Mattress and Cover Cleaning Tips: preserving your investment before the mess takes charge.

Remedy at the ready.

Owning a superior quality memory foam mattress can do wonders for your health, sleep patterns and overall comfort. Allergen-resistant, cooling inner cores and moisture-wicking fabrics make up the composite layers of high-density latex, foam rubber and natural fibers in brand names like Tempurpedic™ and Purple™ which make for a wide variety of style and buying budget options for you, the conscientious consumer. A great quality mattress should last you at least ten years so don’t let the initial buying prices of these sleep giants knock you off your market. With mix and match add ons like different sized toppers to bottom support rubber foil coils, these mattresses are available in all sizes and can run the price gamut from $700.00 to upwards and over the $2000.00 range. Still, as mentioned, the price can be worth a lifetime of supreme dream benefits so it is in your best interest to be as informed as best you can when it comes time to tackle cleaning a soiled mattress.

Prepare in advance gives you a better chance.

At the risk of sounding alarmist when it comes to a soiled mattress or cleaning a mattress cover, one best bet is to have taken a few precautionary measures to have at the ready and within reach. With each style of either a Tempurpedic or purple mattress, there are different factory codes and guidelines to follow to sustain your warranty and guarantee. These should never be taken lightly if you want your investment to keep its structural support and avoid becoming a victim of accidental overkill via caustic cleaning. The company websites should also be a factor when it comes time to ready your quick-acting remedy kit.

Don’t deviate to hasten the alleviate.

Staying within the instructions is mandatory. How many times have we all thought, “I think I can do this a better, quicker way!” only to be left with a bigger disaster to clean up after? At this point, you may be wondering, “Why so picky about a cleaning product?”. Well, topliners like the Tempurpedic and purple names also produce and market other comfort essentials like pillows, sheets, blankets, pajamas, and even pet beds and covers, all requiring different in-home care washing and cleaning instructions. But for now, let’s address the supplies needed for a mattress and their cover toppers:

• Clean, color-free rags or towels for blotting up wet areas.
• A mild detergent and water mix in a spray bottle for fine misting spot removals.
• Chlorine-free bleach in your laundry room and in your clean-up kit.
• A fresh box of baking soda or other oxy powder for a general overall stain remover.
• List of cleaning guidelines recommended by the manufacturer.
• Small fan to assist in drying.

These basics should give you the upper hand when it comes time to take a stand against a soiled mattress.

When timing is at test, less is best.

When you discover the stain, act as quickly as possible and dab lightly with a clean rag. Follow with a light application of detergent water spray mix and dab again, using light but direct pressure. The last thing you want is to saturate the foam even further. If you begin to see results, keep up in small attacks until the stain is gone and then allow to dry. If the spot is still visibly stubborn, try a bit of baking soda or oxygenated powder and repeat the same process; switching to a soft brush scrub, not creating tracts of foam rips. If the mattress topper or cover is machine safe, follow the cold-water wash and dry cycle instructions. If in doubt about drying concerns, leave the jumble in the tumble out of the equation, allow the topper to dry naturally.

Call in the pros when you're detained the woes.

If you have tried all the options and still have visible issues to contend with, or if you just don’t want to take a risk from the very beginning, call in a deep cleaning service company like the crew from Mass Carpet to handle more than want to leave to your own doing. Quick, reliable, top-notch technicians, equipment, and products will be there in a jiffy and get your soiled mattress back to a healthy, clean spiffy. At Mass Carpet Clean Up, they work hard so you don’t have to. Offering an entire line of in-home deep cleaning services, they will have you back to dreamland on your lifetime investment in no time, and with your base knowledge of staunching the stain, you’ve also become a part of the clean team. What better way to keep the soils at bay?

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