{"cards":[{"_id":"60f6a724410c0a03aad3961d","treeId":"60f6a724410c0a03aad3961c","seq":22664737,"position":1,"parentId":null,"content":"# Self-service versus professional dry cleaning\n\n\nCare for upholstered furniture depends on the type of upholstery, but a full-fledged dry cleaning must be carried out at least once a year. You can clean the sofa yourself, or you can order a cleaning company. In this article, we will analyse whether it is worth spending money and ordering cleaning or whether you can put the sofa in order with household products from the store.\n\n**Self dry cleaning**\nThe main problem of self-dry cleaning of upholstered furniture is the lack of the necessary equipment. You can apply a cleaning solution and treat with a stain remover with your hands, but you can only collect the dirt with a special vacuum cleaner.\n\nTo carry out general dry cleaning of the sofa, you must have an extractor that will suck up dirty moisture and chemical residues from the sofa upholstery. Most flat owners do not have professional vacuum cleaners for dry cleaning. In big cities, there are companies where you can rent a vacuum cleaner, and they will also tell you how to use it.\n\nIf you don't have a vacuum cleaner, you can only do local cleaning and try to remove the stains. You will find many household furniture stain removers at your hardware store. Most of these products are universal and suitable for all types of upholstery and stains. The effectiveness of such chemistry is much less than that of professional products.\n\n\nThe negative consequences of self-dry cleaning may appear after the sofa dries. The chemistry that you used to remove stains, it penetrates into the upholstered furniture and can manifest itself in the form of stains on the upholstery, and changes in the colour and texture of the material are also possible at the spot of the stain.\n\n\n\n**Professional sofa cleaning**\nFirst, a general dry cleaning of the furniture is carried out. The sofa is completely covered with a cleaning solution, and then with the help of an extractor, dirt, moisture and chemical residues are sucked out of the sofa upholstery. The advantage of dry cleaning from a [Live Clean Today](https://www.livecleantoday.com/) is the presence of an extractor, with its help the master does a deep cleaning.\n\nAll stains are divided into groups, organic stains, chemical stains, food and drink stains. The specialist has the right remedy for every type of stain. This method of removing stains is much more effective than using a universal stain remover for all types of upholstery.\n\n\nAt the end of the dry cleaning, we do a rinse with conditioner. This procedure is similar to deep cleaning, using an extractor, but conditioner is poured into the detergent tank. It neutralizes chemical residues in the sofa and removes dirt residues. Thus, the sofa becomes clean, without chemicals and stains. View prices for sofas dry cleaning.\n\n\n\n**What to choose**\n\nIf you have a [professional extractor](https://www.startautodetailing.com/best-extractor-for-professional-auto-detailing/) at your disposal, you can dry-clean the sofa yourself. If not, then you can try cleaning the stain with household chemicals. Before applying the chemical to the stain, test the product on an inconspicuous area of the upholstery. Improper use of chemicals can ruin the sofa.\n\nAfter a stain appears, we recommend that you contact a professional immediately. An employee of the cleaning company will be able to clean the sofa better and faster.\n\n \n\n"}],"tree":{"_id":"60f6a724410c0a03aad3961c","name":"Henry Tree 1","publicUrl":"henry-tree-1"}}