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Technical "How To" Articles
Looking for technical guide lines? This is the place to find them! If you can't find the answers you are looking for here, go to our discussion board and post a note describing what you are looking for. You can be guaranteed a solution from that point.
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BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
GROOM Handi-Brush is the Only Upholstery Brush You Need!
Jim Pemberton
Upholstery fabrics have undergone dramatic changes in fiber, texture, and weave in the last few years. Microfiber has become one of the main fabrics of choice. You can hardly find Haitian cotton anymore. Velvets are rare, too. The Handi-Brush from Groom Industries now becomes the perfect upholstery grooming and agitation brush for almost every application. . . . keep reading
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SPOTTING - FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE STAINS
Scott Warrington
The category of fruit and vegetable juices ranges from sugary apple juice which will leave a sticky, soil attracting residue to the natural dyes in tomato juice to the artificial colors used in juice products. So, there will be considerable variation in how these spills respond to cleaning. In any situation, the sooner you get to the spill, the better your results will be. . . . keep reading
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The Art Of Water Extraction
Gordon Hanks
Is there art and skill involved in water extraction, or is it simply a matter of riding around on a specialized extraction tool and calling it a day? I think we can all agree that there is both art and skill involved. No matter what the equipment, the technician will always do better if he has training and experience. . . . keep reading
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HARD SURFACE FLOORS - TILE CLEANING
Scott Warrington
This article covers the basic cleaning of man made, scratch resistant, non-porous tile where the grout is the original color and there are no coatings on the surface. This will describe the majority of tile you will encounter in both commercial and residential settings. . . . keep reading
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A HEARTFELT THANKSGIVING MESSAGE FROM LEE PEMBERTON
Lee Pemberton
You, our customers, readers & friends make up 100% of our sales and 100% of our profits. Yet I find that we spend a lot of money and time beating the bushes for new customers and definitely not enough time thanking those responsible for 100% of our business and our profits! . . . keep reading
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Tools for The Upholstery Care Specialist:
Jim Pemberton
What is most important is that upholstery cleaning technicians choose tools that help them perform a better service for their clients, while protecting the furniture from damage, and themselves from physical strain and possible adverse health effects from cleaning products. . . . keep reading
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UPHOLSTERY CLEANING PRODUCTS
RELIABLE, SIMPLE AND SAFE
Jim Pemberton
I recently read a post on the Cleanfax Bulletin Board where a respected cleaner shared his frustration with the seemingly endless list of traffic lane preconditioning agents and detergents offered for carpet cleaning. His concerns made me take a hard look at what products are made available for upholstery cleaning. . . . keep reading
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BEDBUGS, FLEAS AND LICE
INSECT INFESTATIONS ON UPHOLSTERY AND BEDDING
Jim Pemberton
ELIMINATING INSECT INFESTATIONS ON UPHOLSTERY AND BEDDING
First, understand that a cleaner is not an exterminator, and the best course of action always would start with using a licensed exterminator, especially where local laws and regulations require it. If you decide to help your customer with such treatment, here are some effective steps that you can follow, once the above comments have been taken into consideration . . . keep reading
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Choosing A Preconditioner -- #2 of 3
Jim Pemberton
The second consideration with respect to preconditioner choice is soil type and environment. While you might break these soils & their unique environments into more categories than the following six (6), but I believe these cover 98% of the soils you will face . . . . . . keep reading
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CLEANING SILK UPHOLSTERY FABRICS
Jim Pemberton
You might be surprised to know that silk is actually a rather durable fiber that cleans up well as long as you understand some of its limitations and show reasonable care in the cleaning process. . . . keep reading
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Save Time With Dwell Time!
Jim Pemberton
One of the most common complaints we hear about upholstery cleaning is that it takes too long, or that it is not profitable (which means the same thing!) . . . keep reading
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