Well not actually a job since the computer chair belongs to me... But it was a job doing it... LOL The pics dont really do it any justice... I probably should have took the pics inside the house... BEFORE: AFTER:
Nice job I see you are using your new old truck mount to branch out. Keep going now. You can charge for more than just carpet. Try a 2 day seminar at Interlink etc. on upholstery. You can make a good living at fabric cleaning.
Good job lester! When you're dealing with synthetics like your computer chair, and if its heavily soiled. A good thing to do after you prespray is to agitate the prespray in with a horsehair brush, or any other soft brissled brush. After extracting I like going over the piece with white towels. That step is what post padding is to carpet cleaning. It can help remove a little more soiling, and helps the piece to dry faster as well. With upholstery getting the pieces dried FAST is the name of the game. That will insure that they won't shrink, brown, and or bleed. Synthetics can bleed too, but its not as common as with natural fibers. When I'm using an upholstery tool I like to do dry strokes vertically and horizontally on the area I'm working with. This helps that you don't leave any streak marks. Another "name of the game" with upholstery is when you're prespraying, cleaning, applying protector. Be sure do to it EVENLY. Good job on the chair. If you have any questions on any future pieces, don't hesistate to private message me, or ask me for my email address. I love cleaning upholstery as it can be a whole different market in this industry. Happy cleaning bro!
thanks for the compliments.. i used a powdered detergent but think im gonna switch to straight liquids for doing upholstery...
Lester, I wouldn't steer to strickly liquid detergents. There are products like Bridgepoints Boost All, that has some oxidizing agents that I like in it. The oxidizing agents help bring out bright colors they may have dulled due to soiling. Boost All won't remove sunfading, but can bring back some of the color to the piece. I also recommend Bridgepoints Buff All. It does have a high pH always remember to test in an inconspicuous area first on any product you apply. Both of those products foam up better than other shampoos, and can be used to clean more sensitive fabrics. I normally use Boost All and Buff all on natural fabrics, and do not extract the pieces with an upholstery tool. I extract using the towel method. Agitate well first to create a good foaming action, and the soils with suspend within the foam. The foam is what will do the cleaning for you. You can still use them on synthetics too. If you're removing urine staining from a synthetic, or some yellowing in a lighter piece, they work very well. When working with upholstery its good have a number of products to use. A general prespray for synthetics. A few good shampoos like I mentioned above. There are also shampoos like Prochems Fine Fabric Shampoo, that is on the acid side, thats good for cotton and removing cellulose browning. If the browning is more major, Bridgepoints Haitian Cotton Shampoo, works very well for that. You'll more than likely see more true browning issues on a natural fiber piece than a synthetic.
They will if you use it to just spot, theres a chance that you can leave a water mark. That is why applying the cleaning agent evenly is very important. Thats also why I dry stroke verticle and horizontal.
for chemicals i had extraction detergent w/Peroxide... brushed it in real good dwell for 3 minutes... clear rinse and dry with up & down and side to side dry sweeps... the following is my tool and brush...
