pre-spraying

I've used trigger sprayers from Home Depot for furniture and I just overlap my spray. I use a self neutralizing furniture spray from Masterblend and I have never had any problems. For carpets the hydro sprayer is the fastest and easiest.

http://www.colorado-carpet-masters.com/carpetcleaningBoulder.htm

MR. STEAMER wrote: Doug... you can't get even flow with a spray bottle....you get patchy results... thanks for not flaming me...I have never browned or wrecked a piece of furniture...It's something that can not be taught in a class...I guess it comes with experience

Yep, hydro force is definitely the way to go. Use it, like it, keep it! :-)

Cheers, Carla

    Well you dont actually spray using the hydro force sprayer. You use the foaming tip on the sprayer and foam your chemical on the horse hair brush, then lightly aggitate it in. If its a cheap couch, then I will just lightly spray it on without foaming tip to speed up the process.

    LOL, you dont have to do that chemical mix everytime, You can just use Fabric Shampoo only, and rinse with Fab Clean. I just like to add additives for extra cleaning. Yea it does take forever to mix an ounce of boost all, like a minute, if your that impatient then you shouldn't be cleaning upholstery anyways. On a cheap to regular sofa, I may not use such a recipe, but when its dirty and I have any doubt in the cleaning, I will use that recipe. The mixing of the chemicals is not time consuming at all. And I mentions 4 chemicals: Boost All, Buff All, Fabric Shampoo, and Fab Clean. And when you clean upholstery you dont have to mix in a bucket if you dont want to, you can measure out the correct ounces for the sprayer of your choice. But usually my technicians will not even use a sprayer, they will just whip up the foam in the bucket and pick it up with a brush. Good Enough is the Enemy of Excellence, do it right the first time everytime.
    

Edited by Doggfather - 07/April/2007 at 10:56am

Well Doggf**ker I have never been to a class where the instructor explained to everyone to go out save a couple of bucks buy all you chemicals in bulk then mix all your own cleaning chems in a bucket? I will agree with some additves when necessary but if I had to mix all my cleaners everyday I would find something else to do?

    If there is a lot of colors in the fabric then yes I will still use dye loc on it. Even with synthetics, colors can still crock or bleed. Better to be safe than sorry. It takes 2 minutes to do it, and when you wipe the dye loc, you will get your first visual on just how dirty your sofa is, and if the customer is watching, he/she will be impressed.
    
    

Edited by Doggfather - 06/April/2007 at 11:22pm

dye lock & load ......