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Why is Upholstery so much harder to clean than carpet?

Unlike carpet cleaning, which requires a standard deep cleaning process and then drying, upholstery cleaning includes working with various delicate fabrics, specific cleaners for different types of fabrics and assessing any stains and spots.

First, with upholstery cleaning, we pre-condition the fabric, allowing emulsifying agents to clean stains and dirt. This is followed by an extraction and textile rinse, to thoroughly remove moisture and soil. High powered air movers are then used to accelerate drying time. If the upholstery fabric is cut pile, we use a special brush on the upholstery to groom the pile fabric leaving it looking like new.

Some tags on upholstered furniture says "dry clean only". This protects the manufacturer from liability should any problems with standard cleaning occur. The fact is that there are thousands of types of upholstered furniture that by using the correct ph solution, heat and swift drying time, can actually be safely protected and cleaned causing no damage whatsoever.

By the time we leave after cleaning your upholstery, the furniture should be dry enough to sit on without waiting.

We also use a solvent based protectant on upholstery rather than a water based protectant preventing browning or water spots allowing the protectant to spread thoroughly and evenly.

If you are having a tough time getting out stubborn stains from your upholstery, contact the experts at Gator Clean for a free quote. 

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What Your Neighbors Say About Gator Clean

Did a good job cleaning my duct work. Fast and professional!

Connie Hawkins
November 12, 2024

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We hired Gator Clean to clean our ducts and yes a small amount of mold was found. Danielle and Kelly were a great team and explained everything that they were doing. With the ducts clean the AC air seems to be cooler. This is NEW review, on November 6, 2024, we used Gator Clean to clean our tile floors, main bathroom shower walls and floor and finished it off using a Sandstone colorseal on the grout. I wish I had taken before pictures. Danielle and Kelly again did a fantastic job.

Maureen Savko
November 7, 2024

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Fantastic job! The team was very knowledgeable and thorough .

Madeline Kiely
October 27, 2024

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Danielle was very friendly and their service was too notch.

Wilson Parker
October 23, 2024

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Review from Google

These Ladies are great they get right down to business. Cleaned up afterwards and no pressure or scare tactics to up sale you like some other services, just what you need. They saved me from a big potential problem, when cleaning the dryer vent they suspected it wasn’t connected. I had local handyman check it out and in fact it came loose not connected under the trailers crawl space. THANKS Gater Clean for helping me avoid a major issue down the road ????

Ron Buss
October 4, 2024

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Gator Clean

Gator Clean is a residential and commercial carpet and tile cleaning company, serving Lake, Sumter, Marion and surrounding counties.

(352) 508-4556

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