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Help - second hand sofa smells

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WickedElpheba · 09/10/2025 12:11

We bought a really nice leather sofa from an antique shop and once I got it home I realised it was covered in pet hair under the cushions and it smells (think it's from a smoking house). It's making me feel sick. I've wiped it down with a damp cloth, used zoflora spray on the fabric bits under and around the cushions (not the leather), hoovered it especially inside... it still has a smell. What can I do to give it a good clean?

I am sensitive to smells so it's probably not filthy but I need to make it feel cleaner.

There's also a bit of emulsion on one arm I need to try to remove... kind of regretting the purchase!

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BarnacleBeasley · 09/10/2025 12:13

I would wash it with glycerine saddle soap.

WickedElpheba · 09/10/2025 21:09

Thanks @BarnacleBeasley I was thinking of going that

is there a brand you'd recommend or are they all the same?

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BarnacleBeasley · 10/10/2025 13:13

I don't know, I'm afraid - I don't ride so I only use it to look after my leather shoes and bags, so I have the same bar of Belvoir saddle soap I've had for years. You could try posting on the 'tack room' topic so horsey people can give you recommendations.

scaredfriend · 10/10/2025 18:04

Is the smell in the filling of the cushions rather than the leather?

WickedElpheba · 10/10/2025 20:49

scaredfriend · 10/10/2025 18:04

Is the smell in the filling of the cushions rather than the leather?

I'm not sure

it's not super strong but it's just a slight emanation

it would make sense that the smell has penetrated...

Ive febreezed the fabric cushions

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