GJR
Member
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2026
- Messages
- 14
- Name
- Gregory Rubin
- Role
- Cleaning Professional
- Years of Experience
- 15
How to spot clean an unknown stain on a velvet chair. Looking for advice.
This job is over and done, minimum rate received, but the door is still open for me to be a hero.
Plus to learn something for next time.
I gave it my best shot by doing the following:
Dry cleaner on a rag dabbed on the unknown black streak and more on the rest of the entire panel where the stain is. Attempted to lift with another clean rag wrapped over my vac hose attachment. Groomed with brush.
Didnt work.
Then, after getting the go ahead from customer, TM on low and low/medium heat. Attempted to clean for grease/paint, ink, blood, general soil. Cleaned with gentle agitation, minimal water, overlapped strokes, rapid drying. Groomed with brush.
Didnt work.
The pic is after cleaning, maaaaybe a little lighter than before but not really.
What did I do wrong and what would you have done?
This job is over and done, minimum rate received, but the door is still open for me to be a hero.
Plus to learn something for next time.
I gave it my best shot by doing the following:
Dry cleaner on a rag dabbed on the unknown black streak and more on the rest of the entire panel where the stain is. Attempted to lift with another clean rag wrapped over my vac hose attachment. Groomed with brush.
Didnt work.
Then, after getting the go ahead from customer, TM on low and low/medium heat. Attempted to clean for grease/paint, ink, blood, general soil. Cleaned with gentle agitation, minimal water, overlapped strokes, rapid drying. Groomed with brush.
Didnt work.
The pic is after cleaning, maaaaybe a little lighter than before but not really.
What did I do wrong and what would you have done?
