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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Russell Morgan on November 01, 2008, 04:46:38 pm

Title: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Russell Morgan on November 01, 2008, 04:46:38 pm
how do you all pre spray upholstery if using HWE, i sometimes make the detergent into foam then apply with a sponge, then rinse with a hyramaster drimaster tool, anyone else do this, very fast drying
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Peter Dawson on November 03, 2008, 10:16:43 pm
Hi Russel, I use Ashbys shampoo and in most cases apply with an electric spray unit, agitate heavily soiled areas with a soft brush then extract with a Kleenrite upholstery tool.

Peter
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Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: JandS on November 12, 2008, 09:48:48 am
Fabric restorer, agitate and extract with F&F rinse
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: davep on November 12, 2008, 12:03:18 pm
Just got a Minitex, saves on my brushing hand  ;D
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: JandS on November 12, 2008, 12:10:34 pm
What's a Minitex??

John
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Joe H on November 12, 2008, 02:00:36 pm
Its a electric powered rotary pad machine. Pad is about 8" dia.
Supplied only through Texatherm, main office in Weston Super MAre.
About £275+vat
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Carpet Genie on November 12, 2008, 10:18:27 pm
Just got a Minitex, saves on my brushing hand  ;D

I'm thinking of getting one of these myself - can you tell me if it's worth the expense please?

Ta.
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Jim_77 on November 13, 2008, 12:00:42 am
Definitely.  It's not an "expense", it's an investment :)
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: mitch2810 on November 13, 2008, 07:59:23 am
The Minitex is ideal for agitating prespray into upholstery and it helps with the drying time. I can sometimes have upholstery dry before I leave by using Minitex and then Drimaster to rinse and extract.
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: JandS on November 13, 2008, 08:55:03 am
Looks cool.
But at the end of the day it's justan electric powered brush.
Or am I missing something.

John
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Ian Gourlay on November 13, 2008, 08:59:37 am
Its a electric powered rotary pad machine. Pad is about 8" dia.
Supplied only through Texatherm, main office in Weston Super MAre.
About £275+vat

Just wondering if a Car Valeting rotary pad machine with a bonnet could be used

Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Joe H on November 13, 2008, 01:12:36 pm
Worth a go Ian, save a load of money. :o
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: clinton on November 13, 2008, 01:54:43 pm
Think you would get same results from them long as the batteries are charged
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Post by: davep on November 13, 2008, 02:00:28 pm
Minitex is designed for long periods of use.  Can use it to lm stairs too  ;)
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Jim_77 on November 13, 2008, 02:24:25 pm
Its a electric powered rotary pad machine. Pad is about 8" dia.
Supplied only through Texatherm, main office in Weston Super MAre.
About £275+vat

Just wondering if a Car Valeting rotary pad machine with a bonnet could be used



Think of it in terms of replacing your extraction machine with a Vax ::)

C'mon guys, a few hundred quid invested in something that's going to help you make tens of thousands of pounds!  We need to use professional machinery!
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Joe H on November 13, 2008, 02:41:56 pm
Think you would get same results from them long as the batteries are charged

Mine has an electric lead Clinton  ;)

Jim, you cant compare it to using a vax as a main c/c machine.

All it is needed for is to agitate some upholstery - its a heavy tool, you cant put that weight into a 3 piece suite.
I did have a mini-tex when I had a Texatherm rotary machine - sold the mini-tex to Spencer just over 12 months ago. Not missed it.
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: Ian Gourlay on November 13, 2008, 02:53:27 pm
Mine works on electric is heavey etc  as Joe says just need  it to agitate  some cost over £300
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: colin thomas on November 13, 2008, 06:25:10 pm
i use a one-man-powered brush, sometimes a brush with hard bristles for mingers and sometimes a brush with soft bristles for 'clean' furniture, easy to change to either and no need for a power lead. and do you know what, they use very little effort compared with lugging a machine all over the suite, when they wear out it's back down to the shop to spend another £2 on new ones,

 ;)   colin
Title: Re: how do you pre spray upholstery?
Post by: JandS on November 13, 2008, 07:15:40 pm
My thoughts exactly.

John