| Dry cleaning facts about... Dry Cleaning! What else? | | | | clean white absorbent tissue and have it cleaned as |
| - Moths Love Dirty Clothes - This is a Fact. Moths | | | | soon as possible. Never put white wine on red wine or |
| always look for protein in stains, perspiration and other | | | | salt on a wine stain, this will only make the dry |
| matter collected on our clothes. It is here that they lay | | | | cleaner's job more difficult and may result in the stain |
| their eggs, the larvae then feed on the protein and in | | | | not being removed. |
| the process eat the fabric, wool and cotton are at risk. | | | | - Always try to point out any stains when bringing the |
| - If you find a moth in the wardrobe beware! | | | | garment for cleaning, and where possible identify the |
| - Always clean your clothes as winter moves to | | | | stain so that the correct treatment can be applied. Help |
| summer. Not only do you lessen the risk of moth | | | | Us To Help You. |
| damage (which has increased dramatically over the | | | | - Fabrics are becoming ever more delicate, particularly |
| last four years in London), but your clothes are clean | | | | in the "designer" and more expensive garments. Never |
| and ready as autumn returns. There are various | | | | apply deodorants, eau de toilette, perfume etc. |
| methods of keeping the moths away and one of the | | | | whether in spray or solid form whilst wearing the |
| most pleasant is using natural cedar, it smells pleasant | | | | garment. Always apply before dressing and allow to it |
| to most humans, but the moths hate it. | | | | dry. Modern deodorants etc. can damage a fine fabric |
| - Never leave the plastic cover from the dry cleaner | | | | particularly when mixed with perspiration. |
| covering your clothes in your wardrobe, in humid | | | | - Garment manufacturers must by law attach a care |
| conditions the clothes cannot breathe and this can help | | | | label into every garment. This is to help the dry cleaner |
| attract moths etc. To prevent dust gathering, cut the | | | | know which cleaning method to apply to the garment, |
| plastic cover some 4 inches ( 10 centimetres ) from | | | | in order to achieve the best result. All clothing |
| the shoulder, this will act as dust protection, but still | | | | manufacturers should test their garments, not just for |
| allow the fabric to breathe. | | | | cleanability, but the various component parts such as |
| - Dry cleaning is a wet process that is water free. Dry | | | | trims, sequins beads etc. as well as colour fastness, |
| cleaning is favoured by garment manufacturers, | | | | the suitability of glues (e.g. in hems and interlinings) and |
| particularly because it will not harm the fabric or the | | | | the fabric make up. Just because the garment was |
| construction of the item. Dry cleaning favours the | | | | expensive to buy does not indicate that it has been |
| removal of grease & oil based stains whereas | | | | fully tested. |
| wet cleaning / washing favours water based stains. | | | | - A garment without a care label will have to be |
| For this reason we should always be advised as to | | | | cleaned at the owner's risk. Since without a care label |
| the nature of the stain. | | | | instruction from the manufacturer the cleaner may not |
| - Clothes should always be washed or dry cleaned | | | | know the best cleaning method to apply to the fabric, |
| regularly. Modern methods are not harmful to clothes, | | | | and therefore cannot be held responsible for the |
| especially here at 123 Cleaners where we have | | | | consequences. However here at 123 we should be |
| recently invested in the most technologically advanced | | | | able to give you the correct advice. |
| dry cleaning machines available, enabling us to clean | | | | - There is no guarantee that a stain can be removed |
| even the most delicate garments. Stains should always | | | | in dry cleaning or wet cleaning. Some modern fabrics |
| be treated as soon as possible, even though a stain | | | | have weak dyes, so that stain removal can be difficult, |
| may seem to disappear it is still there. These stains will | | | | especially if the stain is stronger than the fabric dye, or |
| "develop" over time and may well "set" and not be | | | | has been left in the garment for some time. It is fair to |
| possible to remove at a later stage. | | | | say that stains left for more than one month may be |
| - Stains should never be rubbed, this can damage the | | | | difficult to remove, the longer they are left the more |
| fibres, and whilst not necessarily noticeable at the time | | | | difficult it becomes. Nevertheless payment in full is still |
| of the "accident", after cleaning may well result in | | | | required as the cleaner will have spent considerable |
| colour or pile damage. Only blot a stain, preferably with | | | | time trying to rejuvenate the item. |