Hanno Verian
Well-Known Member
I've just moved house, and have been given a sofa and arm chairs by an old friend, the intention being to use it for a while until I replace it. With my work pattern I'm away for two months then back for one, the sofa isn't my highest priority as I'm pretty much furnishing the cottage from scratch, I'd planned to replace them in six months time.
The sofa has been in his barn for a couple of months and his dogs have been laying on it, I picked it up, stripped the seat covers off it and washed them, plus hired one of the "Rug Doctor" machines and used the upholstery cleaner attachment on the armrests, and parts that I couldnt remove, but I didn't use it on the foam rubber seat cushions. It came clean but the foam seat cushions smelt a little doggy despite febreezing them, I put it all back together, it did have that distinct whiff of dog too it but I thought that it was bearable and would decrease.
I'm now away overseas and my friend who's keeping an eye on the house has told me that it absolutely reeks of dog, despite her efforts with febreeze and opening the doors and windows for limited periods.
Does anyone have any suggestions or tips how to get rid of the smell, I don't want to spend huge amounts as I'm planning to replace it early 2011, but I don't want to live in what smells like a dog kennel, plus just to add to the problem, the friends who donated the sofa are coming for dinner when I'm home next and wouldn't be aware of how doggy it was so I don't want to embarrass them.
The only thing I can think of is to strip it right down and hand wash the foam seat panels in the bath with hot water and detergent in the hope it will get rid of it.
It has been suggested to saturate, in fact virtually soak the cushions in Febreeze as that will neutralise the bacteria that is causing the smell, but for the size of the sofa, I could well need gallons of the stuff as its a 3 seater sofa, two armchairs and a pouffe
Anyone any practical advice or experience???
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The sofa has been in his barn for a couple of months and his dogs have been laying on it, I picked it up, stripped the seat covers off it and washed them, plus hired one of the "Rug Doctor" machines and used the upholstery cleaner attachment on the armrests, and parts that I couldnt remove, but I didn't use it on the foam rubber seat cushions. It came clean but the foam seat cushions smelt a little doggy despite febreezing them, I put it all back together, it did have that distinct whiff of dog too it but I thought that it was bearable and would decrease.
I'm now away overseas and my friend who's keeping an eye on the house has told me that it absolutely reeks of dog, despite her efforts with febreeze and opening the doors and windows for limited periods.
Does anyone have any suggestions or tips how to get rid of the smell, I don't want to spend huge amounts as I'm planning to replace it early 2011, but I don't want to live in what smells like a dog kennel, plus just to add to the problem, the friends who donated the sofa are coming for dinner when I'm home next and wouldn't be aware of how doggy it was so I don't want to embarrass them.
The only thing I can think of is to strip it right down and hand wash the foam seat panels in the bath with hot water and detergent in the hope it will get rid of it.
It has been suggested to saturate, in fact virtually soak the cushions in Febreeze as that will neutralise the bacteria that is causing the smell, but for the size of the sofa, I could well need gallons of the stuff as its a 3 seater sofa, two armchairs and a pouffe
Anyone any practical advice or experience???
(Post repeated in Soapbox)
