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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.

Commercial Carpet Cleaning Update
Research - LP
According to a well-documented study conducted by The Hoover Company, 79 percent of soil in a carpet is dry soil. That means after thorough vacuuming has been performed you should only need to be concerned with removing the remaining 21 percent of the soil. . . . keep reading
How Waste And Lack Of Training Can Erode Your Bottom Line
Legend Brands - Dri-Eaz, ProRestore, Sapphire
Just as football and golf are won by inches, business profitability is lost by inches - seemingly small inefficiencies that eat profit. For example, there is a tendency among technicians, especially less experienced technicians, to use higher concentrations of chemical products thinking that more is better. Let's look at how that can erode your bottom line. . . . keep reading
HOW WET CAN YOU GET? Properly Cleaned Upholstery Fabrics Should Be Dry In About An Hour!
Jim Pemberton
Most serious upholstery cleaning problems (browning, bleeding, and shrinkage) are caused, completely or in part, by overwetting of fabrics. Upholstery cleaners who avoid overwetting during cleaning and make certain that fabrics dry quickly afterward have few, if any, damage claims. . . . keep reading
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
Mystery Upholstery Color Change
Jim Pemberton
Hey Jim. Question: I cleaned a tan sofa and it turned pink after it dried! I rinsed it with an acid rinse and thought it was always safe. What happened? . . . keep reading
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 . . .
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How To Safely Clean Upholstered Furniture Using Your Truck Mount
Jim Pemberton
There is NO GOOD EXCUSE for using carpet cleaning detergents in your extraction solution! Best results are always achieved when you use products designed for the fabric that you are cleaning. If you can not easily change your extraction detergent to something appropriate for use on upholstery, you are facing unacceptable risks. . . . keep reading
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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