[edward coller]

I use a glove and tampico brushes to agitate the uph cleaner in and the soiling out prior to hwe, would love to know any one found a suitable mechanical aid. tried texatherms small bonnet stair tool but found it splttered both me and the customers walls too! Obviously a gorgeous and hard working assistant wiould be a good choice , but in the meantime what else...... cheers

[Simon@arenaclean]

Much the same as you but we also towel off with microfibre cloths before rinsing, then towel dry

[garybristow]

Right angle drill from ryobi with spinning white brush from clean systems
Works brilliantly with no effort
Best thing I've ever bought, use with fabric restorer you will not be disappointed
Gary

[edward coller]

thanks guys!

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

I use a Kestrel Polisher with brush attachment absolutely brill i use stairs aswell and before people say thats too fast etc it's not cause it's orbital and works fine obviously not on full speed but on 1-2 on upholstery and sometimes 3 on stairs. 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kestrel-DAS6-Dual-Action-500W-Polisher-Mopping-Polishing-Detailing-/141437761620?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20ee58f854


http://www.bodyshop-tools-supplies.co.uk/product.php?cat=2055

[Darren O]

Iam on my 2nd DA Polisher in less than 2 years they work great but the cable keeps on breaking on mine its happened 4 times now so ive bought a Ryobi angle drill and ordered 3 brushes from ebay usa hopefully its as good as the DA without having to worry about the cable.

[mr muzzy]

Right angle drill from ryobi with spinning white brush from clean systems
Works brilliantly with no effort
Best thing I've ever bought, use with fabric restorer you will not be disappointed
Gary

I have one too there spot on, john Kelly from restormate will sell you the brush

[Ian Gourlay]

I tried one of the cheap ones you can buy for car polishing  on Upholstery and stairs but found the bonnet did not stay on   Had same problem when I tried it on van so it just sits on the shelf more junk

[Simon Gerrard]

What kind of rpm's are these drills turning at?

Simon

[garyhumphreys]

Variable, depends on your trigger finger pressure.
I'm pleased with mine and it looks good in front of your customer.
Brill on stairs too.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

They are faster than a minitex but not when then get some torque on them.

Shaun

[Simon Gerrard]

Isn't it a case of using a sledge hammer to crack a nut, using an adapted drill?
When I first got my Minitex I used it to agitate fabric but soon found it didn't really make the slightest bit of difference on most fabrics. And then there is the issue of moisture flicking off the brush and on to walls etc. And all of that friction?
Now use a microfibre mitt with a top quality prespray and a tampico brush when required.

Simon

[garyhumphreys]

You make a good point and you do have to be careful but the benefits outweigh the negs for me.
Operator fatigue being an issue and speed when having a lot of upholstery to do.
Just finished 75 armchairs for the MOD and would have fecked without mine

[Simon Gerrard]

We clean upholstery by the thousand, usually 3 - 5,000 on cruise ship refits, including restaurant chairs but never have the need to scrub them, in fact scrubbing them would just slow things down. A good prespray is the key and only mechanical agitation in extreme circumstances.

Simon

[garyhumphreys]

Ahahaha well after army boots have been all over em, they need a scrub lol.

[Tadgh O Shea]

I find the quickest and most effective way is to use a micelles based solution, dilution rate depends on degree of soiling, pre spray the whole surface and allow 3 to 4 minutes dwell time, i find microfiber waffle floor cloths to be excellent for agitation on any type upholstery, then just put hot water in your extraction machine spray and extract and no need to worry about acid rinse.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I'd use an acid rinse as micelles cleaners have a ph of 10 so it's not good practice also applying protector you'll need a 6.5-7 ph.

Shaun

[Tadgh O Shea]

I'd use an acid rinse as micelles cleaners have a ph of 10 so it's not good practice also applying protector you'll need a 6.5-7 ph.

Shaun

Hi Shaun, the micelles technology we use for cleaning upholstery has a pH of 8.2 and trust me you don't have to worry about using an acid rinse afterwards, its just a matter of understanding colloid chemistry and knowing when and where to use specific types.

[john martin]

I'd use an acid rinse as micelles cleaners have a ph of 10 so it's not good practice also applying protector you'll need a 6.5-7 ph.

Shaun

Hi Shaun, the micelles technology we use for cleaning upholstery has a pH of 8.2 and trust me you don't have to worry about using an acid rinse afterwards, its just a matter of understanding colloid chemistry and knowing when and where to use specific types.

So when you make it up watery as hell  , you can lower the PH a bit   

[Tadgh O Shea]

I'd use an acid rinse as micelles cleaners have a ph of 10 so it's not good practice also applying protector you'll need a 6.5-7 ph.

Shaun

Hi Shaun, the micelles technology we use for cleaning upholstery has a pH of 8.2 and trust me you don't have to worry about using an acid rinse afterwards, its just a matter of understanding colloid chemistry and knowing when and where to use specific types.

So when you make it up watery as hell  , you can lower the PH a bit   John, you are so far off the mark our micelles based cleaning solutions are produced by the worlds foremost manufacturers of colloid chemistry, you just need to understand the power of micelles.