09-10-2013, 08:53 PM
The key for hardwoods and leather cleaning is watch the heat and pressure.
These are not high pressure machines, but set on full, with almost 300 degree vapor heat, they can strip the paint straight out of leather furniture. I did it to my own leather sofa while experimenting with my machine.
Keep the pressure at about half and keep the attachment moving and you'll get excellent results. And don't bear down with arm pressure; it's not needed.
For fabric I use it mainly as a sanitizer b/c of the temp. Great for mattresses. I clean fabric furniture conventionally.
For hardwoods, the same advice. A little dab with do ya. These machines are quite powerful and you can't be fooled by the small size. Of course, if you want to get rid of all the slimy Bona and get straight back to the real wood, then go ahead and turn it up.
But generally, save the full pressure experience for tile, grout, marble and granite.
These are not high pressure machines, but set on full, with almost 300 degree vapor heat, they can strip the paint straight out of leather furniture. I did it to my own leather sofa while experimenting with my machine.
Keep the pressure at about half and keep the attachment moving and you'll get excellent results. And don't bear down with arm pressure; it's not needed.
For fabric I use it mainly as a sanitizer b/c of the temp. Great for mattresses. I clean fabric furniture conventionally.
For hardwoods, the same advice. A little dab with do ya. These machines are quite powerful and you can't be fooled by the small size. Of course, if you want to get rid of all the slimy Bona and get straight back to the real wood, then go ahead and turn it up.
But generally, save the full pressure experience for tile, grout, marble and granite.