[header] How to clean upholstery [title] Check your upholstery tag. [step] Upholstery can be made of many different materials or blends, and these have different cleaning requirements. Whether you can spot clean or deep clean will depend on the material. 
Every upholstery tag should have a letter code on it that indicates how to clean the material, and they mean : [substeps] W for water: use water-based cleaning solutions, such as soap and water. Fabrics with this tag are often made from materials like polyester, nylon, acetate, and olefin.