A quick question? What is your experience with dry clean only upholstery using the Drimaster
? I have a customer with a 2-3 year Clayton Marcus, microfiber cloth, chair and ottoman, no tags, but if his memory serves him dry clean only. I personally have done a number of dry clean only with the Drimaster no problem. We cleaned the ottoman with Prochem Upholstery Cleaner, lightened but nothing impressive. Any suggestions?
Microfibers are usually polyester, sometimes nylon, and possibly (but very unlikely to be) rayon. A burn test will confirm which it is. Don't worry about specific fibers; just make sure its synthetic, not regenerated cellulose (rayon).
Because of the very fine denier that gives them their name, they can adsorb (as opposed to absorb) several times their weight in water, so you'll likely be surprised, and perhaps frightened, at how dark and "wet" it will become when you clean it.
Don't let that bother you. Simply precondition it with materials suitable for synthetic upholstery (either Prochem Upholstery Prespray or Bridgepoint Avenge Heavy Duty), and if it appears to be heavily soiled, boost the prespray with Bridgepoint Citrus Solv and Boost All or Prochem Citrus Pro and Oxy Plus. Rinse with Bridgepoint Fab Set or Prochem All Fiber Rinse, and be very sure that you open any vacuum relief valves that you have on the tool and/or machine, as your only real risk is damaging the fibers themselves with excessive vacuum.
The fabric doesn't have a predetermined "nap lay", so instead just use a clean white towel to absorb left over moisture, and to "fluff up" the nap so that it dries soft.
Use a solvent based protector, as a water based protector might leave it feeling a bit stiff. Remember, people buy this product because they like it to feel soft.
