Steps And Items Needed To Get Chochlate Stain Out Of Furniture
If your furniture is affected by chocolate stain and you want to get rid of this stain by yourself, then you just need to collect some required items and then follow the steps carefully. Here is the list of required items & steps for this process:
Things You Will Need
- Butter Knife Or Piece Of Card Stock
- Paper, Ice Cubes & Plastic Bag
- Damp Sponge & Mild Dish Soap
- White Towel & Cornmeal
Steps For This Process
Once you've collected all the required items, now it's time to follow the given steps for this process to get the best result of your hard work and also read some useful tips for this process:
- Firstly, distress the chocolate stain spot with the edge of your butter knife or you can also use a piece of card stock, like an index card, simply distress from the outside edge of the chocolate stain spot inwards to avert spreading the chocolate.
- Next, you need to hold the edge of a piece of your paper as you distress to push your chocolate crumbs onto your paper for the removal process. Continue scraping the chocolate until you have removed as much as possible.
- Now you need to place some ice cubes in your zippered plastic bag if you see that any chocolate residue remains on your furniture and seems to be soft or moderately melted. Set your bag of ice over your chocolate for at least 10 minutes or until the chocolate spill hardens. Remove your ice bag and then you need to repeat step 1 to scrape away the hardened chocolate debris.
- Then you need to squirt a drop of your soap(mild liquid dish) onto your damp sponge. Blot the chocolate stain with the help of your sponge and rub the spot from the outside edge inbound to lift away the chocolate stain. Continue your work until you have removed as much of the chocolate spot as possible.
- Rinse your sponge and then you need to wipe the chocolate spot again to remove any leftover soap. Pat dry with the help of a white towel, using a white as averse to a dyed towel avert dye from transferring onto your upholstery.
- You may also need to sprinkle enough your cornmeal over the chocolate to cover the chocolate spot if any chocolate remains on your furniture. Allow the cornmeal to set for at least 30 minutes or up to 60 minutes absorb any greasy residue which is left from the chocolate. Wipe away with the help of a dry towel.
Tips For This Process
- If the hot chocolate is the fugitive then you need to blot up the chocolate stain as much as possible with the help of a dry white towel or you can also use paper towels before cleaning.
- Dairy products within the hot chocolate will cause a sour smell if not entirely removed from your fabric.
- If you are dealing with a chocolate sauce then simply blot up the sauce as much as possible by using your paper towels. Dab directly onto the chocolate sauce rather than wiping it, because this will spread the spill.