Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cheryl new on December 14, 2004, 10:06:20 pm
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Good evening all,
Apart from having a CFR hand tool (which I don't have), what techniques are best to avoid overwetting upholstery?
I have the extracta 3" hide a hose upholstery tool.
Thanks guys.
Cheryl
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I think the overwetting thing is a bit over rated. Youd need to be doing a seriously poor job in order to over wet anything.
When cleaning upholstery you should vacuum, pre-spray and extract. Use terry towels to aid cleaning and drying depending upon fabric type. Use airmovers to aid drying. The very nature of upholstery and poor drying conditions will aid long dry times but this is not usually a direct result of overwetting.
There are of course carpets and fabrics that dont like too much if any water. You should go on a good course to learn about these before you ruin them.
A good rule of thumb is to use two dry stokes for every one wet stroke.
Mark
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Mark
You should also consider the tools that you are going to use i.e. type of tool, angle of jets, jet sizes in addition to all the other bits and pieces you have mentioned
Derek
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Cheryl
As you are aware, there's much more to upholstery cleaning than using a rinse tool. Also, is it a case of overwetting or underdrying ???
IMO it's essential to have a dedicated upholstery tool. They normally have quite small jets (my Prochem Chisel nose with 20+ years use had an 01 jet, and sometimes this felt too much!)
It's important to have the preparation right to minimise the amount of fluid used in the rinse. You can then use everything at your disposal to provide a minimal amount of residual moisture. ie extra dry passes as required, toweling and turbo blower.
Don't make wild untenable claims about drying times. With HWE, if I think a suite is going to be dry in a few hours I will always add that it would be wise to leave it to aire overnight. Feeling dry and being dry are often two different things. Classic example is Dralon, acrylic pile feels dry quickly, cotton backing "draws" moisture from the pile.
On the other hand, buy a CFR tool and delete all of the above ;)
Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
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Hello guys,what is so special about a cfr tool ,,and who sells them ?
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I took it she has a dedicated upholstery tool.
CFR dries better, flushes as well most other good tools but the head can be changed to 3 or 5 inch. I use the 5 inch all the time. Its noisy and very unergonomic and expensive but worth it.
Mark
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CFR Equipment...
Amtech UK
Tel: 0845 130 4755
Derek
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But Mark,
once you've gone deaf, learned how to clean with a dislocated wrist and bribed the bank manager (the missus!!) you'll love it. I wouldn't be without mine!!
Cheers
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So is a CFR upholstery tool only available from Amtech UK? If not, then where else?
Chris
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CFR Hand Tools
http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/shop/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?&pg=cat&ref=Hand+Tools
Mark
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So around £300 is the going rate for a CFR upholstery tool then?
Chris
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Worth every penny
Derek