From time to time you may find yourself attempting to remove an oily substance from a very delicate upholstered fabric. Aggressive chemicals can leave you feeling apprehensive about rubbing the stain too hard or disrupting the fabrics appearance using an inadequate brush. A safe and effective procedure is to rub the area with a dry [...]
Olefin fiber is becoming very prevalent in today’s carpets and furniture. If you don’t know or understand how to clean Olefin properly and professionally you are in for big headaches. A SureFire Test for Olefin: Snip a small fiber and place it into a glass of water. If it floats it is Olefin. If it [...]
Are you aware that Capture Carpet Dry Cleaning Powder works very well on reappearing spots and stains? Simply sprinkle it on, brush it in and then have your customer dry vacuum the next day. If necessary, leave some of the product with the customer just in case it needs a second or third treatment. (Don’t [...]
Optical Brighteners are fluorescent dyes (chemical ingredients) that appear fluoresce blue/white under ultraviolet light and tend to make light colors appear brighter. They show up in sunlight or fluorescent lighting in particular. Be careful in using any product which contains them as a spotter. Each spot, after drying, may appear lighter than the surrounding carpet, [...]
