[mattyex4]

Hello everyone got my first paid 3 pc suite to clean it's been at least 5 months since i did my 1 day hands on course in royston, business has only been running properly for a month now.

ANY ADVICE OR TIPS FROM YOU EXPERIENCED PROFFESIONALS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THEY CANT TEACH EVERYTHING IN ONE DAY , HOWEVER THE INSTRUCTORS WERE EXCELLENT.

Best regards

Mat

[Doug Holloway]

Mat,

General rules.

Check the condition of the suite first , look for any evidence of wear, colour run , impossible to remove stains.

Test for colour bleed in an inconspicuous place.

Pre spray, work in with a microfibre cloth.

Extract  gently observing all the time.

Start with water at say 50c and increase if required and suite will take it.

Bear in mind almost all suites are wet cleanable if you go carefully.

good luck.

Doug

[mark_roberts]

Do your checks.  You dont want it to shrink, distort, colour bleed, tear, fall apart etc.  You dont want to buy a £2000 suite in your first week

Use a drop cloth in case you scratch the wooden floor as it may cost ££££ to replace or fix

Apart from that just go do it collect your cash and run as fast as possible

Works for me

Mark

[Bob Allen]

Stay confident infront of the customer dont let her know its your first being confident will put her at ease.

[Chris Bailey]

Matt

Scarey, scarey..

Take your time, learn as you work, concentrate..  take the money and run!!

Chris

[John Kelly]

Matt
Don't be scared, do your tests first, if everythings ok just get on and clean it. Can't see what all this mystery is about cleaning upholstery, worst part is the strain it puts on your back.
I try to avoid using too many products on upholstery. Find out what the material is and use a suitable product for that material, occasionally you may need to use an additional product for some stubborn areas such as hair grease marks.
It is good to have a system which can make the job easier.
Personally I take all the cushions off, after doing tests. Then I clean the frame of an armchair, if thats ok I go on to clean the frame of a sofa. Then I clean the cushions, pyramiding them on the sofa whilst I clean the last chair (3 pce) with an airmover blowing on them if required. Cleaned hundreds in 11 years and never had a problem.
I'll probably knack one next week now!

[mattyex4]

cheers lads, better wear two pairs of pants bricking already now, just kidding thanks for the tips, i gotta get something to agitate my prespray now micro-fibre cloth sounds like just the beauty, i think the burn test may be needed if i cant find the label or trust it. Just to let u know i got a load of ultimate master has anyone used this to rinse through on upholstery and can anyone reccomend a good prespray for upholstery i use citrus a lot on carpet but it's quite a high alkaline ph10

again thanks for the help boys, p.s i am available for cheap labour/help for proffesionals in the south west the exp will do me good

best regards
mat

[rs_cleancare]

Just like to add i use a pair of gel nee pads makes life a lot more easier. Also a good upholstery tool makes a world of differance;D
Rob.

[garyj]

Yep, the citrus pre-spray is ideal for suites, especially if they are a bit grubby. You can use Ultimate Master as a pre-spray as well if you're not too sure when you get there.

[COLIN BRIGHT]

I USE ALLTECS FABRIC CITRUS PRESPAY ON ALL MY WET CLEANABLE SUITE AND WASH OFF WITH ALTIMATE MASTER

I USE A HORSEHAIR BRUSH TO AGITATE AND DO ONE CUSHION AT A TIME

ALLWAYS GET FANTASTIC RESULTS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM YET

P.S I WAS BRICKING IT ON MY VERY FIRST ONE, BUT BUY FOLLOWING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO DO AND TEST AND REFERING TO MY UPHOLSTERY MANUAL AND PHONING PEOPLE LIKE
DAVE LEE, JOHN FLYNN AND PAUL PEARSE, PAV AND ALSO ALLTEC I GOT THROUGH IT UNSCATHED

SUPPOSE I SHOULD HAVE PAID ALL THJESE GUYS FOR THEIR ADVICE!!!!!!!!

[the red carpet]

I ALSO USE ALTECS FABRIC PRESPRAY AND ULTIMATE MASTER, ONLY DONE 3 SUITES SO FAR BUT HAVE ALL COME UP GREAT, ALTEC ALSO DO A SORT OF GLOVE/MITTEN THING YOU CAN USE TO AGGITATE I DONT KNOW WHAT ITS CALLED BUT I USE IT AND FIND IT GOOD

[Steve Weatherley]

Doesn't anybody clean upholstery with microsplitters anymore?? 

[garyj]

No, I don't. The truth is I liked m/s and found them easy to use, but my referral and call back rate dropped through the floor though, and I honestly believe using m/s causes rapid re-soiling. The first person to notice was my partner as I often clean my own carpets because we have 3 dogs. She actually asked me to "use the old stuff" as it left the carpets cleaner, brighter and fresher.

I really don't want to kick off another m/s debate, but this is my experience of using m/s and I'm not going back.

[Steve Weatherley]

Interesting - I find m/s good on synthetic velvets like Dralon but not so good on Polyester / cotton / viscose blends.

[BRSL]

Fresh water is good on Dralon 

has any 1 sat the NCCA course and noticed how the nice chap with the dodgy tash and funny name talks about cleaning suites, he recons to turn them over and clean your cushons on the base of the frame  sounds like hard work to me but recons it does save your back