Recently a friend of my dad’s gave me a futon chair (styled similar to Ikea’s Poang). Apparently it had been sitting in the deep recesses of their warehouse because the twill-like cushion was covered with light yellow spots. I don’t know what that yellow was, nor do I want to know, as I fear it could be some sort of insect droppings, but let’s not go there. My initial instinct was to hand the cushion over to dad to use as a new pet bed, but after researching the cost of replacing the cushion cover and/or cushion, I decided to try whatever household cleaning products I had to remove the stains. In my arsenal I found Woolite Oxy Deep Spot & Stain Carpet Cleaner. Completely ignoring the fact it was intended for carpet, I doused what little was left in the bottle on to the cushion and washed it on heavy-duty cycle. After the first wash, most of those unspeakable stains were gone.

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