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Cleaning Furniture With Bissell Upholstery Shampoo

Remove Stains & Freshen Up Your Upholstery

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Bissell Upholstery Shampoo

Bissell Upholstery Shampoo

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When your furniture fabric gets dull or stained, you can clean it with an upholstery shampoo or cleaner. Apply the shampoo with either a carpet cleaner that has a small upholstery brush attachment, or clean it by hand using shampoo in warm water and apply with a soft scrub brush. If you're cleaning by hand, always sponge the area with a dry towel when the cleaning is done, to help the drying process. When using a carpet cleaner, it will remove excess solution, just follow the manufacturer's directions and use the recommended cleaner for that equipment. Regardless of what type of shampoo you are using, it is wise to do an initial test cleaning on a 'hidden' section of upholstery to ensure it will not damage your fabric.

Another furniture cleaning alternative is an upholstery shampoo that has its own applicator built right in. The one featured is the Bissell Upholstery Shampoo and it comes with a soft rubber applicator brush attached right to the can. Simply shake the can and press the button to release a shampoo foam. Apply the cleaning foam with a gentle rotating motion. Repeat as required to remove stains. Let the upholstery dry. It will reveal whether you need further applications.

The Bissell Upholstery Shampoo does a good job to freshen fabrics and brighten patterns and colors while removing stains. It's handy to have a can on hand for quick touch-ups or spot removing. It also works well on automobile upholstery to remove occasional stains.

Hand cleaning upholstery is a tedious and labor intensive task. If you have several pieces of furniture to clean, you can save a lot of time and effort by renting a carpet cleaner that has an upholstery attachment. Another consideration may be to purchase a small carpet cleaner with an upholstery attachment - it's a convenient and worthwhile investment even if you do not have any carpets, but like to clean your fabric furniture regularly.

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