4 Tips on Cleaning your Outdoor Furniture Cushions

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:26:09 +0000

Nowadays patio cushions are made of a variety of materials, but most are treated in some way to resist the elements. Here are five tips to follow when cleaning and caring for your outdoor furniture cushions:

1. Identify the Material used

When cleaning your outdoor furniture cushions you ought to first choose what type of material you have. Check the tags. This will often tell you the material & give you cleaning instructions. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions. You can also check the manufacturer’s website in case you have additional questions.

2. Clean your Cushion with Simple Cleaning

Cushions last longer with regular simple cleaning. Soap and water is all you typically need to keep them clean. Regularly you should brush off all loose dirt and store in shelter if possible when not being used. Monthly take a bucket of warm water and mix it with some soap detergent. Take a bristle brush and lightly scrub your cushions. Let the solution sit for 10 minutes and hose off. Make sure that when hosing off that all soap is removed and nothing left on cushions.

3. Using Fabric Guard Protector

Each new season cushions should be retreated with a fabric guard protector. Applying a protector will help in many ways. Fabric protectors will help fight mildew from growing, fight stains from spills, protect colors from fading due to the sun and help your cushions last longer.

4. Implement the Producer Recommendation

You should consider to do the recommendation from the producer of the outdoor furniture cushions. Usually they provide the manual to clean the cushions in the box.

Hope those tips can give you some ideas to clean your outdoor furniture cushions.

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