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I have a sofa to clean that has dog urine on it. It requires a solvent cleaning method. Obviously, pet enzyme or fresh scent are water-based products. Any suggestions? I told the customer they may need to take the cushions to the dry cleaners. Has anyone cleaned upholstery w/ solvent and if so, do you use our dry solvent? I don’t think it would be a good idea to use large quantities of a flamable liquid in the u-mate (fire/explosion hazard). Feed back would be great!!!!
I have cleaned many pieces with our regular method that say solvent clean only. I try to use as little as possible. I draw the line though for white, cotton, or very expensive pieces. So, Mr. Sutton, I say ‘you gotta know when to hold ’em and know when to fold ’em.’
Less than a hand full of fabrics will give you any trouble the the up-mate.
However, if you think the pet put more than just a surface amount of urine on the styrofoam cushions, then you only have one option.AVOID BUYING THEIR NEW COUCH.
I would suggest that they take the effected cushion to the dry cleaners.
I agree with the others. I have cleaned many “solvent only” couches with no problem using our 101. There are “dry foam shampoos” out there that are available for such furniture, although we have tried them and are not overly impressed with them. Also, they wouldn’t work in your situation with urine. Just a reminder, the codes on the tags (“x”, “s” and “w”) technically only tell you the stability of the dyes used (and subsequently the manufacturer recommends a particular style of cleaning for that code). If you can, go look at the piece and use your judgement from there.
Oh, by the way, NEVER use straight solvent through a manchine not made for it (i.e. u-mate and ninja). They make machines strictly for solvents. Have heard stories in IICRC classes about people trying it (notice I said stories, not techniques, that should tell you what you need to know!).
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