Matress Cleaning

[GeeeAus]

I do a few of these. Body fats, blood noses, period blood, pet / human pee. Fun times.

But they are really quick so they pay terrific.

I use enzyme pre-spray, pH 10 and some oxy powder together. Mix super hot and apply really heavy on any pee. Mist over body fats and yellowing with ammonia based protein spotter. Agitate it all in with horse hair and dwell 15 minutes.

Then rinse really hot. I generally use the Steam Chamber because it’s so much faster and gets so hot. Some jobs the ShearDry is better.

What do you do to get good results?

 

[Mikey P]

by body fats do you mean sweat or jizz?

 

[Mark Saiger]

A lot of mattress cleaning we have been also using enzyme based with our P-Lime-Zyme and dwell time.

Nuetral 7 ph. Odor Destroyer incorporated but for Nuetral 7 ph really get impressive cleaning also.

But some mattress cleaning situations... We say no...

 

[Desk Jockey]

We use Prochem's Fine Fabric as a precondition agitate with a horse hair brush and rinse with All Fiber Rinse. Sapphire Upholstery Tool cleans without over wetting.


* Check the dyes on all mattresses including the boxes. They weren't designed to be cleaned, so the dyes can be weak. Too high a ph, too much agitation, excessive rinsing may damage or remove color on some fabrics.

 

[Hack Attack]

I generally say no or refer them, by the time someone wants their mattress cleaned my charge is more than the dirty scuzzy thing is worth.

The exception is some of the hotels and motels I look after that check the mattress between each guest. Decon30 prespray, light mix of decon30 in spotting machine rinse, HP spotter mist if neccessary, in and out less than 20min with a minimium charge.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Not sure what mattresses go for down there but one can easily spend $1,500.00 -$3,000.00 for decent set.

 

[Hack Attack]

Not sure what mattresses go for down there but one can easily spend $1,500.00 -$3,000.00 for decent set.

Yep similar price range, but most the private ones I see are 10 yrs plus that you wouldn't let a dog sleep on. Its a $50 mattress at best with stains..

 

[Hack Attack]

Problem is the drycleaner I've been referring has started sending me referrals..

I'm gonna have to explain the unwritten rules

 

[GeeeAus]

by body fats do you mean sweat or jizz?

Take your pick

 

[CJ-FL]

I generally use the Steam Chamber because it’s so much faster and gets so hot.

Is this the small rotary style tool in your video? Would you mind posting pictures of a manufacturer’s link?

 

[DAT]

Is this the small rotary style tool in your video? Would you mind posting pictures of a manufacturer’s link?

http://carpet-cleaning-equipment.net/rotovac-steam-chamber.shtml

 

[Desk Jockey]

Just ask for the salad bowl.

 

[SamIam]

by body fats do you mean sweat or jizz?

Is jizz considered fat? Or protein?

 

[DAT]

Protien

 

[SamIam]

I do about the same as Grant upholstery pre spray loaded with peroxide for pee and protein based stains!

Rinse with upholstery pro and last step!

Or any all fiber rinse drop a dry pod and boom it’s done

 

[DAT]

I do a few of these. Body fats, blood noses, period blood, pet / human pee. Fun times.

But they are really quick so they pay terrific.

I use enzyme pre-spray, pH 10 and some oxy powder together. Mix super hot and apply really heavy on any pee. Mist over body fats and yellowing with ammonia based protein spotter. Agitate it all in with horse hair and dwell 15 minutes.

Then rinse really hot. I generally use the Steam Chamber because it’s so much faster and gets so hot. Some jobs the ShearDry is better.

What do you do to get good results?

If you rinse hot, would that set the blood into fibers?

 

[Hack Attack]

If you rinse hot, would that set the blood into fibers?

It can do, I normally try to rinse blood cold. If its "set" try rust remover for the iron content of blood

 

[DAT]

Im not always successful with rust remover in removing blood.

 

[Hack Attack]

I've never had trouble removing blood but it's a bleeder no pun intended

Rust I've only ever had a problem on some wools

 

[CJ-FL]

What are your thoughts on cleaning memory foam? We currently don not.

 

[Mikey P]

Never tried, is it possible?

 

[Hack Attack]

What are your thoughts on cleaning memory foam? We currently don not.

Provided your not dousing it in prespray I'd PRESUME it would be "ok" the reason I don't like doing mattresses are the soiling on them are generally biological and deep within the foam. Easier to get biologicals out of carpet and pad IMO

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I always stand mattresses on end if possible when cleaning them.

 

[Jimmy L]

And just think of those IDIOTS who allow their DOGS to sleep with them!
Talk about a peetry dish!

 

[ruff]

Isn't freaking Nebraska, the puppy mill capital of America?

Can anybody here guarantee that Ludo ain't one of them puppy mill owners?

 

[GeeeAus]

If you rinse hot, would that set the blood into fibers?

Once the Ammonia has done it’s work heat is great for removing blood from mattresses.

 

[GeeeAus]

IF you do loads of bedding, partitions and flat upholstered surfaces this tool ROCKS.

It is NO GOOD as a GENERAL PURPOSE tool.

But IF you clean beds etc, get one.

 

[Jimmy L]

I grill puppies on the BBQ

 

[GeeeAus]

@Mikey P the jizz I’m pretty sure is protein. But ammonia can still turn tgis into soap that water will rinse out.

I mostly find body oils turn the mattress yellow. Just simple sebaceous secretion from the skin .

 

[Mark Saiger]

What are your thoughts on cleaning memory foam? We currently don not.

I have done a couple on special needed basis and also for a furniture store display memory foam bed.

They do take a long time to dry.