray/scrub some more?
Thank you. I’m moving and my husband wants to keep his favorite couch. I didn’t want it because it’s filthy. I look forward to cleaning it now and make it look brand new!!!!❤ I’m very grateful!
Thank you so much! It really breaks down what I was missing when I clean!
Are we supposed to dry after each step? Please can someone confirm.
I’m still having water marks. Would appreciate any assistance.
Thank you!!
holdawait... There is an thing that shaves furniture?! I thought I knew stuff. Now I do. And I want one of those. Also, you said you have "a couple of sitting chairs in (your) living room". What other kind of chair is there? Standing chairs? Kneeling chairs? Laying-down chairs? Only teasing because your video is awesome; I did exactly this and it worked brilliantly: cleaned our "S"-tagged chair brilliantly. Thank you for the explicit, staight-forward video!
WOW! I wish I took a before and after pic. I used your method on a light beige ulphostered chair. It's a small bedroom chair, $300.00 and I loved it when I bought it. Over the last couple of years it's gotten dirty on the arms and center of seat. I called a company to have it professionally cleaned and they gave me a estimate of $180.00! I that's more than half of what I paid for the chair. So I went online and watched several videos. All looked good but yours stood out to me. The chair looks GREAT and will look brand new once I get a lint trimmer. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:). ps I had everything in the house except for the detergent/stain remover. I use Dawn blue for many things and used as a substitute. It worked great too.
wish I would have thought to check youtube before hiring a upholstery cleaner. Spent $80 and now I still have to clean my own chair all over again. Og well, lesson learned
You deserve 10 stars!!! that trimmer I didn't even knows exist, it will improve a lot the carpet and upholstery company that I'm opening!!! thank you!!
Just checking, but is spraying vinegar and hydrogen-peroxide based stain remover on the same areas safe? I have spray n wash myself.
This has saved me!!! I’m telling you people, This Works!🎉 I had my white couch in storage and the movers did not cover it properly. One side was exposed and got really dirty.
I saw this video and followed the instructions, and never looked back. Forever grateful ❤❤❤❤
I can't find the Clorox 2 stain remover here in Canada! Everywhere I look it says "product unavailable"... What product would you suggest instead? Would OxiClean max force stain remover do a good job?
Could you do this with corduroy? My arm chairs are slip covered with corduroy and the label says not to wash them. They really need a cleaning, but I don't want to ruin the fabric.
Thank you. Just got some beautiful used cream colored sofa and chair and can’t wait to try it🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Or you could pay a professional to do it properly life’s far to short to be doing this by hand..
True .. if you are not on a tiny fixed income in a foreign country ..
Thank you, thank you for posting this video and educating me. I was able to salvage my 2-beautiful dining chairs. They are sparkling like new. Now to teach my son to properly use a napkin and not the chair.😜
The carbonated water & vinegar…god damn…
Vinegar has been one of my “secret” ingredients for cleaning, along with baking soda, but I never thought about the carbonated water. And the way you explained it… wow…just wow 🤯
Like your smile, this video is a true gem 💎
Question - I clean move out, residential and new construction. A client of mine asked if I could clean a chaise lounge. This is a service I’ve never done. But willing to add on.