Residential and commercial carpet and tile cleaner serving Central Florida

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Why is Upholstery so much harder to clean than carpet?

Unlike carpet cleaning, which requires a standard deep cleaning process and then drying, upholstery cleaning includes working with various delicate fabrics, specific cleaners for different types of fabrics and assessing any stains and spots.

First, with upholstery cleaning, we pre-condition the fabric, allowing emulsifying agents to clean stains and dirt. This is followed by an extraction and textile rinse, to thoroughly remove moisture and soil. High powered air movers are then used to accelerate drying time. If the upholstery fabric is cut pile, we use a special brush on the upholstery to groom the pile fabric leaving it looking like new.

Some tags on upholstered furniture says "dry clean only". This protects the manufacturer from liability should any problems with standard cleaning occur. The fact is that there are thousands of types of upholstered furniture that by using the correct ph solution, heat and swift drying time, can actually be safely protected and cleaned causing no damage whatsoever.

By the time we leave after cleaning your upholstery, the furniture should be dry enough to sit on without waiting.

We also use a solvent based protectant on upholstery rather than a water based protectant preventing browning or water spots allowing the protectant to spread thoroughly and evenly.

If you are having a tough time getting out stubborn stains from your upholstery, contact the experts at Gator Clean for a free quote. 

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What Your Neighbors Say About Gator Clean

Great job by Daniele and Kelly. Efficient and knowledgeable. I would recommend very highly.

Charles Paviolitis
April 9, 2024

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Did a great job, were on time, and quick reply from all questions asked before and during starting job

Skip Miazga
March 26, 2024

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VERY professional and attentive to my needs

JM Cohen
March 22, 2024

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Gator clean did a fabulous job! Quick too! Very knowledgeable! Had tips for helping keeping our ducts and filters clean, and can tell a diff already with the air flow. House cooled down quicker than before!!

Kristal Muntz
March 18, 2024

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I thought my carpets where goners, no life left in them. Gator Clean proved me wrong!! The carpets might need upgrading still but, after the cleaning, that is something I want to do in the future and not something that needs to be done now. Gator Clean bought me precious time. That is a good thing.

Ada Nicky
March 12, 2024

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Gator Clean

Gator Clean is a residential and commercial carpet and tile cleaning company, serving Lake, Sumter, Marion and surrounding counties.

(352) 508-4556

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