While you can do your best to ensure that your upholstery remains clean and free of stains, accidents do happen. Here’s a a quick guide to help you deal with stains effectively! Upholstery Cleaning Guide Cleaning Upholstered Furniture Vacuum your furniture. As with upholstery, regular vacuuming will keep your furniture clean. READ MORE ...
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Cleaning Every Kind of Fabric and How to Clean Upholstered Furniture After a Fire
How to Clean Every Kind of Fabric Go through the most common types of fabric—from acrylic to wool—and learn the proper way to care for each of them. READ MORE What the Laundry Symbols on Your Clothes Actually Mean As a general rule, remember to always check the care tags on your clothing. Just...
Cleaning Drapes – How to Wash and Clean Your Drapes – Home Cleaning Tips
How to Wash and Clean Your Drapes – Home Cleaning Tips FiberCare Protection All fabrics and carpeting can be treated: upholstered furniture, carpets, Oriental rugs, seagrass, kilims dhurries, draperies, balloon and Roman shades, upholstered walls, bedspreads, comforters, canopies, dust ruffles and fabric headboards, table skirts. Don’t forget your car, yacht or plane and anything else...
Carpet Cleaning Tips and Caring For Your Area Rugs In Your Home
Cleaning Your Carpet To keep carpets looking nice, Paul Iskyan, owner of Rug Renovating, suggests taking off your shoes when you get home – but leave your socks on because walking around in bare feet leaves natural oils that attract dirt. Try to vacuum every day and use a top-load vacuum, so the dirt falls...
FibeCare Dallas Cleaning Tips and Professional Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
Do you need to eliminate odors from your furniture? Using carpet and upholstery deodorizers with baking soda is one of the best ways to get rid of unpleasant odors. You can even use plain baking soda in some cases, since it can trap the invisible molecules that cause the odors. If you are using petroleum...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Spot Cleaning Urine Off Carpet
Do use a white cloth towel to blot up spots. Don’t use paper towels or colored towels. Do blot with a clean towel until no more of the wet spot comes up, on carpet stomp on the towel to get up everything that is wet. Don’t rub. If you have white wool carpet that has...
Cleaning Every Type of Window Blind by FiberCare Dallas
There are many different type of blinds, from vinyl and aluminum to wood. We know the do’s and don’ts of how to clean every type of window blind. Did you know that your window blinds can accumulate more than dust? Dusting won’t remove stains, bacteria, dust and other pollutants that can impact the air quality...
Cleaning Painted Walls
To clean your painted walls, Carl Minchew, director of Product Development at Benjamin Moore, suggests starting with a clean cloth or sponge and water. If that doesn’t work, dip the rag or sponge into water mixed with a little dishwashing liquid, the milder the better. If the stain persists, apply a few drops of soap...
Removing Stains and Odors
Ruth Travis, president of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification, says that to remove stains and odors, blot up as much of the smelly mess as you can right away. While you’re blotting the upholstery, put a plastic liner or a garbage bag between the cushion and the fabric so you don’t push...
Cleaning Tips for Boat Owners
If you own a boat, keep your seats and benches covered when not in use, especially if you don store the boat in a covered facility. This should be in addition to any whole boat covering you may have. When you take your boat out of storage, clean the upholstery before you resume taking people...