[Steve Davey]

Hi
I have 2 x matching faux suede couches, they were very soiled when I got them, after numerous attempts at cleaning with spray-on mousse such as Vanish and 2001 they are quite a bit better but still not really clean. I used the short-haired soft brush that came with the 2001 as that seemed to loosen and break up the dirt the best, noticeable soiling on the surface has now mainly gone, but there are some light spots where the cleaning solution went on in clumps, so it seems there is still dirt to be rinsed out somehow.

Last night I tried a light water spray worked in with the brush again and rubbed off with a clean towel, that seemed to help quite a bit, the couch looked better today and has less of a sticky feel to the fabric now.

The label shows Surface 100% Polyester, machine wash 40 (the covers aren't removable though), no bleach, cool iron, (P), no tumble dry. There is a cleaning code 'A' which I can't find any information about anywhere on the web  

Any help here please? The spray I am using does seem to do a good job of breaking the dirt up but I need a more radical solution to really draw it out!

Thanks in advance

[markpowell]

Get a professional in to clean if i was you before you ruin it mate
Mark

[Steve Davey]

Thanks for the reply. I did get a quote for £60 but it's quite a lot really, more than I can afford, and it's doubtful if they're worth much more than that, maybe £100 clean? They are not in perfect condition anyway.

[jasonl]

£ 60 Was very cheap , I fail to see how someone can buy a van, machine ,chemicals , fuel ,advertising and insurance and make it to your house , spend 2 hours plus working ,and survive .

To answer your question , it sounds like buffalo , needs the right chems to clean , and extracting with a professional machine , otherwise it could delaminate ,wrinkle, wet the filling and possibly smell bad .

When you say it is worth 100 clean , it is more the cost of a new one and getting it delivered/disposing of the new one that you need to consider.

[Colin Day]

Ditch them if they aren't worth getting cleaned. I would charge anything between £120-£180 for a 3 piece suite to be cleaned, and that's seen as cheap as chips by a lot of people on here.

If you carry on spending £5 a tin on the rubbish you are using, then hiring a Rug Doctor using their inferior chemicals, you're soon going to be out of pocket.

If your house was on fire, would you try and put it out with a garden hose pipe?  

Get a professional in, you will be amazed at what we can achieve!!!

[Steve Davey]

OK, thanks for the replies all, I take your comments on board. Most likely I will ditch them in that case, there was some pet damage to begin with so there is no sense trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear as they say.

I already have my own couch so replacement is not an issue.

[Deep Cleaning Solutions]

This has got to be a wind up.I have never known a customer who needs a faux suede sofa cleaned who knows the term "faux suede",when i tell them it's faux suede they look at me like i'm making some word up to sound professional.I always find it strange that a customer will pay me £100 for 4 hours cleaning there carpets but won't pay £60-70 for upholstery that would take almost the same time to do as the carpets.I don't think they know what effort and time it takes to clean upholstery and i don't convert upholstery cleaning as much as carpets.Faux suede is by far my favourite upholstery to clean,even a complete minger can be turned into a almost brand new sofa....oh and another good thing about them is they get soiled/watermarked so easily that you may have a regular customer for a long while. 

[JandS]

If there only worth that he may as well experiment with
them anyway, sounds like there already beyond salvation.
He says there polyprop.
How do you clean faux suede anyway, never been asked to
clean it.

John

[Steve. Taylor]

I use pure clean normally on false suede keep clear of solvents and really hot water,
reset the nap with a towel.

[markpowell]

The original post must be a wind up imo
Mark

[Steve Davey]

^

Nope. Here are the sofas

[Steve Davey]

This has got to be a wind up.I have never known a customer who needs a faux suede sofa cleaned who knows the term "faux suede",when i tell them it's faux suede they look at me like i'm making some word up to sound professional.

lol! OK, what do you call it then?

[Carpet Dawg]

Thats a shame that your going to ditch them. They clean up really well with the right tools, chems and knowledge. I'm sure you can find someone to do it for £100.

Surely £100 is better than the expense of buying new and upheaval of getting rid of these two  

For future referance to yourself. Dont use anymore Vanish, 1001 etc etc stain removal crap that you get in the supermarket! THEY ARE ALL PANTS!! and only make things worse! Trust me, i'm a carpet cleaner.

[Steve Davey]

I'm sure you can find someone to do it for £100.

Surely £100 is better than the expense of buying new and upheaval of getting rid of these two  

Thanks for the reply. Again, that's money that I simply do not have to spend. The sofas were left in a flat I moved into, they were filthy dirty but now somewhat cleaner after what I've done. As it stands, I will try to pass them on to someone who can do the work. I'm hoping to keep them out of land fill but may have to give them away, really. But still, they're cleaner than they were!

[Ian Gourlay]

The rest will kill me.

First of all Most of my customers know the term faux suede

At your own risk hire a rug doctor read the instructions . you should get an improvement.

Do not panic it will go darker until it dries.

Give it a a good vac first

[expro]

Steve.

IF you are a carpet and upholstery cleaner you SERIOUSLY need
to go on some courses.

To clean faux suede is easy and usually responds well to cleaning.

The reason the fabric feels sticky is because of the overuse and
combination of products used.

Expro

[Steve Davey]

No, I'm not a pro cleaner, as I say the sofas were left in the flat I moved into, I'm just trying to keep them out of landfill and possibly make a few quid into the bargain, though they could well end up going to Freecycle at this rate, lol. Still, I think they're too good for the tip.

The fabric is actually noticeably less sticky now. I tried a light water spray with a touch of liquid fabric wash, then lightly towelled it dry - I'd say this is the first time the fabric has actually felt clean to the touch, and the nap does come back up quite nicely with a circular / all-round gentle rub of the hand.

I'm not completely discouraged, after all nobody would even sit on them before! My mum said she thought they looked like someone had been sick on them, lol!

[markpowell]

Get a vileda supermop and bucket, put some daz automatic in the bucket and scrub away with the mop, leave 3 weeks to dry, job done
 

[Steve Davey]

Now that does sound like a wind-up.

Seriously though?

[markpowell]

Yea give it a go nothing to loose mate