protecting your sofa...
A sofa is not just for Christmas. Here's how to
give your sofa a good home and make sure you have a long and
comfortable life together.
Fabric protection from 'Staingard' and leather
protection from 'Leather Master'.
You've just bought a beautiful sofa from Sofas
& Stuff. You celebrate with a glass of Chianti and an old
friend. Cheers! Whoops.
What to do with that stain? No fabric
protection plan? Now you do have a problem, and you're about to
make it worse trying to get the stain out.
But wait! Here's 'Staingard' and 'Leather
Master'.
Both 'Staingard' fabric and 'Leather Master'
leather protection plans costs £40 a seat, about one trip to the
dry cleaners, but it's a whole lot more effective.
It starts with a box of impregnated cloths to
deal with most stains. If they don't, ring for the 'protection
man'. He'll come round and take away the stain. If he can't, he'll
replace the cushion cover. If that doesn't work, we replace the
whole sofa. Phew! It's worth getting, trust me.
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Staingard fabric protection contents:
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Leather Master leather protection contents:
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General Purpose Mild Cleaner
A gentle cleaner ideal for the removal of
general light soiling on most kinds of fabrics.
Old or Resistant Stain Remover
A water based product ideal for the removal
of stubborn, old or dried stains.
Fresh Stain Remover
A water based product ideal for removing
fresh stains from most fabrics.
Grease and Oil Stain Remover
A water based product ideal for the removal
of grease and oil based stains.
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Protection Cream
A highly effective, water-based cream that creates an invisible
barrier on your leather, offering protection against staining and
general soiling. Using Protection Cream allows you to clean most
everyday household spills and stains.
Super Cleaner
A specialised cleaner that is especially effective on those
difficult to remove stains, such as newspaper print and dye soiling
from clothes.
Soft Cleaner
An excellent general cleaner that will remove everyday spills
and dirt from your leather. Used as part of a regular maintenance
programme, it will keep your furniture looking like new for
longer.
Ink Away
An easy to use stick that comes in a handy lipstick style
dispenser. It is a highly effective remover of ball point ink and
lipstick
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Fabric Fading.
A truth not often admitted. "All fabrics fade
in direct sun light." Its the ultra violet rays that are the cause
of most of the problems. Also, some colours fade faster than
others. Generally really bright colours tend to be the worst
offenders. Different fabrics will also fade at different speed,
according to the composition of the fabric, and the dyestuffs used;
though this is far harder to generalise about. If you combine
natural sunlight with glass, fabrics will fade even faster. Sun
lounges with no protecting blinds are therefore very unfriendly
places to put your sofas. All our fabrics are rigorously tested for
what is called "lightfastness" and will perform sterling service if
not in direct light. Break this rule at your peril.
Plump. Plump it up.
I am a world expert plumper. I think every time
someone gets off a sofa it should be plumped to make it look its
best. But if you think that's excessive, a good plumping once a
week, giving the cushions a bash keeps duck feather back cushions
from looking sad and squashed. Swap over left and right hand
cushions to even out fabric wear and fading from direct
sunlight.
On the subject of direct light. Beware. Try to
keep your sofas out of direct light if at all possible. All fabrics
fade and change in direct light, it's the ultraviolet. I have a
check linen sofa at home, in a sunny window alcove. It's a quite
different colour to when I bought it.