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Cleaning Tips
Cleaning Tips
Have a stain on your outdoor fabric? See the chart below for outdoor cushion cleaning suggestions.
Stain |
Cleaning Solution |
| Beer | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water / white vinegar (3 oz.) |
| Berry | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water / ammonia (4-8 oz.) |
| Bird Droppings | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water, or try Goo Gone Grease Cutter (a hand cleaner), Greased Lightning, or Clean Rite Purple Power (available at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, etc.) |
| Blood (dried) | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water / ammonia (4-8 oz.) |
| Butter | Volatile solvent (acetone) 100% |
| Charcoal, Pencil Marks | Vacuum, then Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1gallon water |
| Castup or Mustard | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Chewing Gum | Volatile solvent (acetone) 100% |
| Chocolate | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water / ammonia (4 oz.) |
| Coffee | Dawn® dishwashing liquid / water, white vinegar, volatile solvent (acetone) |
| Cola | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Crayon | Paint remover (100%), oil or grease remover (mix as directed) |
| Egg (raw) | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Grape Juice | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Gravy | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Grease (car) | Volatile solvent (acetone) 100% |
| Ink (permanent, india, ballpoint) | Paint remover (100%), volatile solvent (acetone) 100%, soap and water |
| Iron Rust | Carbona™ Stain Devil #9 |
| Lipstick | Paint remover, oil or grease remover (mix as directed) |
| Macara | Paint remover (100%), volatile solvent (acetone-100%), Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Mildew | Bleach (1 cup) / Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Milk | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Nail Polish | Volatile solvent (acetone) 100% |
| Oil | Volatile solvent (acetone) 100% |
| Orange drink | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Paint (latex, wet) | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Paint (latext, dry) | Paint remover (100%), oil or grease remover (mix as directed) |
| Shoe polish (liquid) | Volatile solvent (acetone) 100% |
| Shoe polish (wax) | Apply heated iron over towel, volatile solvent (acetone) 100% |
| Suntan lotion | Pine Power® or pine oil detergent / water (mix as directed) |
| Tea | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Tomato juice | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Tree sap | Turpentine (100%), Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water |
| Urine | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water/ white vinegar (3 oz.) |
| Vomit | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water / white vinegar (3 oz.) |
| Water color | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water / white vinegar (3 oz.) |
| Wax (candle) | Apply heated iron over towel, volatile solvent (acetone) 100% |
| Wine | Dawn® dishwashing liquid (2 oz.) / 1 gallon water / ammonia (4-8 oz.) / white vinegar (3 oz.) |
*Please be advised that these are only suggestions on how to clean your cushions. Value Cushions is not liable if products become defective or unusable with these cleaning methods.
This information has been collected from Sunbrella's stain chart.
