[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

i have cleaned tens of pairs of these curtains in a drycleaning machine(Johnsons/Sketchley) type and never has the pattern been removed. I would negotiate a good rate with a good local independent dry cleaner and take the curtains there. I think you would be able to get about £1.50 a sq metre trade price.

robert t

Drycleaners price by weight ..... aaaarrrgghhhhhhh   Try working out that conversion :

[idealrob]

We along with most others now dry clean by sq metre. But if its by weight, go somewhere else, or by a set of fishing scales from Argos for £3.50 and weigh 1 curtain  and multiply by how many curtains

robert t

[craigp]

how do curtains get dirty ?

should only be dust. removable by dry vacuum.

You are kidding right?

no, im not really, a customer of mine been making curtains for years she too said she cant see that they should need a wet clean, its just dust. which a vac will remove.

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

  Why are you doing this job again? :

[craigp]

true

i might start doing curtains.

[HQCS (John Kastrian)]

Just taken some kitchen curtains to the dry cleaners from a rental prop.
They were so greasy they were standing up on their own
No amount of vacuuming would have cleaned them.
Your customer that makes curtains obviously has no idea that most people these days live like Pinky and Perky.
If curtains are left for years which is normally the case,they cannot be cleaned by vacuuming alone,you may remove some of the dust but they will still be dirty.
John

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

Pinky and Perky?!? 

[HQCS (John Kastrian)]

For those that are not quite as old as some of us,Pinky and Perky were-

Two little pigs

[Karl Wildey]

Not all dust is dry, atmosphere vary and so does the stuff in it, sticky and dry dust.

Still think you are not allow to dry clean on-site any more

[Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care]

Well in that case I broke the law today and earned £184 for just over 2 hours curtain cleaning in the process

[BRSL]

whilst on the subject of curtains forgive me but im going off on a bit of diffrent subject, I clean a few but had a pair a while back that the lining had gone mouldy, cleaned them and came up nice custy happy but couldent shift the mould, already had discussed with custy so not a problem so she said ill have a go myself with some milton babby bottle steraliser, warned against it but went back recently to do some carpet and had a look at the curtains, perfect not a mark on them no fading I was very impressed does any one use this method and how safe is it 

James

[NigelD]

What hand tool do you use when cleaning curtains?

Nigel