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IICRC UFT Exam – Upholstery & Fabric Cleaning Technician Study Guide.
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Dry Chemical Solvent - Answers ✅✅Oily soil's that will not dissolve in water might dissolve in a _____ ________ __________. Ventilation, Proper PPE - Answers ✅✅Two safety procedures to follow when applying dry cleaning solvents are: ___________ and _____ ___. Ventilated - Answers ✅✅Volatile dry solvents evaporate rapidly into the surrounding air, so the room where volatile solvents are applied should be ___________. Volatile Dry Solvent - Answers ✅✅Non-volatile Dry Solvents evaporate slowly and should be rinsed with a _____ _____ _______. Threshold Limit Value - Answers ✅✅TLV indicates the airborne concentration of a substance to which nearly all persons can be exposed. TLV stands for ________ ______ ________. ignite - Answers ✅✅The flashpoint is the temperature at which solvent vapors can ___________. Back Coatings - Answers ✅✅Try cleaning solvents can damage the ____ _______ fabrics. Container - Answers ✅✅A solvent manufacturer will approve the type of ________ for storing the dry cleaning solvent. Labeled - Answers ✅✅Solvents must be stored in containers that are properly ________. Enzymes - Answers ✅✅The products that break down or digest proteins soils into water soluble substances are ________.
Blood, Milk, Eggs, Urine - Answers ✅✅Proteins stains are caused by soil's like: Volatile Dry Solvent - Answers ✅✅When treating most spots, especially spots with unknown soil's, first apply a _____ ___ _______. Hydrofluoric Acid can burn - Answers ✅✅Rust remover's based on _____________ ____ can _____ skin. Tamping Brush, Up Down - Answers ✅✅To agitate a spotting agent into a fabric and not distort the fabric, use a ________ ____ and tamp with an __ and ____ motion. Removed Completely - Answers ✅✅Fabrics can re-soil or spots reappear when soil's or spotting chemicals or not ______ ________. Volatile Dry Solvent; Blot - Answers ✅✅Remove grease spots by applying a _________ ___ _______, Tamp, then with ____ a towel. Alkaline - Answers ✅✅After spotting with an acid rust remover, rinse thoroughly with an ________ product to neutralize. Fluorochemical - Answers ✅✅Both silicone-based and fluorochemical-based products resist water spills, but only the ____________ base protector repels oily spills. electric shaver - Answers ✅✅The effective tool to use to remove pills from fabrics is the ______ ________. Crevice Tool - Answers ✅✅To vacuum hard to reach areas, attach a _____ _____ to the vacuum hose. Carding, Finishing - Answers ✅✅The brush used one cleaning velvet fabrics is called the brush ______ or _____ brush.
excess moisture - Answers ✅✅The wet vacuum machine is used to remove from ______ ______ cleaned fabric. Foam, foaming - Answers ✅✅The dry from method of cleaning applies only the _____ of a _________ detergent in order to minimize the wetting of the fabric Cleaning solution, vacuums - Answers ✅✅The hot water extraction method of cleaning injects heated _______ ________ into the fabric and immediately _____ away the solution with soil's. overwet - Answers ✅✅A problem of using hot water extraction cleaning is the potential to _______ the fabric. Groom, brush - Answers ✅✅To prevent marks after wet cleaning a velvet fabric or stiffness in the fabric, the technician should _____ the velvet with a ______. Immediately - Answers ✅✅Velvet fabrics made of natural fiber should be ________ groomed after each cushion or area is cleaned. Acid Rinse, Quickly - Answers ✅✅Sensitive dyes that might bleed should be treated with an ______ _______ and dried _________. Heavy soiling - Answers ✅✅The dry cleaning method can be affective for light soiling, but only moderately effective for ____ _________. Organic Vapor - Answers ✅✅Dry solvents can release volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Technicians must wear respirators with______ _________ cartridges. Approved - Answers ✅✅Dry Solvents can be disposed of only in _______ disposal sites. Fabric covered - Answers ✅✅Wet cleaning is usually effective on _____ _______ walls and partitions.
Over wetting, slowly - Answers ✅✅A common cause of cellulosic browning is __________ fabrics and drying cleaned fabrics too _________. Processed out - Answers ✅✅Browning is a problem with Haitian cotton because of the vegetable and foreign material which is not _______ ___ of the cotton. reducing agent - Answers ✅✅Neutralize chlorine bleach with a _______ ____ to avoid more bleeding of dyes. Acne medicines - Answers ✅✅Damage to dyes resulting in discoloration is possible from benzoyl peroxide present in ___ _______. Shrinkage - Answers ✅✅Natural fibers absorb excess moisture from over wetting and swelling, causing ________ in the fabric. Wet cleaning, Bleaching - Answers ✅✅Remove watermark (rings) by ___ ________ the entire area of a fabric or by ________ with an oxidizing agent. Fibers - Answers ✅✅Fibers frequently are made from a blend or combination of
Dry & Stain - Answers ✅✅Natural fibers (rayon, cotton, linen) absorb water and other substances more easily than synthetic fibers, so they ____ more slowly and _____ More easily. seed pod - Answers ✅✅The cotton plant produces fibers from the ___ ____ of the plant. Browning - Answers ✅✅Ligin is the binder in cellulose materials that dissolves in water to cause stains called ________
silk - Answers ✅✅The protein fiber that comes from the cocoon of worms is ________. Perspirstion - Answers ✅✅Silk is damaged by _______ making it brittle. quickly - Answers ✅✅Polyester fibers used in a Postrio released water readily and do not absorb water easily, so polyester dries _______. polyester - Answers ✅✅Microfibers are usually manufactured from ________ fibers. Polyester & Olefin - Answers ✅✅Oleophilic fibers attract oily soil's which causes yellow distortion. Both _____ and ______ fibers are oleophilic. Olefin - Answers ✅✅Polypropylene is another name for ______ fibers. Olefin - Answers ✅✅Delustered ______ is sensitive to sunlight and is damaged by prolong sunlight exposure. Bleaching - Answers ✅✅The solution dying process for acrylic fibers helps them resist _________. liquid polymer - Answers ✅✅Solution dying is the process of adding color (pigment) to _______ _________. Micro fibers - Answers ✅✅Silk fibers are finer than cotton and wool fibers, and ______ are finer than silk. 1 - Answers ✅✅9,000 meters of a microfiber weigh less than ____ denier. Along the length - Answers ✅✅Novelty yarns are delicate and easily damaged during ccleaning. Agitate novelty yarns only _______ ______ _______ of the yarn.
ginning - Answers ✅✅Seeds are removed from cotton fibers by the _______ process. Weft yarns - Answers ✅✅Yarns are woven lengthwise and across. The crossing yarns are called _______ ________. Ward Yarns - Answers ✅✅Yarns are woven lengthwise and across. The lengthwise yarns are called ____ _________. Weaving process - Answers ✅✅The word satin is used to describe a ______ __________. Satin Weaves - Answers ✅✅The weaving process where some yards "float" over multiple opposing yards is called ______ ________. Punch card & computer programs - Answers ✅✅Jacquard waves are produced on a loom using _____________ or __________. weave - Answers ✅✅Velvets are fibers woven in a manner to produce a luxurious appearance, so velvet is the name of a _________. Carding Brushes - Answers ✅✅Flocked velvet are fibers attached to an adhesive, and can be damaged by ________ ________ used on tufted velvet. Layers - Answers ✅✅Quilted fabrics create puffy areas of raised appearance by sewing together two or three ______ of fabric. Glazed, Polished - Answers ✅✅Fabric that is treated with a shiny finish or luster is described as _______ or ________. Soils - Answers ✅✅Body oils and abrasive where can we can glazed and polished finishes and cause damage that is noticed when _______ are removed.
Pre-inspection, communicate - Answers ✅✅To reduce customer complaints, upholstery cleaners should conduct a thorough __________ of the items to be cleaned and _________ with the customer. Color, Texture - Answers ✅✅Successful, effective cleaning means removing as much soil as possible without changing either the _______ or _______ of the fabric. Constructed, dyes, finish - Answers ✅✅Technicians perform pre-testing on a pole street to determine how the item is ________, and whether the ______ or________ of the fabric could be damaged during the cleaning. Pre-exsisting - Answers ✅✅During a pre-inspection, the technician should always watch for ________ damage. Not - Answers ✅✅Removing cushion covers from the cushion to clean them should ___ be attempted. Cushions, Fillings - Answers ✅✅Code tags attached to upholstery Indicate the type of material content used in __________ and _______. Test fabric - Answers ✅✅Technicians should _____________ before cleaning to check for potential cleaning problems. Color stability - Answers ✅✅Colorfastness problems are more common in natural fibers than synthetic, so technicians should always test for ________ ____________. Wool - Answers ✅✅A chemical test that applies 6% chlorine bleach will dissolve _______ fibers. Nylon - Answers ✅✅A chemical test that applies formic acid will dissolve ______ fibers.
Acetate - Answers ✅✅A chemical test that applies acetone will dissolve _________ fibers. blend - Answers ✅✅Technicians may have difficulty identifying the type of fiber in fabrics that contain a of ________ fibers. Completely Dry - Answers ✅✅When testing a fabric with a water-based cleaning product, the test for dye bleeding or colorfastness is not certain until the fabric is ___________ ___. Water, Wet - Answers ✅✅Most soluble soils in fabrics that have experienced "normal use" are ______ soluble and can be ___ cleaned. Petroleum, body oils - Answers ✅✅Dry solvent-based cleaning solutions are applied to remove oily soil's like ______ and ____________. Dry Soil Removal - Answers ✅✅The first principle of cleaning applies to insoluble, particulate soil's which are best removed by _____ _______ _________. Chemical, heat, agitation, and Time - Answers ✅✅Soils are suspended or loosened from fibers by four fundamental elements: _______, _________, ________ & ______. Decrease - Answers ✅✅Increasing the temperature of water based cleaning products will ___________ the surface tension of the water to allow better penetration into materials. Chemical, Reduce - Answers ✅✅A surfactant is a _______ used to _________ the surface tension of water. Water - Answers ✅✅The strength of a chemical in water is measured by pH, which can only be measured in _______ based solutions.