| Upholstery cleaning adds years to the life of your | | | | Subsequent to the conditioner, a textile rinse and |
| furniture and can help maintain the beauty and | | | | removal are applied, eliminating soil and moisture. |
| elegance of the fabric. Keeping your furniture in good | | | | Once the upholstery is finished going through the |
| shape can really add that extra something to your | | | | clarifying process it must be thoroughly dried. Many |
| home and protect the items in which you have | | | | companies that clean furniture textiles will use a |
| invested so much money. When it comes to the | | | | powerful air mover to make sure that the drying time |
| proper cleaning of furniture textiles it can be a | | | | goes by as quickly as possible. When the material is |
| do-it-yourself type of job, but is always best to leave | | | | dry some require the task of being brushed. If this is |
| up to the professionals. | | | | necessary for the type of fabric on your furniture a |
| Most professional upholstery cleaning companies can | | | | brush is used to groom the fabric so it looks as good |
| clean nearly any style of fabric. A company that you | | | | as new. |
| are hiring to perform this service should be able to | | | | This type of cleaning is not the only way that some |
| clean delicate fabrics as well as those that are hard to | | | | forms of upholstery should be laundered. Some textiles |
| clean, and a variety of other textiles, including leather | | | | require that they be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning your |
| and vinyl. | | | | fabrics can mean that they are protected and the |
| Any company that you hire to clean your upholstery | | | | amount of risk involved in possibly ruining the furniture is |
| should follow the IICRC, The Institute of Inspection, | | | | reduced. |
| Cleaning and Restoration Certification, guidelines for | | | | Removing stains or spots from upholstered fabric can |
| cleaning upholstery. The process should first begin with | | | | be a very tough job. The same chemical is not going |
| the assessment of the furniture and the evaluation of | | | | to treat every type of stain or work with every kind of |
| any spots or stains that may be found. This initial | | | | fabric. The type of cleaning method that should be |
| inspection helps the professional know what must be | | | | used for cleaning your upholstery will always depend |
| done in order to launder the furniture and lets you | | | | on the variety of textile that you are dealing with. The |
| know what to expect out of the job. | | | | companies that provide these services have taken the |
| After the areas to be cleaned have been identified, the | | | | time to become certified and proficient at what they |
| fabric is conditioned. The conditioner is applied to the | | | | do. This is why it is always best to use a professional |
| fabric, pre-cleaning, and permits the cleansing | | | | upholstery cleaning company as opposed to doing the |
| substance to react with the dirt and/or stains. | | | | job yourself. |