help with cotton
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Topic: help with cotton
Posted By: gaitan
Subject: help with cotton
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 4:04pm
Just to say hello and ask for your advice. I have to clean 2 couches made of 65% cotton. Any advice how to clean them and dry them since they are in a basement and there is not muuch ventilation. I have cleaned couches in the past but made of polyester. I have heard that cotton is very delicate. Please help I don't want to mess up. 
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Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 4:38pm
Pre-vac, Prespray with pre-kleen upholstery cleaner, lightly brush/ agitate with soft brush or cotton towels. Extract with textile rinse (low psi). Force dry with air movers or fans. Apply guard if so desired. Collect cash and be on your way.There are several other ways to clean that type of upholstery,however that is very effective and does a great job! ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 29/September/2006 at 11:45pm
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I concur with Hammy...You can use a dif. uph. prespray also. |
Posted By: gaitan
Date Posted: 01/October/2006 at 12:25pm
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Thank you for all your advice,
I wait for more responses 
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Posted By: gaitan
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 5:52pm
hey guys thanks for the advice I clean the couches today It took me a little long but worked great  .
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 03/October/2006 at 6:31pm
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Date Posted: 11/October/2006 at 6:23pm
Posted By: gaitan
Date Posted: 16/October/2006 at 9:45pm
| Thanks John great advise. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 05/June/2007 at 12:41pm
Cotton is delicate in its natural state..
Actually cotton is about 15% stronger when it's wet.
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Posted By: splash_$$$_dash
Date Posted: 05/June/2007 at 2:49pm
| Spray it with some encap juice like Releasit, rub it around with a Cimex pad when custy aint looking-- get your cash and dash! |
Posted By: jaymark1
Date Posted: 20/February/2009 at 1:43pm
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gaitan...
First, cotton looks horrible when you first clean it...but when it drys, it looks great..
Just make sure to wet the entire thing, cotton has a habbit of getting water rings if you only wet in sections. When i say wet, I dont mean firehose it either...dry dry dry
use cold to mild water
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Posted By: Carpet Cleaning
Date Posted: 02/October/2009 at 2:15am
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For water-soluble upholstery, rent or purchase an upholstery cleaning
machine and shampoo. Use a chemical cleaning agent if the couch is
covered in cotton, rayon or silk, working the product in with soft
upholstery brushes. remove the Soil that has been captured by the cleaning agent as a final step in the couch restoration. Clean wood trim and other non-upholstery couch fittings with mild soap. If the wood sections are damaged or scarred, consider sanding and staining them while you wait for the upholstery to dry. When the couch is dry and you've completed the job, apply a spray-on product such as scotchgard to all surface areas of the upholstery to keep it from attracting grime in the future. |
Posted By: LArugcleaning
Date Posted: 09/August/2010 at 10:44pm
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Hi, Yes Your right the cotton will become much stronger when its wet,,,,let it dry... Then after that spray spray it with some chemicals to clean it up.... |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/August/2010 at 10:01pm
Can you see any difference
 iufference? ------------- Just My opinion |
John L wrote:Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 14/August/2010 at 10:39pm
LOL! I saw a difference.. $150 in my pocket difference. 
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 15/August/2010 at 12:27am
If you send me $150, I'm sure I'll see a difference
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 16/August/2010 at 12:52am
I can show you all how to make $150 again and again non stop! 
Without touching your wand.
How to get tons of traffic to your new website etc. etc.
 PM me if you want to know more.
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 19/August/2010 at 7:09pm
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John being a pimp in Ontario is kind of risky?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 19/August/2010 at 10:47pm
Open up a cash store. You can make a sh*tload of money
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/August/2010 at 8:24am
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Didn't McGilty put a limit on what you can charge?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 21/August/2010 at 12:26am
Yeah, but a friend of mine owns one. Says he makes a killing even with the regulations
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Posted By: vacman2000
Date Posted: 22/August/2010 at 3:51pm
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I thought cotton was weaker when it was wet, any IICRC guys her that can answer, if this wrong or right
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 23/August/2010 at 8:05am
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you thought wrong? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 24/August/2010 at 10:15pm
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The problem with cotton is the COLOR!!!! WHITE!!!!!! the more natural the cotton is the more problems.... RUN if you don't know what yo are doing...Cotton is easy to brownout ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: John Bolton
Date Posted: 25/August/2010 at 7:22am
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/August/2010 at 2:01pm
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Browning is the major problem.... I have yet to meet a trained professional...there is no such thing Most white cotton sofa's get browned out by noobs that have no clue what they are doing... and over wet the cotton...or use the wrong type of soap... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 29/August/2010 at 8:53am
 ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 15/September/2010 at 11:16pm
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Posted By: John Bolton
Date Posted: 16/September/2010 at 9:21am
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 28/September/2010 at 11:39pm
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What I ment to say is there there is no text book method.... People use many different methods to clean the same thing. Changing an alternator on a BMW can only happen one way....a mechanic has to be trained and become a Trained Professional.. if you think you are a trained professional after taking the IICRC course for furniture...I LAUGH... Most cleaners come up with methods that work for them... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: prouddadx3
Date Posted: 02/October/2010 at 1:24pm
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I like to use a self neutralizing ammonia cleaner with cotton. Staying with a low PH helps with yellowing and an acid rinse is also good. We use Dry tools which keeps it relatively dry. The water ring tip is a good one and if you see water rings on furniture their is a good chance it is cotton. They use to say to clean to your most sensitive fiber and cotton is sensitive to PH. So even if it is just 10 % cotton, clean it like its 100% cotton. ------------- http://maps.google.com/coupons/page?oi=lbc&did=0_14019921871367697693&cid=RF0IMWO26GG3CFHL&hl=en-US&gl=US - Boulder carpet cleaning Coupons |
Posted By: westcovina
Date Posted: 23/January/2011 at 1:20pm
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Some cotton can't be cleaned with water. What is the cleaning code symbol on the piece?
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