Cleaning Tips/Garment Care
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Question; I have several pairs of pants that are labeled “dry clean only” that are made of a blend of polyester, rayon, and spandex, and are lined with 100% polyester. Can I get away with washing these on the hand wash cycle in my machine, or should I definitely dry clean them? I accidentally washed [...]
Hand wash a suit?
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Question; I was wondering whether I should take my olive green cotton suit for dry cleaning or I can wash it by myself in hands and how? Lining is half rayon, half polyester. Should I expect some shrinking?
Answer; The answer to your questions is yes, yes and yes.
Yes you should take it to a dry [...]
Spot Clean Only
Monday, July 13th, 2009Question; I have a dress that is 100% cotton lining and 100% cotton shell. It says dry clean only but I really only would need to spot clean the armpit area. What type of product would work best, on this dress and other dry-clean only outfits to do spot cleaning?
Answer; I don’t recommend spot cleaning. [...]
Patio furniture cushions
Monday, July 13th, 2009Question; I have cushions for my out door furniture that are extremely dirt from being outside all the time. How can I clean them?
Answer; Patio furniture cushions are washable but they are to big for your home machine. Even if you can get them into your front loading machine that much agitation will cause the [...]
Is it possible to remove moss from sail covers?
Monday, July 13th, 2009Question; Is it possible to remove moss from sail Covers?
Answer: Yes, the moss is growing on the surface and will be removed by the agitation of the cleaning process. If it has black mold then that’s a different story. Black mold is very difficult to remove and often the color of the cover is stripped [...]
Can I wash these dry clean only pants?
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Question; I have a pair of blue pants made of 58% cotton and 42% Lyocell, which say to be dry cleaned only. Can I hand wash them?
Answer; Yes you can safely hand wash those pants. Wash it in cold water to keep it from shrinking to much and use a soap that’s neutral in ph [...]
Color faded, white spots.
Friday, July 3rd, 2009Question; I have a 73% silk and 27%nylon Ann Taylor sweater set which I washed in the washing machine on a delicate cycle, cold water. Though the color faded a little, there are some white spots that look like a Bounce sheet has dried on it. I did not put it in the dryer, but [...]
How to shop for a dry cleaner
Monday, June 22nd, 2009When shopping for a dry cleaner don’t just shop by price because what we are selling you is Time, Experience, Quality & Service.
First you must determine what you want out of your dry cleaner. And what do I mean by that? Are you looking for the cheapest place in town, do you want quality [...]
How to remove shiny seams
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Question; Is it possible to reduce / remove shiny seam lines on a polyester blazer after it’s been dry cleaned? Garment is lined and has a soft sheen to the fabric.
Answer; It depends on what caused the sheen. I know you said it was there after dry cleaning but was it caused by the dry cleaner [...]
How to remove ink stains
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Question; Ink stains are nearly impossible to remove–at least for me. Any suggestions?
Answer; There are three types of ink: oil based ink, straight ink and indelible ink.
Oil based ink; found in a ball point pen.
Straight ink; is in every one’s favorite type of pens the uniball, gel pens and old fashion fountain pens.
Indelible ink; that’s [...]