How do I care for and wash my cover?

 We recommend, and Sunbrella® recommends, to hand wash the covers with soap, like Dawn® or mild laundry detergents like  Woolite® or  Tide Clean and Gentle®. Use a bucket of warm water and a soft-bristled brush to clean the cover. Hose off the cover, scrub it down (be more gentle on the inside microfiber lining), hose it off again, and line-dry it. 

Spot Cleaning Chart: Stain Chart Spot Cleaning

Treatment Spray: 303 Fabric Guard

Instructional PDF: Sunbrella Care Instructions

Sunbrella Cleaning: More Cleaning Information

Do not machine wash, tumble dry, or dry-clean the covers. Those processes will prematurely deteriorate the material by breaking down the UV and water repellent inhibitor treatments already incorporated in the material. If you have a massive cover or it is very filthy, soak the cover in a large tub or container. Again, do not machine dry the cover. 

If, after a couple of seasons, your cover seems to be losing its water repellent qualities, contact us, and we'll send you a bottle of UV and water repellent treatment that you can spray on your cover. The UV and water repellent treatment is Gold Eagle 303 Fabric Guard. Reapplying the UV and water repellent treatment is by no means a "cure-all" solution; however, it does help prolong your cover's life.