Have the horror stories of ruined upholstery…prevented you from taking advantage of this lucrative field?
Learn to avoid the mistakes that others have found only through trial and error. Experience can be a great teacher, but a very expensive one. This two-day virtual course will teach you all the techniques necessary to be a successful upholstery and fabric cleaner.
Having experience as a carpet cleaner will help on the easy synthetic fabrics but is of no help on the silks, cottons, linens, and other exotic fabrics you will encounter.
You will learn how to test and inspect each fabric to determine your safest method of cleaning. Certain fabrics such as chintz or moiré require special attention. The pH scale you may have learned in a carpet course will be reviewed heavily and will be the basis for much of your cleaning. Understanding the role of an “acid rinse” will keep you out of trouble. You will learn a detailed inspection process that will keep you from making the big three mistakes: bleeding, browning and shrinkage.
One of the largest and missed opportunities in cleaning is office partition cleaning. You will learn how easy it is to clean these partitions and how to sell this type of cleaning. If you were to compare the value of carpet versus fabric in the average home, fabric would win. Many companies turn down fabric cleaning due to fear. This fear is due to a lack of knowledge and training. Become a fabric specialist and reap the rewards!
Upholstery Fabric Technician Class (UFT 2 days)
What You’ll Learn…
This course has been approved for (14) IICRC CECs.
Meet Your Trainer: Jeff Cutshall
He started his carpet and upholstery cleaning journey over 40 years ago. He began working for a large national franchise right out of high school. He has enjoyed working in many facets of the cleaning industry as an employee, a manager and a successful business owner.
He is currently teaching five different classes and has been instructing, consulting and traveling internationally as a public speaker for over 25 years. He is bilingual and has also taught classes in Spanish. He continues to study language and cultures and volunteers his time in working with refugees.
In addition to his teaching and consulting work, Jeff and his wife Rachelle have been operating their commercial carpet cleaning business in Kansas City for over 21 years. In this is rapidly changing industry, he loves to continually experiment with a variety of cleaning methods, procedures and new products. Jeff is enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge and expertise with his students.
Because of his passion for teaching, Jeff wants to ensure that his students have the most rewarding educational experience. He has devoted himself to making sure the virtual classes are just as fun and interactive as any live class.