Start by sprinkling generous amounts of cornstarch or talcum powder on the grease stain. Allow it to sit for a while to absorb all the grease. Using the hose attachment, vacuum to suck up all the powder from your upholstery. Next, apply about 3 drops of dish soap directly onto the stain and use your fingers to rub the soap into the stain.
Let this sit for about 2 minutes then using a moist cloth, blot out the stain to remove all the soap. Also, use a dry rag to blot out excess moisture and leave it to air dry. Should your upholstery still be stained, mix 1 teaspoon of household ammonia in a ¼ cup of warm water in a bowl, and using a rag dipped in the ammonia solution, blot out the grease stain severally. Scrub the spot with a soft brush and rinse the upholstery with a clean rag dampened in plain water. Blot out again with a dry rag or soft cloth to finish.
7. UPHOLSTERY TIP – WATERPROOF ‘EMTO KEEP MESSY STAINS OUT
Sometimes the upholstery is beyond redemption and you just have to reupholster your furniture. If this is in your plan, how about waterproofing the pieces that get really messy (like your dining room chairs). You’ll be so glad you did.
8. SOMETIMES THE ONLY UPHOLSTERY TIP THAT WORKS IS A MAKEOVER
It happens, especially for a piece of furniture you’re not willing to let go of, yet. You’ve scrubbed, removed stains, and even painted but it still doesn’t get to where you want it to. In this case, you have to conclude that the only thing you’ve not tried is a makeover.
A makeover is way easier than it looks especially for something like a chair, and if you can use a stapler, you’re good to do this makeover.
FOR THIS MAKEOVER, YOU’LL NEED:
The chair you’re giving a makeover
1 to 1.5 yards of fabric
A pair of scissors
Pencil
Heavy-duty upholstery stapler/staples
Adhesive spray mount
A glue gun and glue sticks
Upholstery tacks
Hammer
STEPS:
Cut your fabric to fit the seat and back. Leave some extra inches all around to leave room for stapling. If having a patterned fabric, be sure to center it on the seat.
Staple the fabric around the edge of the backrest while keeping it pulled tautly. Repeat the same for the seat bottom.
Hammer in upholstery tacks to adhere to the fabric on the backrest.
Reassemble your seat and you’re basically done!
9. UPHOLSTERY TIP – SAVE YOUR CAR SEATS FROM FOOD DISASTERS
Any parent with kiddos knows food scraps, spills, and other debris will unite against you and your car seats by forming some impenetrable icky layer. Sorry to say this but you’re being crazy if you don’t have one of these seat covers in the back of your car to catch fallen food from the car seats. It’ll save you so much scrubbing later.
10. UPHOLSTERY TIP – A DIY SEAT CLEANER THAT WORKS LIKE MAGIC
Got stains that you never seem to get rid of with store-bought cleaners? Here’s an upholstery tip that works like magic; A DIY seat cleaner. To make this you’ll need:
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