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Article: Basic spotting principles.
- Article from:
- ICS Cleaning Specialist
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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As most conscientious cleaning technicians have learned, when you make a complicated task a procedure, it ceases to be a problem. Without a procedure, it may always be a problem. There are six basic spotting procedures, one of which is absolutely guaranteed to remove any spot or stain known to man!
Remove the Excess
K.I.S.S.--Keep It Simple Stupid--should be your guide here. By "remove the excess" we're referring to a process whereby crusty, powdery or any other forms of solid substances are physically (not chemically) broken loose from the fiber surface and extracted through dry vacuuming. This is accomplished with a spatula or spotting brush, followed ...