Use and Care Manual

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Stain Chart
This chart contains our recommended cleaning methods of Sunbrella
®
fabric for common stains.
For best cleaning results, stains should be cleaned as soon as they occur. Set-in stains may require professional cleaning.
After cleaning with the below solutions, always rinse fabric thoroughly.
Stain Recommended
Cleaning Solutions
Commercial
Cleaner
Berry Combine 1/4 cup dishwashing
liquid and 1/2 cup - 1 cup white
vinegar per 1 gallon water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Bird droppings
Catsup or Mustard
Coffee
Cola
Egg (raw)
Grape Juice
Milk
Tea
Combine 1/4 cup
dishwashing liquid
per 1 gallon water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Beer
Food Color
Urine
Vomit
Combine 1/4 cup dishwashing
liquid and 1/3 cup white
vinegar per 1 gallon water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Butter
Grease
Oil
Paint Wet/Dried
(latex, oil, lacquer)
Salad Dressing
Shoe Polish (liquid)
Suntan Lotion
Tomato Juice
Tree Sap
Apply cornstarch as an
absorbent, remove excess
with a straight edge, clean
up residual with dishwashing
liquid and water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
or strong
degreaser
Blood (dried) Combine 1/4 cup
dishwashing liquid and
1/2 cup - 1 cup ammonia
per 1 gallon water.
Hydrogen
peroxide and
upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Charcoal
Pencil Marks
Vacuum, then clean with
1/4 cup dishwashing liquid
per 1 gallon water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Chewing Gum Treat with isopropyl alcohol.
Then clean with 1/4 cup
dishwashing liquid
per 1 gallon water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Chocolate Combine 1/4 cup dishwashing
liquid and 1/2 cup hydrogen
peroxide per 1 gallon water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Stain Recommended
Cleaning Solutions
Commercial
Cleaner
Crayon Treat with isopropyl alcohol.
Then clean with 1/4 cup
dishwashing liquid
per 1 gallon water.
Carbona™
Stain Devils for
Ink and Crayon
Ink (india, ballpoint)
Nail Polish
Treat with volatile
solvent (acetone 100%).
Then clean with soap and
water and rinse thoroughly.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Iron Rust Treat with CLR
®
and rinse thoroughly.
Rust remover
such as CLR
®
Kool-Aid Combine 1/4 cup
dishwashing liquid
per 1 gallon water
and rinse thoroughly.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Mildew Combine 1/4 cup
dishwashing liquid
and 1 cup bleach
per 1 gallon water.
No commercial
cleaner
recommended.
A stronger
percentage of
bleach may be
necessary for
severe mildew.
Shoe Polish (wax) Apply heated iron over
towel. Apply cornstarch as
an absorbent, remove excess
with a straight edge, clean
up residual with dishwashing
liquid and water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
Wax (candle) Apply heated iron over towel.
Treat with isopropyl alcohol.
Then clean with 1/4 cup
dishwashing liquid
per 1 gallon water.
Wax remover
such as Car-
bona™ Stain
Devils for Glue,
Gum, and Nail
Polish
Wine Combine 1/4 cup dishwashing
liquid, 1/3 cup white vinegar
and 1/2 cup - 1 cup isopropyl
alcohol or hydrogen peroxide
per 1 gallon water.
Upholstery
cleaner such as
Resolve
®
After cleaning with these recommended solutions, please rinse fabric thoroughly and allow to air dry.