Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : Doing Upholstery https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:50:33 +0000 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:19:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3417 <![CDATA[Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Doing Upholstery : Because some carpet pre-sprays...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=160254&title=doing-upholstery#160254 Author: pilediver
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Posted: 09/June/2010 at 11:19am

Because some carpet pre-sprays have different surfactants in them than their upholstery counterparts some carpet prespray will can soak through upholstery and into backing and padding.]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:19:29 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=160254&title=doing-upholstery#160254 <![CDATA[Doing Upholstery : Ok, back to the thread topic!...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=156053&title=doing-upholstery#156053 Author: davey1980
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Posted: 19/August/2009 at 1:25am

Ok, back to the thread topic! What is some of the best equipment to use on upholstery?
What are some of the best chemicals?
Finally, what are some good techniques once you have the best equipment and chemicals?
]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:25:20 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=156053&title=doing-upholstery#156053 <![CDATA[Doing Upholstery : There are many ways to grow the...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=90344&title=doing-upholstery#90344 Author: bryan
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Posted: 19/February/2007 at 2:18am

There are many ways to grow the business but advertising is key.  Kane 8 jobs a month hope they are big jobs, or you got something else going.  I look at it like this when you start you don't have sh*t, as far as customers or equipment.  So your first  three years are going to be though.  Most don't make it.  They get the loans for the equipment, and have little money for advertising.  Or they start with portables out of there cars with advertising but no one wants them.  I have always had the philosophy that if you are going to make, you have to do it right.  To me its not hard to find out what's right for your market.  Start off by calling you competition  to see what they offer and for what price.  If they offer TM cleaning  for prices that you would offer with a portable good luck.  People will also usually only turn a few pages in the YP so you will need to be up front  or do something else if you cant be.  With all this you should know know what your cost of advertising will be, how much you can charge, and what your customer will be.  You then should be able to calculate if this will be profitable, and if you can assume your loans.  If not wait save thats what I did.  I when in to carpet cleaning owning the equipment, and spend heavily on advertising.   The key is not as much the advertising that will keep you in business but you repeat customers.  So they should be your big focus not as much getting new one's.  In the US most the big company's have small adds ie COIT, Stanly Steamers because they are at the point they don't have to let people know who they are, but they market heavily to there existing customers.
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Posted: 16/February/2007 at 2:04am

I am still trying to grow this business. I would like to see my sales double over the next 3 years. I've been where you are, and it's tough. Doing quality work and getting referrals are what got me where I am today. You wiil succeed. You just need to fast track it ]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:04:51 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89181&title=doing-upholstery#89181 <![CDATA[Doing Upholstery : Paul it sounds by what you&#039;ve...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89176&title=doing-upholstery#89176 Author: pilediver
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Posted: 16/February/2007 at 1:42am

Paul it sounds by what you've been telling me that you have a pretty good lifestyle. Don't kid yourself I'm very much struggling financially now but I think I know where I'm heading and why.

You on the other hand are very obviously over the hump and don't have any big risks or worries on the plate. I envy you - that is what I am working towards.
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Posted: 16/February/2007 at 1:39am

I took up diving when I was 40 and became a PADI Master Instructor.

Last night I saw an HD program on the National Geographic channel on Paragliding and I was absolutely fascinated with what I saw. I will be trying that in the next month for sure. I just found my next recreational - learning challenge. I'm stoked! 53years old - my A$$!

In the last 5 years the technology in parasailing has changed the glide ratio from 4 feet of glide to 1 foot of drop to and incredible 9 feet of glide to 1 foot of drop. They can now stay up almost indefinitely if you are in the right spots and they are soaring to thousands of feet. There are even new powered parasail’s that have more in common with ultra lights.
]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:39:12 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89175&title=doing-upholstery#89175 <![CDATA[Doing Upholstery : Wow. Sounds like you can adapt...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89170&title=doing-upholstery#89170 Author: cmaster
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Posted: 16/February/2007 at 1:20am

Wow. Sounds like you can adapt to just about anything. A great quality.

My life has been monotonous in comparison. Started cleaning part time in high school. Quit school in grade 11, started working full time, worked my way to general manager, bought the cleaning company. Added truck mount carpet cleaning in 1995, started changing the focus from janitorial to cc'ing(one of the smartest moves I ever made). I have no siblings, so no one to fight with. My parents owned a corner grocery store/butcher shop. They wanted me to take it over when they retired, but of course kids don't want to do what their parents did. So here I am ]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:20:43 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89170&title=doing-upholstery#89170 <![CDATA[Doing Upholstery : I&#039;m more the other way and...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89166&title=doing-upholstery#89166 Author: pilediver
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Posted: 16/February/2007 at 1:02am

I'm more the other way and prefer software. Life gives you lemons - you make lemonade. I live a great life and try and make the most of it. Like many people they will switch professions a few times during their working career. I love challenge and get bored easy unless I am constantly challenging myself. When I finished university I went to work in the medical equipment industry and worked my way up to be a brand manager for a national medical company. I got tired of all the travel and went back to school in my early 40's and became a network engineer. Then 2 years out of school - Wack! Hit by a drunk driver at 11 in the morning no less. I tried staying in the industry for a few years but my short term memory got screwed in the accident. The rest of the story you know. Oh yeah, I grew up in a family of 6 kids 4 or which are professional musicians or teaching musicians at universities. I could have been a professional myself but chose the business route instead. I played trumpet in everything from a jazz quintet to a symphony. Mother was a piano teacher and my father owned jewelry stores which were taken over by my brother the only other member of the family who does have music as a career.]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:02:37 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89166&title=doing-upholstery#89166 <![CDATA[Doing Upholstery : You&#039;ve had quite the life...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89163&title=doing-upholstery#89163 Author: cmaster
Subject: 3417
Posted: 16/February/2007 at 12:49am

You've had quite the life with some very interesting jobs and some tough breaks
I hope you do well in this business

I love building and repairing systems. I'm strong on hardware and not so strong on software ]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:49:51 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89163&title=doing-upholstery#89163 <![CDATA[Doing Upholstery : Yes Supercom is for resellers...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3417&PID=89158&title=doing-upholstery#89158 Author: pilediver
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Posted: 16/February/2007 at 12:26am

Yes Supercom is for resellers only. You may not know that I used to work for IBM and Group Telecom as a Sales Engineer. I used to have a reseller number and I can wrench that stuff no problem. These days it doesn't seem worthwhile to open boxes because of the speed of change and cheap prices.

I got out of the industry a few years after I sustained my brain injury from a serious accident in 1998. A drunk driver t-boned me in an intesection right on the drivers door.
I used to design data and voice networks for large corporations that interfaced telecom networks.
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