In Plant Upholstery Cleaning
Revitalize your upholstery's appearance with a meticulous cleaning from our certified technicians. Remove dander, mites and oils and restore your furniture's aesthetic appeal. ABC offers both on-location and in-plant cleaning of your fine textiles. Location of the cleaning is dependent upon the fabric type, as well as the fiber dye, finish, weave and pre-existing conditions. Our technicians can clean most synthetic fibers in your home. Our in-plant cleaning allows us to clean natural fibers with optimum results before delivery. A post-cleaning stain protection will keep your upholstered furnishings cleaner longer. Also, ask about our Dust Mite Treatment.
Cleaning Upholstery In Plant vs. In Your Home or Business
Our general policy is to clean synthetic fibers in your home and clean natural fibers in our plant. However, some synthetic fabrics or weaves need special attention that will require them to be cleaned in our plant as well. Some examples are white fabrics and velours and velvets, which should be in our plant so the proper time and attention can be allotted to the cleaning, drying and after-cleaning care. Natural fabrics should be cleaned in our plant for the same reasons.
Before cleaning any of your upholstered fabrics, we always carefully identify each fabric type, through positive testing, to determine which cleaning method will provide the best cleaning results to you and still be safe. Your upholstery will go through a thorough investigation for the possibility of 27 specific pre-existing conditions. Unfortunately, most manufacturers of upholstered furniture give little consideration to the fact the fabric will ever be cleaned. Because of this, we cannot guarantee the results. There can be no guarantee regarding shrinkage, fugitive colors, fabric separation, change in texture, or any resulting unforeseen problems occurring from soil resistant treatments and conditions which cannot be anticipated.
If we have explained to you that your particular piece of upholstery needs to be cleaned in our plant, we have done so for both your protection and ours.
Cushion Caution!
Do not remove the fabric covering from the cushion itself before cleaning at our plant. Cushions and upholstered furnishings should be cleaned with the fabric and foam or other stuffing material intact. This is in order to maintain the original shape and size of the pillows.
Leather Furniture
Leather furniture has become much more affordable. It has the benefit of durability and long-lasting beauty. Any failure of the leather fabric can usually be attributed to a lack of maintenance or to the use of improper cleaning and conditioning products. It is most crucial to know the type of finish in order to develop a maintenance schedule for your leather upholstery.
Most leather can be categorized into one of three types:
Suede or Nubuck
This is regular leather that has been brushed or sanded to create a nap. There is a difference between suede and nubuck. Nubuck, which comes from a fiber structure that is stronger and of higher density, is usually the favored selection of most furniture manufacturers. General maintenance of suede or nubuck leather would involve brushing with a soft bristle brush, a fine abrasive pad or a nubuck block specially designed to clean suede. Loose fibers and soil can then be vacuumed away.
Naked or Full Aniline
The word "aniline" refers to the coal tar base of the colored dye bath. The dye bath is the final production step and no additional finish is applied. These leathers will darken dramatically when wet and this is the easiest way for the untrained eye to identify them. Over time, these leathers will develop a "patina". This happens naturally where body oils are absorbed into the leather. This effect should never be corrected by cleaning or restoration, since it will damage or alter the appearance of the leather. This type of leather does not have a protective surface coating and is thus an inappropriate choice for high traffic areas, especially in public places. If color can be easily removed from the leather with a damp cloth, this should be considered full aniline, even if a minimal amount of finish exists. General maintenance of this type of leather would involve wiping down with a soft cloth dampened with cool water. This should be done with some regularity to keep the leather from drying and cracking. The frequency can be determined by environment and use.
Finished or Semi-Aniline
This is the most common of the three types of leather. Finished leathers are submerged in an aniline dye bath to give them their base color. But, unlike naked leather, these leathers receive a number of topical applications which can be colored, clear or colored first and then clear on top. This type of leather has the highest range of uses. These are the most widely used by the automotive, aviation and marine markets. General maintenance of this type of leather would be to occasionally wipe it down with a damp cloth.
Please call our office for help in cleaning your leather upholstery. If you have not followed a regular cleaning maintenance schedule with your leather item, we have custom chemicals, tools and techniques that can clean your leather upholstery in our plant.
Call For A Free Estimate
We encourage you to ask for a free estimate of the cost of cleaning and whether your item(s) is safe for cleaning on location or must be brought to the plant. We have a pick up and delivery service or you may bring your upholstered furniture to our plant, where the cleaning will be discounted.
No matter what type of fabric you have, our technician will inform you of the test results and submit an exact, written quote for your approval before any work is done.
