I know I am not the only one super excited for the summer season! And I know I am not the only one who may have left their outdoor cushions and pillows out and they are a gross mess full of dirt and mildew. I am terrible in remembering to cover or bring my cushions in and over time they get rained on, birds do their business {gross!} and they are just never quite the same as day one. This year I was determined to get them super clean, every other season I would just power wash them but that still didn’t ever seem enough. I had heard wonderful things about Scott’s Outdoor Cleaner Plus OxiClean and picked up a bottle at my local Home Depot and decided to give it a try! Not only was the whole process fairly easy but I couldn’t believe how clean the cushions came!
STEP ONE:
Remove all your cushions and pillows from your furniture. I honestly just placed mine all on the grass and rinse them down with your garden hose. You can see in this picture all the dirt and mildew that are on my cushions.
STEP TWO:
Attach the Scott’s cleaner to your garden hose. The attachment has an on and off switch which is really nice. You can rinse the cushions without having to actually spray any cleaner on them which is nice so you don’t have to keep removing the bottle from the garden hose everytime you need to rinse it off.
STEP THREE:
Apply the cleaner to the surface of your cushions and pillows and let it sit for 5-10 minutes. The more stains there are, the longer you let the solution sit.
STEP FOUR:
After letting the cleaner sit, scrub the cushions clean with a scrub brush. The cleaner foams and helps lift any extra dirt and stains.
STEP FIVE:
After cleaning, rinse the cushions down with water. There may be some additional foaming but that will dissolve as it dries.
STEP SIX:
Turn over and complete the same process on the other side of the cushions. Once finished, let the cushions completely dry in the sun before putting back on your patio furniture. I also did the same process on our outdoor throw pillows.
For under $10 and maybe an hour of my time, my cushions and pillows were as good as new! We can’t wait to spend another summer season enjoying the warm weather and sunshine on our back porch!
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