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WHERE HAVE ALL THE UPHOLSTERY SPECIALISTS GONE? J Pemberton Throughout the late 70' and through the 80's, one could find cleaners who were fine fabric upholstery specialists in most every medium to major market area in the US and Canada. Since that time, even with the exponential growth of the cleaning industry, there appear to be fewer and fewer upholstery specialists. . . . keep reading
PRODUCT REVIEW: MICROBAN CLEAN CARPET SANITIZER Jim Pemberton Since its introduction, only a few savvy cleaners have incorporated the product into their daily offerings as a profitable add on sale. The main usage of the product appears to be more in the problem preventing/problem solving parts of our industry. . . . keep reading
MAXIMIZE YOUR TRAINING INVESTMENT Jim Pemberton With the total cost of a certification course (including tuition, test fees, transportation cost, wages, food, and rooms) often totaling nearly a thousand dollars, you might wonder if its really worth the investment to send an employee. . . . keep reading
A NEW WAY TO DIVERSIFY INTO TILE & GROUT CLEANING (AND KEEP A GOOD EMPLOYEE) J Pemberton . . . . far too many carpet cleaners, especially owner operators, who could and should offer to clean tile and grout, do not. At the same time, many of these same owner operators also complain that they can't get and or keep good help.
A few far sighted cleaners have solved this problem by helping their "part time skilled help" set up as contractors in their own part time business of . . . TILE AND GROUT CLEANING! . . .
Fringe Discoloration on Area Rugs Jim Pemberton After decades of decline, area rugs are once again becoming an important part of your customers interior home design. You will find many more opportunities (and challenges!) in dealing with these rugs which are far different from the wall to wall synthetic carpets you've been used to cleaning. . . . keep reading
TO DRY CLEAN OR NOT TO DRY CLEAN...... J. Pemberton If you discover that the fabric to be cleaned has a "dry clean only recommendation", take these steps before reaching for the dry cleaning fluid: . . . keep reading
MORE ABOUT WAND GLIDES J Pemberton Testimonial . . .
I've been using an RX-20 to clean all my residential carpets for 3 years and the one problem I ran into was the drying time. I just bought my green glides last week, but every carpet I've cleaned with them has been DRY when I left, and I'm talking completely dry. I have been amazed and I'm very happy with the glides, they've been the best investment I've made in my company, except for the RX-20. . . . keep reading
PROLON -- Non-Detergent Carpet Cleaner TESTIMONIAL Jeff Helmer Prolon is the balanced product that I have been looking for to satisfy my needs. Not only does Prolon work.well as a preconditioner, it also works as a stock solution in my truck. This helps create more shelf space in my truck and simplifies chemical use which is ideal for my employees. . . . keep reading
Product Review: PROLON -- the product that shouldn't work J Pemberton Whenever you see an advertisement for anything that is sold as "safe", "environmentally friendly", "non-toxic", "hypo-allergenic", and has a very long list of "contains no.............." do you find yourself asking:
"Yes, but does it clean anything?" . . . keep reading
SPOT PRO -- Important Spotting Tool J Pemberton -------------------------------PROCHEM SPOT-PRO-------------------------------Tired of hooking up your truck mount and a hundred feet of hose to remov . . . keep reading
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
How To Avoid Problems With Fabric Back Coatings Jim Pemberton Some back coating materials are soluble in dry solvents, others in wet cleaning detergents, and some crumble with age and may be affected by excessive pressure or vacuum. . . . keep reading
WHEN IS HOT "NOT SO HOT"? Jim Pemberton The use of a hot cleaning solution is not without risk in upholstery care. Following are areas of concern that a cleaner must recognize .. . . . 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
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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