We hadn't planned to do anything for the 4th of July except catch up on a ton of work. It was par for the course that we ended up hosting a BBQ for close friends at the very last minute. And while we really didn't have time to clean before our guests arrived, we had a blast nonetheless... until someone spilled something on our brand new couch.
It all happened so fast--a notification that food was spilled on our recently returned, re-upholstered, microsuede couch, followed by a reassurance that the mess had been cleaned up. We hid our stress, grabbed another beer and tried not to think about our new furniture possibly ruined (we might have silently panicked).
The next morning, we spied the stain instantly (and freaked out a little). But we had read somewhere before purchasing the fabric that microsuede was very easy to clean up with soapy water. We held our breath and gave it the old college try--and what do you know, it worked! Some liquid Dawn and cold water got the spot out instantly (thank goodness).
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Comments (3)
Stain on new sofa...! What a nightmare. I would've been silently panicing too. I'll never forget the time my five yr old niece plopped herself down on our new black and white damask chair with her McD's Happy Meal and orange pop. Immediate panic set in and she was removed to a different location - PRONTO!
I found out that nail polish will come out of carpet with Windex...now to get rid of the vaguely bluish tint to my white carpet in various spots.
I'd love to know how to get red nail polish off of a wood table that's been dried there for a while (months) and out of the upholstery on a chair. Nail polish remover did not work. :(
@tgray99 - try using watered down alcohol on a q-tip. It usually dissolves a stain like nail polish after it's been on a while. If it's a large amount, try putting an ice cube over the stain for a few minutes. It will make the polish more brittle and the alcohol less likely to soak through to the grain. You may have a slight discoloration of the grain from the alcohol, but since you tried nail polish remover, I think you'd be willing to try this. It's better than the polish and it's worked for me on wood surfaces before. The key is to be very conservative and start out with just enough to dampen a q-tip.
Interestingly, if you get a scrape of paint on your NAIL polish, it works for that, too. Go figure!
As for sofa stains.....club soda is amazing.Pour and blot.