[calmore]

I have just been asked to clean my first suite!

Fortunately, it has a label on the bottom which reads:

50% Cotton Chenille
41% Polyester
9% Viscose
Do Not Dry Clean

It's in good condition but a tad faded in places. There is the usual 'blackening' on the arms and along the front edges.

Can anyone please give any tips on the best cleaning method to use, eg chemicals etc.

Attached is a pic of the fabric.

[calmore]

Oops!

here's the pic:

[calmore]

Forgot to mention: there is a slight water mark where one of the kids spilt a drink.

[rich hand]

Whowww dont take things so seriously!!! just hwe it unless its suede etc. ive never had a problem and only please custards, just do it in under 2.5h and making sure the dye doesn't run. What are you charging them? I just prespray with spitfire btw and maybe try citrus gel.

[darren_metcalfe]

pre spray with Prochem Fab Restorer and extract with Fab Clean (Fab restorer for heavily soiled areas).  or prespray with Chemspec Prekleen (heavily soiled areas and extract with  Powdered Extraction Upholstery Cleaner.  As above this is the standard of suites you will get.  I would also suggest a good pre vac first, you never know what you can find down the edges of the sofas.  Good degree of agitation with soft brush and dwell time, this is all after of course carrying out usual pre tests.

One other point worth mentioning make sure you brush the pile after each extraction clean with a horse hair brush, not the same you used for agitiation just to make sure you have removed the tool stroke marks.

Regards

Darren

[calmore]

Whowww dont take things so seriously!!! just clean it unless its suede etc. ive never had a problem and only pleased custards, just do it in under 2.5h and making sure the dye dont run. What are you charging them?

Me? take things seriously? Nah!

What I don't want to do is C*ck it up by making a stupid mistake or missing something obvious.

Quoted £175 in total but there are various bits to it like footstools etc.

[rich hand]

Did edit that post slightly but dont worry just clean it with a decent prespray and hwe. If you have to use any agi then fine and explain any over wetting from hwe an area twice. Thats a great price for any suite, what area are you working? I charge £95 on average (NW) and clean 3-4/week.

[calmore]

Remember it's a suite, not just a sofa.

[rich hand]

Probably cleaned 150 suites all in under 3h, majority in under 2h. Typical 3 piece 5 seater takes 2h including machine setup/packup and I charge £95 but will be gradually rising to £115. £50-60h.

I know if I spent alot more on advertising I could hit the more up market areas and charge more but at present my advertising is very cheap and hits the average areas hence such prices. Also, there are competitors charging £40/suite, yes per suite.

[*paul_moss]

I charge around £125 per suite.
Usually £25 per seating area for sofa's and £30 for chairs.
Add £75 to £95 for a protector.

[Derek]

  I can't clean five unit suite in under three hours 

[*paul_moss]

Usually takes me between 3 and 4 hours.
Derek most guys dont pre vac and dont do backs and sides, thats why it takes them 2 hours.

Ill duck now.

[Derek]

But some of the furniture I clean the back and sides are the dirtiest...haven't they ever heard of filtration soiling?

[*paul_moss]

Especially if they are smokers.

[Derek]

I have some wonderful pictures of far worse....traffic fumes  :

[*paul_moss]

Derek did your wife take those ones when you wern't looking. 

[Damian]

Did you manage to light a flame? 

[Derek]

Very droll...please don't mock the afflicted 

Seriously I have some superb pictures that show the effect of filtration from traffic passing by outside.
The house was next to traffic lights on a main road... the frightening thing was the owners were breathing the darned stuff.
This was an exceptional case but highlights the existance of such soiling and why 'all' areas of furniture should be cleaned...its a selling point dammit ...simply because so many cleaners don't clean everything

[Mike Halliday]

 I was paid £45 to just vac a suite this week I went to survey the job and had to tell the woman that the suite didnt need cleaning.

when I asked why she wanted it cleaning she said they had just had the builders in and the place was filled with dust.

so I offered to vac it for her & she went for it.

Mike

[carpetclean]

mike i cleaned a house about three months ago all carpets and suites beds etc i was called back a couple of weeks ago to do them again because of builders dust but to be honest i saw no evidence of any but she insisted i clean the whole house. i was not going to argue.