How to Get Rid of Tomato Stains on a Couch

Although tomatoes are delicious and healthy, they can also create a tough stain when you have a spill on your couch. Learning how to treat stains like this will help you preserve the life of your furniture. If you let the stain set, it can be quite difficult to deal with, but you can deal with it effectively is you attack it quickly.

Things You'll Need

• Butter knife
• Water
• Liquid dishwashing detergent
• Cleaning cloth

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Pick any tomato bits off the couch and scrape as much of the stain off as you can with the back of a butter knife or other dull object.

   • 2

     Combine 2 cups of water and a tablespoon of liquid dishwashing detergent. You can also use a mixture of equal parts water and white vinegar.

   • 3

     Apply the solution to your stain and blot it with a clean cloth.

   • 4

     Repeat the process until the stain is gone.