We wash ecoskin from stains and yellowness

White leatherette furniture looks impressive, but can be quite a hassle if it gets dirty. Knowing how to remove different types of spots, you can clean your white leatherette yourself to return it to its original color.

What is possible and what is not

Items made of eco-leather and other synthetic materials need careful care. Different cleansing agents are allowed depending on the type of contamination.

For any eco-leather or leatherette product, the following can be dangerous:

• excess moisture;
• exposure to high temperatures;
• steam generator cleaning;
• abrasive products.

Chemical caution should be used with caution. Some may ruin the surface.

Do not use soda powder, brushes and hard sponges - they will leave scratches, dirt will penetrate deeper, and it will be impossible to get rid of them. If the surface is glossy, dull spots will remain on it after cleaning with abrasive products.

Before using any substances, it is better to test on a piece of material or an inconspicuous part of the product!

Daily care

The seats, armrests of the sofa, bags made of white material become greasy over time, acquire a yellow tint. Denim clothing leaves bluish or gray spots on the seat. How to wash eco-leather from everyday pollution?

Useful for this:

• laundry soap;
• dishwashing liquid;
• wet wipes to care for things made of leather;
• citric acid solution or lemon juice to whiten the surface;
• automotive skin cleansers;
• melamine eraser sponge.

Choosing a car tool for eco-leather, you have to experiment - not all of them cope with dirty plaque the same way, sometimes laundry soap is easier and more efficient to use.

Citric acid or hydrogen peroxide gives good whitening. The second, moreover, kills bacteria, which is useful to animal owners.

How to wash a leatherette product?

Eco-leather does not need to be wet much, all work is carried out with an wrung-out cloth. To wash, you need a soft sponge and two dry napkins made of cotton or microfiber. First you need to erase the dust so as not to roll the villi on the surface.

The procedure is as follows:

1. Sponge a small amount of detergent or foam. Gently rub.
2. Remove the compound with a clean damp cloth.
3. Wipe with a dry cloth to remove residual moisture.
4. Apply a protective agent with silicone - it softens the surface, gives shine and forms a film that prevents contamination. Be sure to wipe the excess with paper towels.

Unfortunately, housewives have to wash more complex pollution. Recommendations for removing the most common stains can help keep your white finish clean.

Traces of pens and felt-tip pens

If there are children at home, the question of removing traces of their art sooner or later arises for every mother. Fortunately, modern felt-tip pens are easily washed with water, but this cannot be said for ball-point pens and markers.

Ink from a ballpoint pen is the most difficult spot to remove. They must be removed as quickly as possible so that the dye does not fit into the coating. If the ink is not dry, there is a chance to wash it with soap and a melamine sponge. After drying, the surface stained with a pen can be whitened in several ways.

• Method 1 Nail polish remover. It wipes off fresh ink, felt-tip pens, gel pens.
• Method 2 Hair fixation spray.Apply, wait a couple of minutes, wipe with a cotton pad, repeat if necessary.
• Method 3 Skin polish and solvent for polyurethane adhesive. First, the surface must be treated with polish or air conditioning for protection, wait 5 minutes, and then wipe the stain with solvent. When used correctly, this treatment removes even old traces of the handle without harm to the leatherette.

Methods using hydrated soda, alcohols, citric acid will wash the gel pens and water-alcohol based markers. Since the paste for ballpoint pens has a wax-fat composition, for her, these methods will be ineffective.

Drink stains

At home, it is quite possible to wash traces of drinks from a white sofa. The main thing is to act quickly so that the liquids do not have time to absorb.

1. Use a dry cloth or napkin to collect any spills from the surface. If you don’t have paper towels or rags on hand, you can sprinkle salt, then collect it together with the absorbed drink.
2. Wipe the stained area with hydrogen peroxide, an aqueous solution of vinegar or citric acid if the pigment remains. The proportions of 9% vinegar to water are the same as when using acid: one to one.
3. After treatment, wash the leatherette with soapy water or wipe with wet wipes, dry the surface with towels.

Means for different types of spots

Leatherette and eco leather are popular because of their practicality. This coating is washable, does not require complicated maintenance. Most of the dirt is easy to remove with soap, but some stains will require a little more effort.

• Food contaminants - greasy marks, chocolate - are washed with dishwashing gel marked “Anti-grease” or laundry soap.
• Stains from berries and herbs should be bleached after washing with citric acid or hydrogen peroxide.
• Blood is immediately washed off with cold water, and a cotton pad with ammonia is placed on old spots. Then wipe, adding ammonia as needed.
• Nail polish, acrylic paint, green paint are washed off with nail polish remover.
• The chewing gum and plasticine are first gently wiped with a gauze swab, the residues are removed with alcohol.
• Gouache and watercolor can be washed with liquid soap and a melamine sponge.
• Oil paint will be rubbed off with turpentine.

Stain removal rules

Paradoxical as it may seem, furniture and items made of white leatherette have advantages over colored ones, because by wiping their surface there is no risk of washing off the dye and getting a brightened spot.

7 simple truths about stain removal:

1. Withdrawing fresh contaminants is easier.
2. All stain removers must first be checked on an inconspicuous area of ​​the product.
3. Do not scrape away dirt and use abrasive products.
4. It is necessary to erase traces of scraps, paints, brilliant green, moving from the edges to the center.
5. When removing the stain, it is necessary to change the cotton pads more often so as not to smear the dirt.
6. Cotton balls should be proportionate to the size of the spot. Some pollution is better to reduce with cotton buds - this will reduce the processing area, and hence the risk of rubbing pigmentation and damage the surface.
7. Air conditioner for eco-leather will help to protect the white sofa, chair, upholstery of chairs - it needs to be applied after each wash. A silicone film on the surface will prevent the absorption of contaminants.

When buying leather goods, it is advisable to find out the type and composition of the material from the seller, as well as save the flap that the manufacturer attaches to the product or furniture label. On this piece, you can check the action of stain removers, if necessary.