Melbourne

ooh I'd say no to the aggressive wiping.

I'd consider a bit of baking soda in your water mix and test on a small part (if it's a fabric couch hard to tell) and let it dry dab off before the next step.. wet vacuum.

Are the covers removable? A full careful hand wash is going to get a more even result than any spot clean.

And be very careful of any of those enzyme sprays. If your sofa has any animal fibre (wool, silk) it will burn a hole in it.

Oh no! It’s hard to say from the photo, but is there now a light patch on it? It may have been bleached by the napisan. If this is the case it’s a lost cause. No way to put colour back into the couch, the solution would be cover with rug or cushion.

For future spills, buy an upholstery cleaner spray from the supermarket and use it exactly as per instructions. They are formulated to not damage the fabric. Source: have successfully cleaned many spills and pet accidents. Internet advice for various concoctions is risky, because it might be completely different effects for example depending on the brand of dish soap, type of fabric on the couch etc. Also some of it is just junk advice, people repeating things they have never actually tried themselves, just to get internet clicks or ‘I have heard it works’.

Agree about washing it (if it's removable). Otherwise buy the nicest bottle of whatever drink you can afford and offer to buy a nice throw rug and apologise. Shit happens. This is why I have a dark coloured sofa (that's washable!)