Steam Upholstery Cleaner

[pastafreak]

Any recommendations? I've got a white slipcovered sofa,and can no longer lug the covers to the laundromat. They pick up pet hair, and lots of fluff from throws.

[woofgang]

steam freshens, softens greasy dirt to make it easier to remove from hard surfaces, and kills bugs but doesn’t actually clean. If its pet hair and fluff, either a really good vacuum cleaner or one of those roller jobbies for removing hair and fluff would be a better idea imo...I have heard that ordinary rubber gloves worn and rubbed over the upholstery also works but have never tried it. A white sofa and pets.......brave decision!

[Tilly2]

Pasta, there are companies that come into the home and steam clean upholstery. We get advertising pamphlets through the door on an almost weekly basis.

[pastafreak]

Woof...the sofa is covered in throws...but the fluff and fur seems to reach crevices! When I got the covers,there was a nearby laundry. That's closed so I need another option...along with different covers!
Tilly...I'll look into that.

[potiche]

Rubber glove is brilliant if u have carpets & pets.... especially on stairs & at skirtings. Just stroke gloved hand over carpet & be amazed!

[pastafreak]

Hmmm...I think I'll give the rubber gloves a go. I've never heard of that. Thanks both woof and potiche.

[EDDIE51]

It's not steam cleaning that you need it's upholstery shampoo. Companies that do carpet shampoo do upholstery as well.

[EDDIE51]

We have throws on the sofa but I wash them in our washing machine one at a time then tumble dry. It's only a 5 Kg load machine but it easily does a single throw.

[pastafreak]

@ Eddie...it's not the throws that need the cleaning (they get popped in the wash like yours)...it's the slipcovers. Velour type throws seem to give off a fair amount of fuzz that sticks to the slipcovers. And cat hair migrates everywhere!( it walks when you're not looking...;-0)