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| [Wednesday, January 25, 2006] |
| I have had two opportunities in the past thirty days to clean upholstery made of microfiber material that has been heavily soiled by kids and daily usage. In both instances, the owners had cleaned the material repeatedly with water to remove spills of every nature. The end result left what appears to be water stains in the material along with black stains.
I have tried standard upholstery cleaning procedures with great success in removing soils, vomit, and other food and beverage spills, but with little success on these stains.
What do you suggest I use for the remaining water and black stains? Can they be removed?
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| Cleaning Procedures - Jim Jamieson |
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Assuming that a neutral or alkaline cleaner does not remove the black stains, try a solvent, either volatile or POG (Paint, Oil and Grease remover). You can apply either one to a white terry cloth towel and daub the fabric. If the black spots lighten and the towel darkens, gently continue the process until completed. Do not aggressively scrub the fabric. The black stains are likely oil-based, such as salad dressing, cheese spread, etc.
When finished, extract with an acidic rinse additive in your machine (pH at 4-5). Then hand towel and dry with an air handler. This will remove the water stains and accelerate the drying to prevent additional reoccurrence. For water stains appearing where there is no need to use a solvent, you can dilute the rinse additive 1:5; mist the area and towel dry. This should remove the water stains. To confirm the results and the finished appearance quickly, you can blow dry with a hair dryer.
Gary Clipperton
National Pro Clean Corp.
(719) 598-5112
www.nationalproclean.com
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