how will i clean my sofa?and it also stinks..help!?

Answer 1

Call Coit!
Or someone else from your Yellow Pages that cleans upholstery. I've been meaning to get my couches cleaned, too.

Answer 2

Sprinkle you sofa with baking soda and leave on overnight... The baking soda will deoderize and pick up and loose dirt. Vacuum the next day. If the cushions have zippers take off the fabric and wash on the cold setting with woolite and lay flat or hang to dry. Vacuum the frame as well, also try some Febreeze and maybe invest in a couch slipcover....

Answer 3

That depends on what's causing the odor. You might want a professional steam-cleaner. But if it's smelly because mold and mildew have gotten into it, you're better off getting a new sofa.

If calling a pro isn't an option, you could rent a carpet cleaner and use the furniture attachment, and perhaps something like Lysol if you don't get carpet/furniture shampoo with the machine.

Good luck!

Answer 4

If you're poor like me, renting a steam-cleaner is totally worth it. It's meant for carpet, but it works on uphostery, too. It gets all the smells out. Just tilt the couch back to the floor and "vacuum" the back cushions if they're attached. Anything that's not attached you can put on a tile floor and use it on. If there are bad stains, dollar store hydrogen peroxide and laundry detergent scrubbed in with a toothbrush beforehand, but the steam cleaner will most likely get them by itself.

Answer 5

borrow someones carpet cleaner and use a pre stain remover first, let it soak into the fabric 3 minutes make sure you check the stuff on a small patch test first to make sure you dont wreck your couch. then shampoo the couch, preferably on a sunny day so you can take it outside to dry, or so you wont have to sit on the floor til it dries. if this is too much work then call a stanleysteemer or another carpet cleaning company to get your couch cleaned.

Answer 6

go to a home improvement store and rent a steam cleaner with a upholstery attachment. does a pretty good job

Answer 7

Well I can help but it would of helped more if I had known the type of material this sofa is made of and if it is colored or non colored, I will try to give you as much information on this as I can

This is for Leather: Revitalize leather furniture

Has your leather sofa or easy chair lost its luster? To restore it to its former glory, mix equal parts white vinegar and boiled linseed oil in a recycled spray bottle, shake it up well, and spray it on. Spread it evenly over your furniture using a soft cloth, give it a couple of minutes to settle in, then rub it off with a clean cloth.

Clean carpets and upholstery

Lift out stains from carpeting and upholstery by sponging them with 1 cup clear ammonia in 1/2 gallon (2 liters) warm water. Let dry thoroughly, and repeat if needed.


To Deodorize: Sprinkle Baking Soda on sofa and leave for a few hours then vacuum up. Or you can use Borax sprinkle on wait about four hours then vacuum up.

Or make your own Fabreze: Faux Febreze

1 1/2 to 4 tablespoons Ultra Downy Clean Breeze fabric softener
25 ounces water
32 ounces spray bottle, new and clean

Put Downy and water in bottle and spray on furniture, carpeting, pillows, shower curtains, etc. To do a fabric test, spray small amount in an area where it cannot be seen.

I never sprayed this on anything white, but I spray it all over my house, once a week


Another Simple Recipe

1 part fabric softener
1 part baking soda
2 parts water

Put baking soda into boiling water. When baking soda is dissolved, mix in fabric softener. When liquid is cool, put in spray bottle. That's it. To change the scent, just put in a few drops of essential oil such as lavender.


You can also clean with Shaving Cream, just squirt on and rub in with a white cloth or sponge allow to dry for a few hours then vacuum up


Or this simple recipe: Make your own fabric cleaner, put half cup of laundry detergent in half bucket of hot water then beat to a foam using hand mixer or electric and use the suds apply them with a cloth or sponge allow to dry then vacuum up.

Upholstery Cleaner

Mix six tablespoons of soap flakes, two tablespoons of Borax and two cups of boiling water; cool and shake vigorously. On a small area, brush in only suds with soft circular motions and remove with a soft cloth

OxyClean. I mixed it up according to the instructions and went over my entire sofa in less than half an hour. My sofa came out almost as clean as new and I didn't even rinse it. At the end of summer I did it again and that sofa looks better than it did when I had it professionally cleaned! So for about an hour of my time and very little money I have an almost new piece of furniture

problem with a white upholstered couch and a major case of the "grubbies". I had really great luck with a dry sponge. This is a specific type of sponge that you use perfectly dry but it seems to lift a lot of dirt and grime. Takes a bit of elbow grease but is really effective. You can wash it when it gets too dirty and then wait for it to dry completely before using it again. It is also a great tool for picking up pet hair. They can be purchased for about $3.99 at most hardware and large discount stores and it lasts forever



I use an inexpensive product in my carpet cleaner for my carpets and upholstery. It works best on the toughest grime including cigarette smoke and residues. I use it on my walls, floors, stove and just about everywhere. But dilute it for items of color just in case fading may occur. The product is called "Mean Green". This is not to be confused with "simple green". It can be found at most dollar stores, Family Dollar, and Dollar Zones.

If you rent a rug doctor that has the upholstery attachment, put half the amount of Mean Green that the cleaner requires for upholstery. Do a test spot first, of course. You can do that by spraying a squirt from the bottle directly on an inconspicuous spot and wiping it with a damp white washcloth.
Woolite Good for Delicate Cleaning

I have cleaned upholstery with Woolite foam (aerosol), and it works well. I have also whipped Woolite liquid soap or mild dish detergent mixed with water into a foam. I then spread the foam on the upholstery, let it dry, vacuumed it off, and then wiped it off with a cloth lightly dampened with diluted vinegar to remove any soap residue. That worked well, too, and was cheaper and more ecologically sound


Good Luck !