2. Take your scissors or utility knife, and carefully CUT off the thin fabric that covers all sections of the mattress (shown below in photo). Recycle or discard it.
3. Now's the time to wash the cover if you so desire. It'll need to be dry and placed in its original position beneath the foundation before you continue.
4. Vacuum up the messy little fabric pills.
5. Don't try to unglue or unduly separate parts of your mattress that aren't meant to come apart. Keeping that in mind, take each part of your mattress, and FLIP EACH PART. Flip the bottom section such that the foot-end of the bed is now at the head-end, and what was on the top (facing the ceiling) will now be on the bottom (facing the floor). Do this for EACH SECTION.
6. Line up the mattress sections, then re-zip the outer cover.
7. Lie down. Can you believe how it feels like new?
Mary, stumbled upon your tip after experiencing similar frustrations. I just woke up after my first night in me renewed bed. You are right! It feels almost new again. Dramatic difference. So thanks for the tip. My question, now is how long did this extend the life of your mattress? And if you have bouthgt a new mattress, did you go wit a tempurpedic again or something else? I love the darn thing, but $3k every 3 or4 years for a hunk of foam seems exorbitant to me. Thanks again.
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