Cleaning a fabric office chair: the methods to clean and deodorize the chair
A lot of jobs nowadays - and even some hobbies - are done sitting in front of a computer. So, we tend to spend a lot of time on a chair at a desk. As a result, the fabric of the chair gets dirty over time.
Office chairs are also usually made of fabric - perhaps synthetic leather or imitation leather. Those made from fabric can become impregnated with bad smells more easily than the others. So, how do we clean and deodorize them? You can use a series of DIY solutions to do this. Keep reading:
First, check what kind of upholstery fabric your chair has. Some have labels on the underside that indicates the composition of the fabric. Use a vacuum cleaner to remove all the surface dirt, using the accessories that allow you to reach in between the gaps. Otherwise, brush everything off with a shoe brush. Alternatively, you can use a can of compressed air.
At this point, if the chair smells bad, sprinkle it with baking soda and let it act for a couple of hours, before returning to remove everything with the vacuum cleaner.
Then equip yourself with:
- A mild dish soap
- A spray bottle
- Soft cloths
How to proceed:
- Pour a few drops of dish soap into a bottle filled with warm water.
- Spray the mixture on a soft cloth.
- Dab the entire surface of the chair with the cloth.
- Wet another clean cloth and pat to lift as much as you can.
- Finally, use a third cloth to soak up the bulk of the moisture.
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For more persistent stains: denatured alcohol, or white vinegar or laundry detergent can be used.
You can then prepare a product in which, instead of water, you use a mixture of water and white vinegar or denatured alcohol in equal parts, to which is added a bit of laundry detergent (Marseille soap will also work). Always do a test first on a hidden point of the upholstery to see how the fabric reacts to these substances.
Alternatively, you can pour a little alcohol or vinegar on a single stain, leave it to act and then clean with a little soap and water to finish the procedure, just as in the method indicated above.
