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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ag on July 03, 2007, 12:57:30 pm

Title: dentist chair
Post by: ag on July 03, 2007, 12:57:30 pm

Hi there
Any thoughts on best way to clean a dentist chair? The covering is a light lemon colour and the dirt is really showing through in it. The manufacturers say is just a synthetic covering, and to use a bit of warm water. Cant see that cleaning very much. the girls in the practice used jif on it. Any ideas?
thanks
Agnes

Title: Re: dentist chair
Post by: Graeme@Access on July 03, 2007, 06:28:56 pm

Hi Agnes,

If it stood up to jif (or cif as its now known in the uk) then i guess it has a relatively stable dye and construction.

I would use something like fabric restorer and extract with fine fabric detergent/fibre rinse depending on how manky it is. If its really manky and defiantely synthetic, you could use a traffic lane cleaner on it and rinse with fibre rinse.  If its not synthetic or there is any doubt, use a milder detergent with a solvent booster like citra boost.

It sounds like the kind of job that you will try loads of stuff on and not be completely satisfied.

You could allways use a stair-tool to rinse with much more water than an upholstery tool allows.  yeeehaa cowgirl  ;).

I have no idea what dentists make thier chairs from, but if it was PP then you could just bleach it with something like oxibrite.....man i have my spurs on today.  Seriously though, dont try this unless you know its PP for sure and have tested it.

Others will say splitter or magic water.. i guess you could try them too.

Graeme
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Title: Re: dentist chair
Post by: calmore on July 07, 2007, 12:42:52 pm

Is it a woven fabric or more of a vinyl type stuff?

Title: Re: dentist chair
Post by: vangaurd on July 07, 2007, 02:34:30 pm

use my stain remover, its like pulling teeth!

Title: Re: dentist chair
Post by: ag on July 07, 2007, 11:00:25 pm

Its like a vinyl, but feels very thin as its really spongy. I cant really think of anything to compare it to. Its supposed to be a really poor imitation leather effect.

Title: Re: dentist chair
Post by: carpetguy on July 08, 2007, 08:12:56 am

In that case ............ why not use a vinyl cleaner!