Steam cleaner

[ccga3359]

As I'm planning on reupholstering my chesterfield and chairs it suddenly occured to me that a portable steam cleaner would help the (wife chose) tapestry fabric lay properly. I hen recalled people such as River Kilt uses a steamer to straighten out his pleats. Are the two animals on in the same and if not can a steam cleaner be used to straighten pleats in a pinch. No doubt a cleaner would be a better alternative to throwing my canvas an PV kilts in the washing MacHine. Thoughts, observances, practices?

[ChromeScholar]

What kind of steam cleaner? I've found a steamer helps straighten pleats, but I can't imagine using an upholstery cleaner on my kilts.

[Wompet]

Grant, do a quick search for "steam" and "Home Depot," and if I remember correctly the thread was started by Jimmy Carbomb. There should be a make and/or model there.

[ccga3359]

Grant, do a quick search for "steam" and "Home Depot," and if I remember correctly the thread was started by Jimmy Carbomb. There should be a make and/or model there.

Thanks gary, here is the link to that thread for those others wondering.

[The Wizard of BC]

A "Steam Cleaner" and a "Fabric Steamer" are two totally different animals.

A "Steam Cleaner" such as that used on rugs and upholstery is a marriage between a water heater/sprayer unit and a wet-dry vac. You spray hot, soapy water into your rug and then vacuum it up.

A "Fabric Steamer" actually generates live steam by boiling water and directing the steam towards the fabric.

I would not advocate using a Steam Cleaner on your kilts. A Fabric Steamer however is the perfect touch-up tool. I tell my customers to find a small, portable Steamer and use it to relax wrinkles from their pleats, to freshen their kilts between washing, and to remove odors such a tobacco smoke.

[ccga3359]

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I would not advocate using a Steam Cleaner on your kilts. A Fabric Steamer however is the perfect touch-up tool. I tell my customers to find a small, portable Steamer and use it to relax wrinkles from their pleats, to freshen their kilts between washing, and to remove odors such a tobacco smoke.

Thanks Steve. I guess what i was asking is can I use one for the other. Steam cleaner - no. Could I use a fabric steamer on the couch, would it even be worth it?

[The Wizard of BC]

Actually, yes. Unless your Chesterfield is dirty from sitting on it after doing the gardening or changing the oil of your car. The thing that makes things smell musty and foul is bacteria. Steam is a very good killer of those little buggers and will leave fabrics fresh smelling.
So go ahead, lay your kilt out on the sofa and kill two bacteria with one pass.
De-wrinkle your kilt and freshen your couch at the same time. The perfect bachelor answer to both problems.