Rookie mistakes...

[Mike Pailliotet]

Can you recall your worst?

 

[hogjowl]

I’m thinking his stomach acid damaged it as he was purging

 

[scotty747]

1. Built my first propane heater out of a ready heater. BOOM!. Didn't know what a flow switch was.
2. bought cheep non brass quick connects. Instant corrosion and black 360 swirls.

 

[DAT]

Mmmm love me some PB and slurry....

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Take a purgen rug cleaning class and ask the instructor.

 

[Cleanworks]

I did something similar on a ladies wool British India. Used chemspec formula 77, (old formula) in a pimp up sprayer. Didn't notice it was dribbling a little. Made some nice little dribble patterns in the rug

 

[Jimmy L]

I dribble too!

GIgGle!

 

[Trip Moses]

I did something similar on a ladies wool British India. Used chemspec formula 77, (old formula) in a pimp up sprayer. Didn't notice it was dribbling a little. Made some nice little dribble patterns in the rug

Pimp Dribble.

 

[Dolly Llama]

pile distorted the first velvet sofa I ever cleaned


Onsite cleaned a thin 5x7 rug that used to lay flat
the next day the perimeter looked like a rollacoaster.....

..L.T.A.

 

[DAT]

I razored on a tint cleaned off. Couldnt tell if it was a tint though. Owner didnt know either since i asked them specifically if they had any tint and they told me no..

 

[BIG WOOD]

The first couple years in business and a very good lesson on why I should have general liability and be fully educated before I pick up a tool. I’ll never get rid of this couch. If I ever have several employees under me, this will be used as part of the training as example

I’m lucky that lady only wanted $300 for this ugly suede

 

[Cleanworks]

The first couple years in business and a very good lesson on why I should have general liability and be fully educated before I pick up a tool. I’ll never get rid of this couch. If I ever have several employees under me, this will be used as part of the training as example

I’m lucky that lady only wanted $300 for this ugly suede

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Suede can sometimes be cleaned up with a green kitchen scouring pad. No water or Chem's.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

The first couple years in business and a very good lesson on why I should have general liability and be fully educated before I pick up a tool. I’ll never get rid of this couch. If I ever have several employees under me, this will be used as part of the training as example

I’m lucky that lady only wanted $300 for this ugly suede

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Mist with acid rinse. Towel or brush. I'd prefer towel to help remove soils in detail. Fixed!

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Rookie mistake?

...getting into carpet cleaning.

 

[Old Coastie]

...thinking the stronger the detergent, the better for carpet. Shoot I used stripper more than once!

 

[Jim Williams]

Thanks to a couple of good instructors and spending countless hours on forums reading everything the gurus typed for a year before I started I have only ruined one rug that bled. Sorry Dad.

Oh, and I learned the hard way that a porty leaves cotton too wet. Nothing a little brown out couldn’t fix.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

Suede can sometimes be cleaned up with a green kitchen scouring pad

Monkeys like Bananas.

 

[BIG WOOD]

The first couple years in business and a very good lesson on why I should have general liability and be fully educated before I pick up a tool. I’ll never get rid of this couch. If I ever have several employees under me, this will be used as part of the training as example

I’m lucky that lady only wanted $300 for this ugly suede

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Uncle Jim told me that was velvet, not suede. I stand corrected

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

Uncle Jim told me that was velvet, not suede. I stand corrected

It is Velvet your hillbilly moron.. don't take advice from Canadians for chrissakes

 

[BIG WOOD]

I’ll humbly admit I WAS a hillbilly moron back in ‘05 when I damaged this couch. I shouldn’t have been alone without a professional when I was thinking I had a real business.

 

[Askal]

The first couple years in business and a very good lesson on why I should have general liability and be fully educated before I pick up a tool. I’ll never get rid of this couch. If I ever have several employees under me, this will be used as part of the training as example

I’m lucky that lady only wanted $300 for this ugly suede

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I did that once. Recleaned using Downy fabric softener with a fast carding brush. Took 3 times. Oops. Thought it was a velvet.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

I’ll humbly admit I WAS a hillbilly moron back in ‘05 when I damaged this couch. I shouldn’t have been alone without a professional when I was thinking I had a real business.

But you now think it's leather because Ron said so?


Or am I reading that wrong?

 

[Hack Attack]

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But you now think it's leather because Ron said so?


Or am I reading that wrong?

seems I stuffed up quoting Matt..
Matt said it was suede

 

[BIG WOOD]

But you now think it's leather because Ron said so?


Or am I reading that wrong?

You're reading it wrong. I never studied the difference between suede and velvet and I never knew that suede was the back of leather. The dumbass was all me this time. Ron is just drinking too much of that canadian beer

 

[Papa John]

Rookie mistakes? I probably made all of them, but it's been so long ago I forgot.
Luckily I valued the importance of Education, it just took me a few years to find the right instructor - thank you IICRC

 

[Dolly Llama]

. I never studied the difference between suede and velvet

this might help with your "studies"


one comes from sources like these

and the other from a variety of sources like these

..L.T.A.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

Matt at any given time did you think that yellow cotton velvet sofa was leather?


And is it currently sitting in your living room?

 

[BIG WOOD]

Matt at any given time did you think that yellow cotton velvet sofa was leather?


And is it currently sitting in your living room?

No, I never thought it was leather.

 

[BIG WOOD]

Yes, it’s currently in my sunroom

 

[BIG WOOD]

this might help with your "studies"


one comes from sources like these






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and the other from a variety of sources like these


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..L.T.A.

Shut up

I make one vocabulary mistake between 2 words and I get harassed