The Dirty Dozen Fabric Problems and How to Eliminate Them
Build a niche by specializing in fixing fine fabric problems. Are you ready for the lucrative world of fine fabric cleaning?
Clean Talk
Need help for a tricky cleaning task? We give some pointers here.
Hope you like cleaning polyester!
Americans are now recycling 30% of the 50 billion plus water bottles we consume every year! Much of this recycled plastic (polyethylene terephthalate/PET) is being turned into residential carpet. Are you up for the challenge?
“I’m bawling like a baby from the urine fumes!”
A new Colorado carpet cleaner is trying to jump start his business by rehabbing a house for profit. But severe urine contamination threatens to derail his new truck mount purchase.
How can I get rid of my “skating rink” floors?
This Atlanta based restaurant owner is (rightly) concerned about his slippery kitchen floor. Can he solve this safety issue before a lawsuit takes him under?
Staying up to date on the carpet manufacturing industry
Just because there is less carpet being installed these days doesn’t mean you need to hang up your wand and retire! Bill Yeadon tackles the latest rumors and facts about today’s carpet manufacturers.
Upholstery pro has trouble removing water mark from unknown fabric
Big Billy Yeadon helps a Florida carpet cleaner out in a tight spot … morale of the story? Don’t try to clean upholstery if you don’t have the training.
Yellowed Herculon has got me stumped!
A favorite fabric of the 80’s presents a unique cleaning challenge. Big Billy rides to the rescue with the solution and a painfully learned warning.
A nice leather chair that reeks of cat urine… peew!
Cleaning challenges come in all sizes, colors and ODORS! Bill Yeadon brings his technical expertise to an unfortunate and very smelly situation.
RX-20 vs. DriMaster- Which is the better power wand?
Time to get serious about making production. No need for controversy, each of these rotary wands specializes in its respective field. Invest your precious funds in the solution that best fits your cleaning business goals.
“The entire carpet is one big urine spot! What next?”
Any professional can successfully deodorize one or two urine spots. But what’s a carpet cleaner to do when practically the whole carpet is contaminated with pee-pee? Big Billy to the rescue again!
Cleaning a silk headboard spotted with oily makeup- a bad combination!
Big Billy Yeadon and Steve Toburen rush to the rescue as an Atlanta cleaner faces a difficult spot on an even more challenging fabric.
Encapsulation- what’s all the hype about?
Mention the word “encapsulation” and there is instant controversy. Some say “the only way to take my cleaning wand away is to pry it from my cold, dead fingers!” Other cleaners are delighted to use a unique and exciting method that gets rid of the competition. What is the real truth from “down in the trenches”?
Is Scotchgard protector worth it for professional carpet cleaners?
An industry veteran comes to Bill and Steve with some well-founded technical questions about applying protector on the job …
BBQ grease stains on Olefin carpet???
Big Billy Yeadon (with Steve Toburen flying wing man) kicks off a new section here at SFS.JonDon.com. Clean Talk will focus on your technical questions (and nightmares) so you can just keep on raking in the big money! Send us your puzzlers and your cleaning triumphs too! Let’s start things with some barbecue …
Technical cleaning help now available at SFS.JonDon.com!
You may know the Jon-Don “Bobbsey Twins”- Steve Toburen and “Big Billy Yeadon”- as two of the leading management/marketing experts in the Cleaning & Restoration Industry. But Steve and Bill have also pushed around their share of buffers and cleaning heads in their time. In this new “Clean Talk” column Bill shares the technical wisdom of his years (which are considerable!) and Steve chimes in …