Remove food stains on velvet chairs with soap or solvent.
Velvet chairs lend a sophisticated look to your dining room, but over time, food falls on the chairs and leaves behind stains. Velvet cleaning is usually handled by professionals or dry cleaners, since the fabric is prone to further damage from improper cleaning methods. With the proper tools, though, you can remove stains on velvet chairs yourself, and your chairs and dining room will look like new.
Instructions
1. Clean up as much of the spilled food as possible with paper towels. The food will stain the chair less if you remove it quickly.
2. Fill a bucket with warm water and dish detergent. Stir the soap and water with your hand for a few seconds. Wet a towel with the soapy water.
3. Dab the soapy water on the food stain. As you dab, the stain starts to disappear. Use a dry towel to soak up excess water. Let the chair dry.
4. Apply dry cleaning solvent if the stain does not respond to soapy water. Wet a soft brush with the solvent. Rub the brush across the stain in the direction of the chair's nap. The nap refers to the way the velvet fibers naturally lie. Let the dry cleaning solvent dry on the velvet chair.
5. Rub the previously stained area with a clean, after the spot dries.
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