Proven means and methods of how to wash brilliant green from furniture at home

foto30403-1Brilliant green (popular name - brilliant green) is a very popular pharmacy remedy for disinfecting wounds on human skin.

Along with numerous useful qualities, brilliant green will report one, but very unpleasant property - to quickly absorb into various surfaces.

As a result, even a few drops of a pharmaceutical product falling on the furniture can completely ruin it.

To avoid such a situation and keep your favorite table, chair, soft sofa or armchairs, you should immediately start cleaning the green marks on furniture using proven, effective products.

Read about how to wash brilliant green from furniture at home in the article.

How to remove a stain from a wooden one?

foto30403-2For natural wood furniture, even a few drops of brilliant green can be a real tragedy.

The thing is that the porous structure of wood instantly absorbs the coloring pigments of brilliant green, and all that can be done to return the furniture to its original appearance is only to slightly discolor the stain.

Alternatively, you can use washing powder... A little warm water is added to the dry ingredient and a thick paste is kneaded. The resulting product is applied to the dirt and left to dry for half an hour. During this time, the paste will partially absorb the brilliant green, making the stain less noticeable.

You can also use starch. It is scattered on a fresh trace of brilliant green, after which they begin to gently rub it with a cotton swab into the tree (in circular, smooth movements) until the particles of the pharmaceutical product are completely absorbed.

If attempts to remove the green stain from the tree with improvised or special chemical compounds have not been crowned with success, damaged areas must be sanded and then covered with a special colorless varnish.

How to remove from leather or leatherette?

The effect of cleaning leather sofas and armchairs directly depends on how quickly cleaning started.

So, moist antiseptic wipes, which contain alcohol, will help to remove fresh, just appeared green marks on the leather surface. It is enough to carefully collect the stain with a napkin, then wipe the cleaned surface again with a clean damp cloth.

Also fresh lemon will come to the rescue.A few drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice are applied to the dirt, after which the leather surface is wiped with a damp, soapy sponge.

Cope with ingrained spots of brilliant green is much more difficult.... The tools at hand are unlikely to help remove dirt, so it is worth considering cleaning with more aggressive chemicals.

You can use a thinner for varnishes and paints (white spirit). It is enough to cover the stain with a cotton sponge, abundantly moistened with solvent. After five minutes, the dirt is cleaned off with the same cotton sponge, the already cleaned area of ​​the furniture is wiped with a damp sponge.

In order to clean the green stain from leatherette, you should use ammonia or hydrogen peroxide.

foto30403-3Algorithm of actions for removing brilliant green from leatherette with ammonia:

  1. A cloth napkin is moistened abundantly with ammonia.
  2. Blot traces of brilliant green with a prepared napkin.
  3. The already cleaned area of ​​leatherette is wiped with a soft sponge dipped in soapy water.
  4. Wipe the sofa or armchair dry with a clean, dry cloth.

Using hydrogen peroxide, the stain is simply poured with the chosen solution, left for two minutes, and then blotted with a clean cloth.

To remove a trace of brilliant green from upholstered leatherette furniture can be done with a greasy hand cream. Algorithm of actions:

  • a trace of greenery is covered with a dense layer of any fatty cream;
  • after twenty minutes, the dirt along with the cream is easily removed from the furniture with a soft sponge.

The fat cream is effective only for fresh traces of brilliant green.

How to withdraw from textiles?

The difficulty of removing green stains from textile furniture is that the fabric must not only be cleaned, but also thoroughly dried after cleaning... Otherwise, the problem of mildew stains and bad smell can replace the problem of green marks.

Restoration of the original appearance of upholstered furniture with textile upholstery is carried out in several stages. The first stage is to remove green stains.

For these purposes, a wide variety of means and compositions are used:

  1. Hydrogen peroxide (ideal for light-colored fabrics). It is enough to cover the stain with a cotton pad moistened with abundant hydrogen peroxide. After ten minutes, the green trail can be easily cleaned off with a sponge dipped in warm water.
  2. Starch is mixed with water (ratio 1: 2)... The resulting mass is covered with a stain and left to dry completely. After the paste is cleaned off together with brilliant green with a stiff brush.
  3. foto30403-4Vinegar and soda... The stain is treated with baking soda and a little vinegar poured over. As soon as the mixture sizzles, it must be cleaned off with a hard sponge.
  4. Acetone (good for light-colored upholstery). The stain is thoroughly moistened with acetone. As soon as the brilliant green begins to dissolve, the contamination must be removed from the surface of the fabric.

    It is important to act carefully so that the stain does not creep further down the upholstery of the sofa or armchair.

  5. Vodka and lemon juice... A cocktail made of alcohol-containing liquid (vodka is the best fit) and fresh lemon juice (1 tsp is enough) will help you quickly remove the green stain from the textile upholstery. It is enough to soak a cotton pad in the prepared cocktail and rub the dirt well until it disappears completely.
  6. Stain removers... There is a wide range of stain removers on the shelves of hardware stores. The most effective are oxygenated formulations (for example, Vanish Oxi Action). They dissolve the most difficult dirt as quickly as possible, while maintaining the structure and density of the fabric. Before using any stain remover, you must carefully read the manufacturer's instructions.

The second stage is drying the sofa or chair. After cleaning is over, the fabric upholstery must be thoroughly cleaned with a clean, damp sponge and left to dry in a dark, well-ventilated place.

How to wipe off plastic?

You can wash brilliant green from dense wear-resistant plastic, using the following means:

  • chlorine bleach (will bleach green traces in a matter of minutes, not suitable for colored furniture);
  • gasoline, kerosene (helps to cope with stubborn stains; after cleaning, the furniture must be taken out to fresh air for ventilation);
  • laundry soap (soap shavings are diluted with water to a thick paste, which is used to rub a stain on furniture).
By blotting a fresh stain with wet alcohol-containing wipes, you can not only stop the process of soaking the green stuff into the plastic, but also completely get rid of the pollution.

How to clean the varnished surface?

The easiest way to clean up traces of brilliant green is from lacquered furniture. A dense layer of varnish reliably protects surfaces, prevents the penetration of brilliant green into the wood fibers.

foto30403-5The first thing to do when green paint gets on lacquered furniture is to treat the stain with soda and vinegar.

Algorithm of actions:

  1. Traces of brilliant green on the varnished surface are first sprinkled with baking soda, and then moistened with vinegar.
  2. The foam that appears in the process of a chemical reaction is removed with a soft, damp sponge (along with the foam, the trace of brilliant green will disappear).

Alternatively, a stain of brilliant green on a varnished surface can be treated with alcohol, and then wiped with a stationery eraser.

If the stain has dried out, cover it with a cotton pad moistened with hydrogen peroxide, and leave for at least four hours. After that, the furniture is wiped with a damp cloth.

What not to do and why?

In order not to completely spoil the furniture, it is worth remembering a few "no" applicable to the process of removing green stains.

Don't use hydrogen peroxide to remove stains from dark surfaces (there are high risks of discoloration, the appearance of whitish stains).

Do not clean furniture from brilliant green with solvents and other chemicals in a room with closed windows and doors. Poisonous vapors, accumulating in the air, can provoke severe poisoning of the whole body (headache, nausea, dizziness should be alerted).

Do not rub the varnished surfaces with dry abrasive powders. Firstly, such means are ineffective in the fight against green stains, and secondly, the abrasive leaves scratches and scuffs that cannot be gotten rid of.

Advice

Clean the green stain and keep the original appearance of the furniture a few recommendations will help:

  1. foto30403-6The stain is removed immediately after it appears. The longer the brilliant green will contact the furniture surface, the more difficult it will be to get rid of it.
  2. The trace of brilliant green cannot be rubbed. The stain is first blotted with paper towels, and then collected from the edges to the center with very gentle movements.
  3. You should not use several improvised means at the same time, or mix them with professional chemical compositions. The result of such actions is unpredictable.

Regardless of what means (improvised or chemical composition) is chosen to remove the green stain, it must be tested on an inconspicuous area of ​​furniture before cleaning.

You will find useful tips and advice on washing brilliant green from various surfaces here.

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Conclusion

The process of cleaning furniture from green stains will go through faster, and the result will meet expectations if you respond to the problem in time and use only proven cleaning agents selected by the type of surfaces.

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