How To Clean Outdoor Cushions
It’s inevitable. Your outdoor cushions will need to be cleaned. Drinks and food can be spilled during an outdoor dinner or barbeque, leaving you with a stain that will need to be cleaned immediately. Birds can soil the cushions if they have been left outside with no covering above.
Even if your outdoor patio area is covered, you may think you are safe from cleaning outdoor cushions; however, pollen and dirt can easily sneak in and require you to clean them more often than you had expected.
Now is the time you should know how to clean outdoor cushions and not when it is too late, and the stains have already set in. The last thing you want to do is finally decide to clean your outdoor cushions and realize you don’t know how to clean them, and you have no supplies for the job.
However, this may be the exact reason you are here, so take a look at our simple and effective guide to cleaning outdoor cushions.
Product/Equipment List:
- Vacuum cleaner
- Treasure Garden Upholstery and Fabric Cleaner
- Cleaning brush or cloth
- Dishwashing liquid
- Water
- Garden hose with sprayer
How To Clean Outdoor Cushions: A Step-By-Step Guide
Once you have gathered all of your products and equipment, you can get started cleaning your outdoor cushions.
Step 1: Vacuum The Cushions
Naturally, outdoor cushions face many of the natural elements such as wind and rain. So, there will most likely be loose dust, dirt, pollen, and/or hair on your cushions, but before you begin cleaning the outdoor cushions, you will need to first vacuum the cushions.
Using your household vacuum cleaner, vacuum the cushions thoroughly so that you remove any loose debris. It is recommended to always vacuum the dirt and dust first as the cleaning liquid will cause the dirt to further stick to the fibers of the cushions and make cleaning even harder for you.
Step 2: Spray The Cushions With Cleaner
The material of the outdoor kitchen sink faucet is just as important as the sink itself because the faucet will be in the elements as well. To withstand the elements, the faucet will have to be made of a material that can resist cracks, corrosion, and stains.
Like the kitchen sink, the best material for the job is stainless steel, but you will need to make sure the faucet is, in fact, stainless steel and not faux stainless steel. The best stainless steel for the job is 304-grade stainless steel, as this grade of stainless steel will be resistant to corrosion, erosion, and stains.
Step 3: Make A Dishwashing Liquid Solution
Cleaning your cushions is very easy and low-cost. So, there is no need to go purchasing expensive or unnecessary cleaning solutions. With just the everyday supplies you have at home, you can make yourself a cleaning solution for your outdoor cushions.
Effective and convenient, we recommend simply using dish soap and water. Using a gallon of water and ¼ of a cup of dishwashing liquid, combine these two in a bucket and apply the solution to the cushions. Let the solution soak into the cushions for about an hour before you begin scrubbing.
Step 4: Scrub The Cushions
Take your cleaning brush or cloth and scrub the cushions to remove any additional stains, discoloration, or mildew. This may be a quick or lengthy process, depending on how dirty the cushions are.
Step 5: Rinse The Cushions Thoroughly
Once you have cleaned the cushions with the dishwashing liquid solution, you will take your garden hose with spray nozzle and rinse the cushions thoroughly, making sure you get all of the soap out.
Step 6: Let Air Dry
The only lengthy part of this cleaning process, it is important that you leave the cushions in a secure location to air dry effectively and thoroughly. It may take a few hours or maybe a little more, it depends on the weather itself.
