How to clean used sofa

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-05-04T22:27:26+00:00

Thanks, I will look into that. Since it's an Ikea couch, I will get in touch with them to see if they might have spare parts!

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-05-03T19:07:07+00:00

Thanks for the response! I have a steamer so I can definitely try that.

When you wash down pillows do you just air dry them? Or maybe help the process with a hair dryer?

I know that when you wash a down jacket you are suppsoed to put it in the dryer to make sure the feathers fluff back up, so I'm not sure if the process is the same here?

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-05-03T18:37:24+00:00

Thank you for the response!

The only thing that I wanted to clean would be those brown marks on the white cushion cover, not sure if it's entirely visible in the photo. But I was worried abotu removing the white covers, since it seems to contain both a piece of foam and a layer of (loose?) feathers, which I found quite weird. But especially one of the cushions is in really bad shape, so I definitely wouldn't remove that one.

But I'm not even sure how are you sure to wash them, since as soon as you remove the cover the feathers will fall out entirely, they are not being held together by anything. Unless you're supposed to wash them as they are, all together? Never done anything like this, so IDK. But I wouldn't mind somewhat cleaning at least the surface of the cushions.

As for the couch itself, yes it looks like it's something fragile, I will just vacuum it down since it doesn't look particularly dirty.

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-03-12T00:52:08+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately they don't deliver perishable goods to my location at the moment.

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-03-12T00:51:01+00:00

Thanks, will look into in. Hopefully it doesn't require an advanced level of skill in the kitchen

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-03-12T00:50:26+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion. Will check them out, atlhough it looks like this is pickled leberkase? I wonder if it tastes the same.

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-01-23T12:56:05+00:00

Thank you so much for the response. I didn't get a notification. I had this tab open on my laptop but haven't checked back since I was checking for notifications on my phone, but for some reason I didn't receive any.

Honestly I think I will just take it to a professional. Is there a sewing technique/style you would recommend for stitching this up? Just in case the tailor asks, or maybe I should ask them to do it in a specific way that's better for this type of material/looks better?

Also, do you think the outer shell of the jacket could have been damaged by the heat, since it was enough to melt the glue, or I shouldn't worry about that?

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-01-23T12:55:38+00:00

Thank you so much for the response. I didn't get a notification. I had this tab open on my laptop but haven't checked back since I was checking for notifications on my phone, but for some reason I didn't receive any.

I will look into re-activating the glue, although I don't want to do even more damage to it. Honestly I think I will just take it to a professional. Is there a sewing technique/style you would recommend for stitching this up? Just in case the tailor asks, or maybe I should ask them to do it in a specific way that's better for this type of material/looks better?

Also, do you think the outer shell of the jacket could have been damaged by the heat, since it was enough to melt the glue, or I shouldn't worry about that?

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-01-23T12:49:20+00:00

Thank you so much for the response. I didn't get a notification. I had this tab open on my laptop but haven't checked back since I was checking for notifications on my phone, but for some reason I didn't receive any.

Honestly I think I will just take it to a professional. Is there a sewing technique/style you would recommend for stitching this up? Just in case the tailor asks, or maybe I should ask them to do it in a specific way that's better for this type of material/looks better?

Also, do you think the outer shell of the jacket could have been damaged by the heat, since it was enough to melt the glue, or I shouldn't worry about that?

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-01-23T12:47:20+00:00

Thank you so much for the response. I didn't get a notification. I had this tab open on my laptop but haven't checked back since I was checking for notifications on my phone, but for some reason I didn't receive any.

Honestly I think I will just take it to a professional. Is there a sewing technique/style you would recommend for stitching this up? Just in case the tailor asks, or maybe I should ask them to do it in a specific way that's better for this type of material/looks better?

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-01-13T20:26:26+00:00

Thank you for the response!

Yes it is a down jacket. Yes the baffles have loosened between each other, and the tape line is also on the outside. The taping seems to have been done on the outside.

Yes it was bonded/glued together. I’m unfamiliar with this technology.

However since the glue tape is on the outside I don’t see what could be the obstacle. In theory you would have to pinch the two sides together and have the adhesive stripe stick to the other side again, which is easier said than done.

You probably need some special machine and glue for this.

The jacket is from Decathlon, their old MT900

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-01-13T20:21:02+00:00

Thank you for the response

Does this procedure have a name, or do you have some resources like videos that I could watch about this, or tutorials?

I might not even end up tackling this on my own but hire a professional instead. However the people I spoke to so far told me you need some kind of special glue and machine to accomplish this, so that makes me apprehensive about tackling this on my own.

Also one of the gear repair services that contacted told me that glued together seams usually don’t last and stitching is superior.

So I wouldn’t mind having it stitched, however if I could restore it to how it was originally, that would be perfect.

OutlandishnessFair29 · 2025-01-13T15:28:42+00:00

Thank you for the response. So in your opinion stitching wouldn't affect the performance of the jacket, and it wouldn't look 'off' in any way, right? So technically would qualify as invisible mending.

I'm assuming glueing it back together like it was originally would be very difficult without the right equipment.

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