Is triexta just a newer version of polyester? Both belong to the same family of fibers, but how different are they, and how important is this to know?
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Jim Smith
IICRC-Approved Instructor and a Senior Practicing Inspector
James “Jim” B. Smith is an IICRC-approved instructor, a senior practicing inspector, and part of the voting consensus of the IICRC S1OO cleaning standard. He has been in the cleaning industry since 1975. For more information, visit www.carpetinspector.com/jbs or email [email protected].
Articles by Jim Smith
Fiber Cleaning Challenges
Carpet
A look at the fibers that cleaning technicians will encounter on the job, including their unique characteristics and the cleaning challenges they exhibit.
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Absorbent compound is underutilized and misunderstood; here’s what you should know.
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Wicking spots reoccur after cleaned carpeting has dried. Rather than try to stop the wicking, let the spot wick onto something else.
Most carpet cleaning technicians have not done spot dyeing because they had difficulty getting the right color back into the carpet and making the dye colorfast.
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