There are many people who are surprised to learn how easily it is to ruin your upholstery even when you attempt to clean a simple stain. Yes, you can create an even worse stain by using a simple water mixture to remove another stain. Water, more often than not, will leave behind a brown or a white ring stain on upholstery. Leading Carpet Cleaning will explain how water is staining your upholstery and how the mistake can be corrected.
Why Does Water Stain Upholstery?
So why does water leave brown or white ring like stains on upholstery? You may have read or have been told to mix together water with vinegar or dish soap and ammonia to remove a stain. However, what many people fail to mention is that you must use distilled water and not tap water. Tap water is what causes the white or brown stain after cleaning a stain on upholstery. Tap water is cleaned and treated to make sure it is safe to drink and bathe in. However, it isn’t necessarily safe for your carpets or upholstery. The minerals in tap water are left behind which result in the white or brown stains.
Identifying Water Stains on Couches
Water stains can appear as brown spots or as white rings on upholstery. They usually appear in the spot your recently cleaned. Sometime water stains can even cause discoloration in a few types of upholstery fabric. The white rings or brown spots are from the minerals that are found in your tap water. As the water dries, the minerals will begin to appear. Usually if the water is left unattended or air dries, the stains are usually worse. If you help the area dry quicker with a fan, most of the time the minerals don’t stain nearly as bad.
How to Remove Water Stains from Upholstered Furniture
To remove water stains, start by re-dampening the affected area with pure distilled water. Do this by blotting with distilled water on the stain and around the edges. Using distilled white vinegar and a cloth, blot at the affected area with straight vinegar. No need for fancy mixtures. Let the distilled vinegar sit on the stain for a few minutes to break up and then break down the mineral inside the water. After ten to fifteen minutes you will want to rinse the vinegar out. Once again, use distilled water by lightly misting the area with a spray bottle. Blot the area dry. If some of the water stain remains behind repeat the same cleaning method, Depending on how deep the stain is inside the upholstery, it may take two or even three times before the stain is completely gone.
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Remember to avoid using tap water on upholstery and even on carpet. Tap water contains too many minerals that can stain both upholstery and carpets. Also never leave water to dry on its own. Instead, remove as much as the moisture as possible. You may even use a fan to help them dry faster. If you need professional carpet or upholstery cleaning, Leading Carpet Cleaning provides those services and more. To schedule our services contact Leading Carpet Cleaning.
