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| 1079.1 | | DARTS::COTE | Action-verbs? | Mon Feb 01 1988 10:44 | 6 |
| Aja just loves the 'whoosh-whoosh' sound of the lint brush on
the velour bedspread, so much in fact, that I have to keep her
out of the room when I attempt to 'de-fuzz' the spread or it
just gets worse...
Edd
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| 1079.2 | dont' know what you call 'em... | VAXWRK::DUDLEY | | Mon Feb 01 1988 12:31 | 4 |
| I use those round, sticky paper things, and they work
great.
Donna
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| 1079.3 | Masking tape... | PMROAD::SWEENEY | | Mon Feb 01 1988 13:18 | 9 |
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Actually, those round sticky paper things are just glorified masking
tape. Take some wide masking tape and wrap it around four fingers
with the sticky on the outside. Rub it over the furniture in question
and see if that helps. This is what I use on my sewing chair after
finishing a project to pick up all the frayed threads and stray
cat hairs. It works great. I usually get more cat hairs than thread!
Susan
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| 1079.4 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif. | Mon Feb 01 1988 13:45 | 11 |
| Re: .0
It sounds like we have the same type of fabric on our sofas (honest,
folks, it doesn't really look like velour, I didn't even realize
that that's what it was when I bought it :-)). I use one of the
little attachment brushes for my vacuum cleaner and it works fine.
It's the little attachment that's about 5 inches wide and has quite
a small brush inside. You might try experimenting with the various
attachments to your vacuum cleaner and see which one works. I think
the one I use is the one intended for drapes and upholstery.
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| 1079.5 | Mist and squirt | PARITY::WHALEN | And may the traffic be with you | Mon Feb 01 1988 17:00 | 11 |
| The best thing in the whole world I've found, for all kinds
of upholstery fabrics, bedspreads,pillows, curtains, etc. is the
good old basic squirt bottle. The same bottle used for misting your
greenery or squirting your cat can be used to lightly mist the
hairy fabric and then just brush over it with your hand or the lint
brush and everything comes up.
It works on any kind of fabric, and is easy to do. And it really
is thorough.
Denise
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| 1079.7 | WATER & FACECLOTH TRICK | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Tue Feb 09 1988 17:51 | 14 |
| RE: 5
Yes, that's the one I use with just a little addition. I also use
a facecloth after misting. It really helps to pick up the hairs.
With a white cat and a white dog on antique mohair, I really have
to do this on a daily basis but it doesn't take long.
I have used the brush on my Kirby but the mist/facecloth trick works
best.
Sandi (Lightning's & DejaVu's Mom)
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| 1079.8 | I recommend this whole-heartedly! | OBSESS::JENSEN | Cat babies - 4, Human babies - 1 | Tue Feb 16 1988 15:24 | 25 |
| Here's another suggestion... I recently got a small, hand-held
vacuum cleaner that has a rotating brush. This works great at
digging the "stuck" cat hair out of my upholstery. The one I
got is made by Royal and is called the "Dirt Devil"; it costs
about $35. It plugs into the wall (ie, is not a "Dust Buster"
type of rechargable vacuum), has a very long cord, and is quite
powerful.
The brush is probably about 6 inches wide. It's a good size
for doing sofas and chairs, but also small enough that you can
use it on lampshades (there's always cat hair clinging to them
at our house).
My full-size vacuum also has the rotating brush for floors, and
it does wonders for picking up the "furballs" on my shag-type
carpeting.
We have four cats, including two long-hair and short-hair with
mostly white fur, and the rotating brush has been a lifesaver!
We ran our old vacuums back and forth repeatedly, and they never
picked up all the fur.
Joanne
j.
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