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Best soft furnishing antibac spray - any ideas

We are visiting a family static caravan in September....maybe!! Site only allows close family but that means 1 couple and 2 families and us will have used since July.  I am too careful and a worry but must admit I said would love to go -I asked  are they leaving 72 hours between family stays etc the phone fell silent....I am sure they were wishing they had not offered.  While I can easily clean and take own bedding wondered if there was an upholstery spray out there.  It is a lovely van and have had some lovely stays, just wish I wasn't the worrying kind.
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  • Niv
    Niv Posts: 2,570 Forumite
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    I have started using diluted zoflora on fabric like sofas, curtains, cushions etc.
    YNWA

    Target: Mortgage free by 58.
  • adonis
    adonis Posts: 1,072 Forumite
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    Would a hand held steamer be better, if you use a spray that smells the owners may not like it.
    From this website,
    "When items cannot be cleaned using detergents or laundered, for example, upholstered furniture and mattresses, steam cleaning should be used."


  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 9,448 Forumite
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    We are taking diluted Zoflora in a spray bottle to our holiday cottage to disinfect the soft furnishings. 
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • Vegastare
    Vegastare Posts: 1,027 Forumite
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    Yes must admit concern at damaging anything...... I used Dettol in aeorsol can called All in one recently on a gate handle as we had a work man and it dis coloured  the handle - it says that is ok on mattress and soft furnishing - just not chrome handles!!!  
  • suki1964
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    macman said:
    An 'antibacterial spray' isn't going to protect you from COVID-19, if that is your hope. It's a virus.
    Precisely

    If you are seriously that concerned, use a steamer
  • Jonesy1977
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    suki1964 said:
    macman said:
    An 'antibacterial spray' isn't going to protect you from COVID-19, if that is your hope. It's a virus.
    Precisely

    If you are seriously that concerned, use a steamer
    Or fantex spray which I believe is anti viral........... 
  • suki1964
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    suki1964 said:
    macman said:
    An 'antibacterial spray' isn't going to protect you from COVID-19, if that is your hope. It's a virus.
    Precisely

    If you are seriously that concerned, use a steamer
    Or fantex spray which I believe is anti viral........... 
    Kills 99% bacteria
  • sweetsand
    sweetsand Posts: 1,826 Forumite
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    macman said:
    An 'antibacterial spray' isn't going to protect you from COVID-19, if that is your hope. It's a virus.
    is that just wording?? I say that becuse people use soap, ordinary sopa to kill covi and antibacterial soaps and then the anti back wipes - so am I right that anti-bac wipes, sprays will do the job for the virus.
  • Jonesy1977
    Jonesy1977 Posts: 295 Forumite
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    Bacterial, Fungal and Viral It kills everything from herpes and influenza to avian and fox powl virus.................... Google told me this.  It didn’t however tell me what fox powl virus is so don’t ask.......;-) 
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