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Our August 2009 Newsletter
"A New Comic Strip", "We Love Our Pets Not Those Special Odors",
"True or False", and "Street Painting Photos" Part 2
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| | Window Cleaning Testimonial
"Please
pass on to Elliot how impressed I was with the gentleman who came out this morning to do the windows.
He was extremely neat, polite, professional and
efficient... You have the best quality work, and workers I have experienced." | | Susannah Clark,
San Rafael |
| Carpet Repair | Want to get rid of those ugly bumps in your
carpet? How about those burns or permanent stains?
Call
Gary Myers
456-3834
Over 30 yrs exp.
Reasonable Rates
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OUR SERVICES:
Carpet Cleaning Window Cleaning Upholstery Cleaning
Gutter Cleaning
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Answers to the Last Online Newsletter
When your kids get chewing gum on your upholstery, try to lift
it off while it is still warm.
True or False
False
Use a
sealed bag of ice, or bag of frozen vegetables to freeze the gum first.
You might
need to use more than one bag. Make sure the gum is frozen first,
then lift it off
the upholstery.
Dryer
softener sheets can help clean soap scum from glass shower doors.
True
or False
True
The
chemicals in the sheets loosen soap scum. Wipe down doors after showering or if built up loosen the material from the door
with a soft brush and then wipe with several dryer softener sheets.
Source
for this information:
Popular Mechanic's Book-
'When Duct Tape Isn't Enough'. |
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True or False
Pet hair is picked up by using fabric softener sheets.
True or False
You can freshen your kid's
stuffed animals by putting them in paper sack.
True or False
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JUST A
REMINDER | Once
again, a reminder, please don't wait until the last minute to schedule window and / or carpet cleaning for your special events.
We want to be there for you. Please try to schedule ahead of time. For those considering annual carpet cleaning
, remember the summer weather speeds up drying time. |
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| | Our Second Online Newsletter!!! |
Dear
Customer,
The newsletter is still a work
in progress.
We added a new comic strip. Gary Kell, who helps us with
our Graphic Arts, is the cartoonist. Gary had a regular cartoon strip in the SF Chronicle called "Cityscapes" and
a twice-weekly strip in the IJ called "Marin World". He has also won the Bay Guardian Cartoon Contest seven
times and has been extensively reprinted in the national Funny Times. Gary has won numerous Marin County Fair cartoon
awards, most recently 2 Blue Ribbons and a Special Merit Award at the 2009 Fair.
Thanks Gary for creating "The
Amazing Atlas Man".
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and we could
use some help with those pet odor problems. One of the most difficult
challenges is dealing with urine odor and stains.
Our tip in this issue is regarding pet urine odor. Obviously, one can always hire a carpet cleaner which is not a bad idea if it happens once in a blue
moon. What if it happens often? That could be expensive.
The following instructions are what I tell my clients to do if they have to deal with pet urine odor.
1. Get yourself a bottle of a pet urine deodorizing product (a quart or a gallon)
such as Nature's Miracle, Simple Solutions, Ikky Poo, etc. Generally, normal carpet stain removers will not remove the odor.
2. Pour some of it in a spray bottle so it can be applied easily.
3. If the urine is fresh, remove as much as you can by absorbing it with a towel and
then absorb more with paper towels.
4. Apply a good amount of the deodorizer
to the area. Let it sit there for 15 to 20 minutes. This step will remove some of the odor and possibly some of the stain.
5. Absorb as much as you can with a towel and paper towels.
6. Now saturate the area with enough deodorizer to keep it wet for 24 hours. You may have to
repeat this step. 7. Then blot it up again with towels and paper towels.
If you have a home carpet cleaning
machine use it after Step 3. If you use it before Step 3, you may push or spread some of the urine further into the carpet.
Use it after Step 5 and absorb the area with towels and paper towels.
I wish you the best
of luck! |
 What One of Our Clients Said
About
Our Carpet Cleaning Service
"We've gone through all the chain
carpet cleaners-- Stanley Steemer, Coit and on and on. All of them send a kid who who has no knowledge of carpets and stains
or anything beyond just pushing the machine around. They take no pride in doing a good job and we never hire them back. They
never do much more than make our carpets wet and soggy. I could tell by your website that you knew carpets and took pride
in your work. Our carpets look like new. Great job and we appreciate it"
Julie Beach, San Rafael |
Italian Street Painting Festival
Part 2
 As I said in the last newsletter, I love
the San Rafael 'Italian Street Painting Festival' ! I like to capture the bird's eye view by attaching a camera to
the end of a pole and holding it over the center of a painting. Below is a sample of the artwork seen before editing. After that, I've included some more favorites.
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This
is a sample of an original shot before editing.
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Please Do Not Unsubscribe.
I know that
you may be getting more emails than you care to deal with. I certainly do. Please, please hang in there and do not unsubscribe.
For the most part, we will only be sending this email newsletter once a month. If you don't care to hear from us until you
need our services, just delete it. Thanks for supporting our business, especially during these tough economic
times.
Sincerely,
Elliot Atlas
Atlas Window and Carpet Cleaning
atlas@iloveatlas.com
415-256-8321
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