Friday, July 9, 2010


Pets don't only contaminate carpet! Small pets often have "accidents" (some are "on purposes") on your customers' furniture. The processes used to treat furniture for animal odor are much like the processes that you use on carpet.

If cleaning and a surface application of deodorizer does not suffice, you can inject deodorizer into cushions. To distribute this deodorant throughout the cushion foam, put the cushion in a plastic bag and use your vacuum hose and extractor to draw the air out of the cushion in side of the bag. This will more evenly distribute the deodorizer that you've injected.

Note: Be sure to clean the cushion again afterward, as you very likely see watermarks appear on the cushion as injected deodorizer wicks to the surface.

If this measure is not sufficient, consider removing the cushion foam and using a sub surface extraction tool, such as the Water Claw Spot Lifter or the Flash Extractor.

In cases of extreme contamination, cushion foam might be better discarded and replaced.

Do not inject deodorizer into the body of a sofa or chair without a specific written release. Injecting deodorizing materials into the structure of a chair or sofa may cause materials or markers used beneath the fabric to bleed through and leave permanent stains.