I get anywhere between five and ten calls per day asking for upholstery cleaning. It’s strange to me that clients who own Microfiber upholstery are under the impression that they have some type of super delicate fabric. They panic. To be put simply, it’s polyester (sometimes nylon)! Microfiber is very fine polyester, making it feel like a suede or nubuck, but cleaning is very simple.

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No it should not cost more money to clean microfiber. I’ve heard of people paying upwards of $500 to clean a micro fiber sofa, not because it’s extremely soiled, or because of some special issues regarding the cleaning, but because it’s microfiber. This is completely unacceptable. Microfiber upholstery cleaning is a simple cleaning process. Do not succumb to unscrupulous upholstery cleaning companies telling you that you have a fine fabric. Until manufacturers start making micro fiber upholstery using rayon, let’s keep it simple.

Now to get technical, polyester (being synthetic) will not absorb oils and spills. It will collect those oil and spill molecules at its surface, creating a film over the microfiber upholstery (a good reason to scotchgard micro fiber). Thorough preconditioning or shampooing prior to hot water extraction is critical to break down the film on the surface of the upholstery. No two types of fabric are exactly the same. Some fabrics need to be cleaned differently. The only different treatment I apply to micro fiber is the addition of a citrus solvent to my preconditioned to help break down any oils that accumulate. Outside of that, my hot water extraction cleaning process (steam cleaning) is pretty much the same. I don’t charge more for cleaning micro fiber upholstery. Please don’t pay more.

As always my phone number is available to everyone (even just for questions). Call Steam Pro Carpet Cleaning NY at (718) 606-0549.

Tags: cleaning, microfiber, upholstery

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