Blood stains anywhere are unpleasant in general, but getting them on your couch and other furniture fabrics can be a nightmare, as they are tricky to remove once the blood has dried.
But don’t worry. There are ways to clean even the dried blood stains if they are not a part of your Halloween aesthetics.
In this blog, we will tell you how to get blood out of upholstery and make your upholstered furniture look flawless again.
How To Get Blood Out Of Upholstery in 6 steps
⇒ Pre-Treatment
Before treating the blood stain you should be aware of what types of cleaners you should use for upholstery materials. To do this, check the care label on your fabric.
If the label is W, S, or WS, you can use water and solvent-based cleaners, but if the label reads X, you must get your blood-stained fabric treated by professionals.
⇒ Choose the Proper Cleaner
Many types of cleaners available can be used to remove blood from the couch, like:
- Lemon juice with a pinch of salt
- Baking soda and water in a 1:2 ratio
- Two teaspoons of dishwashing liquid mixed with a cup of water.
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Rubbing alcohol, only for S-label fabrics
Tip: try your cleaner on a small area of the couch to see that it doesn’t bleach or discolor the fabric
⇒ Dab the area with Cleaner
In a bowl, mix your cleaning solution, and soak a dry napkin in it after wringing out the excess liquid. Now gently dab the cloth on the stain to saturate it, and be careful not to rub, as that could set it deeper.
Let the solution sit on the stain for half hour before wiping.
⇒ Repeat the process
Repeat the above process of moistening the stain with cleaner and wiping it off with a dry cloth till no blood appears on the dry cloth and the stain is not visible anymore.
If the Stain Still Doesn’t come off
⇒ Use an enzymatic cleaner
If the stain does not come off with regular cleaners, you can use an enzyme-based cleaner that is safe for a couch, as these types of cleaners are made to break down the protein in organic stains like urine and blood.
⇒ Rinse and Dry Completely
To remove the excess cleaner from the couch, soak a cloth in water, blot the area of the stain, then saturate it with water using a dry cloth to soak up all the extra liquid.
Bottom Line
Blood stains on clothes and fabrics are tricky to remove, especially if they are dried. But by following our guide on how to get blood out of upholstery and using appropriate cleaners, you can make the stain disappear as if it was never there.
But if your upholstery material is of X label, and you try to clean it with water or solvent-based cleaner, it will get damaged. Therefore, you can trust your nearby professional upholstery cleaning service to clean this type of fabric for you.