Apart from protecting your upholstery from stains, you need to take good care of it while washing. Before you plan to wash the upholstery check the following:   * Know about the type of upholstery i.e. whether it is nylon, leather, silk etc.   * Basing on the upholstery you are cleaning, select a method that works well for them. For example a method that suits leather upholstery may not suit for silk ones.   * Select upholstery cleaner that is free of soaps, shampoos and surfactants. If you select a cleaner with these agents, they make the upholstery easily susceptible to dirt and stains revert back very easily.   * Once you have selected the cleaning agent, check its effectiveness by testing on a small area of the upholstery. The cleaner you select should also go well with your cleaning machine.   * If the cleaner is working well without damaging the texture of upholstery, go for it; otherwise, try another product or take the advice of professionals.   After selecting the perfect cleaner, spray the cleaner and leave the upholstery for some time. This will allow the cleaner to dwell into the deeper layers of the fabric and show its action. It is suggested to work with one or two cushions at a time rather than spraying on all of them at once. Now to loosen the dirt, gently scrub the upholstery with a soft brush. Once you are done with the cleaning part extract the cleaner by treating the upholstery with hot water at least twice to completely purge the cleaner. Dry the cushions perfectly by sucking the water with machine. The last step is to spray an upholstery protector once they are absolutely dry.   The above general cleaning process takes good care of your upholstery. If the upholstery is stuck with some stains, here are some simple measures to get rid of them:   * Ammonia can be used to get rid of butter or other oily stains.   * Ink stains can be removed with turpentine.   * A pH balanced detergent can be used to get rid of coffee stains.  

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