[jacko]

I have been asked to quote for a mattress clean. It is a child's one with sick and other organic spills on.

I think£25 will be appropriate, will use microsplitter with deodorizer, agitate with brush, and extract with prochem uph tool.

Don't want to overwet due to springs. Will probably bring air mover in.

Does any one else do mattresses or headboards???

What do you charge ?  What method do you use?

[Dynafoam]

Jacko,

I clean quite a few mattresses and the method wil vary dependant upon the condition.

The main problem you are likely to encounter is celulostic browning from cotton wadding beneath the face fabric and from the fabric itself. Moisture control is of paramount importance if you are not to cause this browning. I would not like to use the Prochem upholstery tool, prefering a kleenrite swivle-head or better still CFR Combi Tool.

An acidic rinse will help and an air-mover is essential.

[Shorty]

John, would you apply an enzyme or an anti bacterial solution for sanitising the mattress, prior to acid rinse??

Cheers,

Shorty.

[Dynafoam]

Shorty,

I would never use an enzyme product on a mattress. Due to the absorbency of the cotton wadding and the impracticality of deep-rinsing, I could not be sure of removing all the enzyme.

Any remaining enzyme dust in such an 'intimate' (no pun) area would likely be inhaled.

I have used anti-bacterial agents but choose carefully. Where the mattress is to be used by someone with known or likely sensitivity, a 5% hydrogen peroxide  solution is especially useful as I can be certain of no harmful residue remaining.

Such treatments are normally applied immediately after a thorough pre-vac with an electrically powered vibrating head attached to my extraction machine via a dust-downer.

Regards,

John.

[Big_Fish]

Jacko

There is roughly as much work/time in a matress as there is in a sofa...£25??!!!

We have also cleaned matresses and as John says, they are often not as straight forward as they first seem.

John

Can you tell us a little more about the Kleerite swivle- head please?

BFN

[Dynafoam]

BFN,

The Kleenrite swivel-head was long considered the 'Rolls Royce' of upholstery tools. The enclosed jet is in chamber one, the next three chambers are suction, separated by walls terminating in roll-bars.

This design gives a moderately deep injection of fluid, then corrugates the cloth whilst applying some squeegee action from the three roll-bars.

The tool comes with a swivel-attached 4' suction hose, enclosing the solution hose.

Since changing my main upholstery tool to a CFR Combi, unlike many, I have not noticed any improvement in drying times. to me this indicates that, used to its' best advantage, the Kleenrite is capable of an extremely high level of extraction.

John.

[Big_Fish]

Thanks John,

We use a few different tools for upholstery, one of them being the CFR that you mention. Hadn't heard of the swivle but have now found the website.

Cheers

BFM

[jacko]

Hi Big Fish

The mattress is only a single one - incidentally i did not win job as they were quoted £20 by competitor. (i followed up on my quote).

[ABLECLEAN]

Don't waste your time on a mattress unless there is a nice blonde lying on it. :