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Animal Spotting Primer
Upholstery URINE Cleaning Primer
Similar principles are involved in animal spotting problems, but the procedure varies a little.
You will need to add the following 3 spotters to your kit:
1) White cider-vinegar (acid neutralizer-spotter) solution mix of water and vinegar 50% each.
2) Enzyme spotter which will digest proteins from urine, blood and/or vomit. Enzymes are more difficult to find in the supermarket, but should be in the laundry detergent section, when available.
3) Baking Soda Container – powder on, allow to dry, and then vacuum thoroughly with crevice tool.
What is different about spotting urine?
| Spots are usually larger in size. |
| Spots are typically tougher to remove from textiles, especially thick and dense cotton fabrics in the furniture. |
| Reappearance of spot is common, and explainable (usually due to the volume). |
| Thoroughly removing them is not always possible but a minimum-reside condition is obtainable. |
| Extended cleaning times (multiple sessions) are usually required to see satisfying results. |
Facts to keep in mind :
| Urine is deposited initially as an alkaline and becomes acidic (uric acid) after evaporation. |
| The salts in uric acid are always sensitive to moisture and therefore always test positive with a moisture probe. This is why the urine smell is so pungent on high humidity days. |
| Fabric Protection is an important measure to improve the likelihood of removal without permanent damage or odors. |
| Older animals usually have weaker organs resulting in stronger urine, and male species urine is usually stronger than female. |
| Feline urine spots are typically the most difficult to remove or deodorize. |
Procedure to assist a technician coming out to spot clean for you in this scenario:
| Blot as soon as noticed with a dry towel as much urine as is possible. If already dry to touch, proceed to the next step. |
| Over-spray with pretested spotter of vinegar noted above. Apply generously, but layered over several application times to dilute only affected areas. |
| Immediately blot up with a dry towel, and use multiple towels to extract as much as possible. Use of a hair dryer will speed up the process, but figure on 30 to 60 minutes for effective evaporation time. |
| Apply an alkaline detergent spotter, and blot with towels as above. |
Observe if any discoloration returns as drying is done. Also check for odor. Both should decrease with each cleaning. Do this procedure saves time and decreases the technician’s in-home time requirements and enables more concentration on completion of stain and/or odor removal.
Remember to continue to towel-absorb as drying takes place if using a dryer; if not, leave the towel on surface of fabric to dry with a porous weight to increase contact area.See also:
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