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2025\2026
When you clean upholstery on location, clean the cushions on a ______ ______
or on __________ ______ and a work table. - ANSWER✔✔ Drop Cloth
Colorfast Paper
When using vacuum strokes to remove moisture from fabrics, focus on the
______ and ______ , which are often over wetted. - ANSWER✔✔Seams
Welts
Buttons
Piping
After cleaning cushions, position them so they dry without color bleeding by
leaning them on _____ ______ or ________ and in an inverted ____ frame. -
ANSWER✔✔ Drop Cloths
Paper
V
Applying excess fabric protector to upholstery can change the fabric's
___________. - ANSWER✔✔ Texture
Help customers understand that cleaning a spot multiple times could _________
,the fabric. - ANSWER✔✔ Damage
The Wet Shampoo method of cleaning applies a __________ detergent, then
vacuums away the _________ solution. - ANSWER✔✔Foaming
Excess
The wet vacuum machine is used to remove ________ _________from cleaned
fabric. - ANSWER✔✔ Excess Moisture
The Dry Foam method of cleaning applies only the _______ of a ___________
detergent in order to minimize the wetting of the fabric. -
ANSWER✔✔Suds/Foam
Foaming
The Hot Water Extraction method of cleaning injects heated __________
_________ into the fabric and immediately ____________ away the solution
with soils. - ANSWER✔✔Cleaning Solution
Vacuuming
A problem of using Hot Water Extraction cleaning is the potential to ______
____ the fabric. - ANSWER✔✔ Over Wet
To prevent marks or fiber distortion after wet cleaning a velvet fabric, and other
pile fabrics, the technician should _________ the velvet with a __________. -
ANSWER✔✔ Groom
Brush
, Velvet pile weave fabrics made of natural fibers should be groomed
_______________ after each cushion or area is cleaned. - ANSWER✔✔
Immediately
Sensitive dyes that might bleed should be treated with an _____ _______ and
dried _________. - ANSWER✔✔ Acid Rinse
Quickly
The Dry Cleaning method can be effective for light soiling, but only moderately
effective for ___________ _______. - ANSWER✔✔Heavy Soiling
Dry solvents can release volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Technicians must
wear respirators with _______ ______ cartridges. - ANSWER✔✔ Organic
Vapor
Dry solvents can be disposed of only in _____________ disposal sites. -
ANSWER✔✔Authorized
Wet cleaning is usually effective on _____-__________ walls and partitions. -
ANSWER✔✔ Fabric Covered
To remove absorbed soils or oxidized soils, technicians may need to:
Apply stronger _________ _________.
Allow more ________ time.
Increase water _______________.
Agitate to distribute cleaning products. - ANSWER✔✔Chemical Agents