Baby has wee'd on my leather sofa, how the heck do I get rid of the smell?

binkybetsy

The cushion were soaked but have now dried off. I have tried to soak up the odour with bicarb, but it's still there. The cushion covers do come off, but am I right in thinking I won't be able to put them in the washer? It hit the base which is cloth and has soaked right through, how do I get that out?
Please help! Is there any hope?

blue_monkey_2

LOL, I can't help but I just wanted to welcome you to the world of never having anything nice again until your kids hve left home!! Sorry I am not must use, but this post made me smile. I got a cream leather suite when my daughter was 2 and son was 1. Anyway, the next day I heard this clicking noise and turned to see my daughter with a biro and then turned to see she had used it as a blank canvas and there was blue biro in zig zags from one side to the other. I have never been more horrified. it was the last time I ever bought anything nice. Our TV had a marble thrown at it and it has a circular smash underneath the glass. Kids and nice stuff just don't go anymore unless you don't let them breath and play in the house!

I am sure someone will come along with more constructive advice, I had to smile at your email that's all. I wash my leather sofa now with Bold 3, it can't look much worse than it has after they have jumped all over it. I thought it was a good idea at the time as it would be easy to keep cleam. Ah, how wrong can you be!!

binkybetsy

I wouldn't mind but I've just bought a new tub of Sheratons to clean it with! How do you clean the leather with washing powder then?

kdean

I can sympathise, the only thing I can suggest is to soak (as wet as it was with the wee) it with febreze and then it should get the smell out. I know you are supposed to be careful about what you clean leather with but I have used just about everything, Stardrops seems to be best so far, baby wipes are very good and obviously are gentle but you do have to use a lot to do the whole thing. I don't know who is worse in my house DS (3) or DH who is a printer. I also thought it would be easy to keep clean but was very wrong.

binkybetsy

Could I maybe take the leather covers off and hand wash them in the bath? Then I could get a carpet cleaner to clean the base of the sofa. What do you think?

vivaladiva

If the leather covers come off I'd recommend cleaning the base with strong bio washing powder and sodium bicarb. We had a similar incident (although I suspect it was the cat:eek:).
I wouldn't recommend getting the leather covers very wet (well any wetter than they have already been:rolleyes:.). Do you have accidental damage on your house contents?

blue_monkey_2

About the washing powder, I get a cup of powder and just mix it with hot water and use that to clean the sofa then I wipe it over - I used to use huggies baby qipes but they changed them and they have never been the same since.

You could get it proffessionaly cleaned - it would cost around £100 I guess, but at least you wouldknow it was done correctly, as someone said, if you have accidental damage on the house insurance then you can use that to claim but you have to consider whether it is worth it. Proffessional cleaners have the odour neutralisers.

I'l be honest, mine goes through everything and the kids have wrecked it - this is why I use Soap Powder solution on it. They have stapped it with pencils, the cat got spooked and went over it (ripped it in several places) and I have looked at getting a new one so many times I have lost count (even in the sales when they are are cheap is really tempting) but I am going to wait until the kids are older as it is not worth it. You have to look at whether it is ruined or if it is something that can be fixed. mine is ruined so it is not a big deal for me but this is what I use to clean it because it does come up lovely.

vivaladiva

blue_monkey wrote: »

You could get it proffessionaly cleaned - it would cost around £100 I guess, but at least you wouldknow it was done correctly, as someone said, if you have accidental damage on the house insurance then you can use that to claim but you have to consider whether it is worth it. Proffessional cleaners have the odour neutralisers.

Your insurance company would probably send out a cleaner or might be able to recommend someone else who could help - especially if it's going to save them money!

binkybetsy

Right, I've hoovered up the bicarb, and it'd better but not as good as....
I've took the baby wipes to the worst area and vaccuumed down the sides etc. Seems a bit better still. Will go get febreeze tonight. What do you do with it? Do you just spray it on and leave it? Professional cleaner was 50 quid which I simply haven't got (which is why I'm on Old-Style). I think the insurance claim may be false economy as I'll pay in an increased premium next time around.
Thanks for all your help, and I'm glad bluemonkey got a laugh!:D

csarinaknight

Thank god nothing like that ever happened to me but in the 70's everything was sludge coloured anyway and felt tips had not been invented.......I had a suite that had belonged to my MIL which was the best tempered thing you could ever imagine, I made a loose cover for it myself, eventually my eldest daughter had it when she and her OH bought their first house, and she passed it on to her sister in law by which time it had suffered every insult imaginable, sick, poo and various other objectionable things, it never did smell thanks to bicarb and occasionally talcum powder, the cushions were feather, I don't know if that had anyting to do with it, I used to chuck them in the garden for a couple of hours in the sun, and they never seemed to bother....leather......well I am afraid I stick to it, so it will never find its way into my house...............are you sure it is leather?????? if leather has been treated properly it should not let moisture through..............

binkybetsy

LOL it's definitely leather!
Right, bought the febreeze stuff and squirted entire sofa (not leather, base and underside of cushions) took the whole bottle. Room smells like a !!!!! house:p
We await the results in the morning methinks, when it's dry.
If this works I shall move the sofa back into the living room and sit queen-like on it, shooing my filthy children away:D