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What are the benefits of dry
cleaning? Let us count the
ways? 26 of them to be
exact. From A to L are
listed here and M to Z will
appear in the next edition.
Alterations:
Professional drycleaners are
full-service clothing care
specialists. Alterations are
one of the many services
they may offer in addition
to dry cleaning your
clothes.
Buttons: Drycleaners
repair loose buttons or sew
on new ones, if necessary.
Convenience: All you
have to do is drop your
clothes off and pick them
up. Your cleaner takes care
of the rest. Why waste hours
doing laundry and ironing
when you get quality and
convenience with dry
cleaning?
Dry cleaning, the process
itself: Dry cleaning
uses fluids to remove soils
and stains from fabrics.
Among the advantages of dry
cleaning is its ability to
dissolve grease and oils in
a way that water cannot.
Natural fibers such as wools
and silks dryclean
beautifully, but can shrink,
distort, and lose color when
washed in water. Synthetic
fibers like polyester also
respond well to dry
cleaning, whereas they can
retain oily stains after
washing. dry cleaning helps
to return garments to a
“like-new” condition using
pecautions to prevent
shrinkage, loss of color,
and change of texture or
finish.
Expertise: From
fashions and fabrics to
stain removal to the latest
cleaning technologies,
drycleaners have the
expertise to clean your
clothes right. Why do it
yourself or settle for a
second-rate job from a
so-called “home dry cleaning
kit” when you could trust it
to an expert?
Finishing: Thanks to
special pressing equipment,
professional finishing gives
garments a crisp,
wrinkle-free, like-new
appearance that can’t be
beat. There are no rumples
or creases out of place.
Plus, by taking your clothes
to the drycleaner, you don’t
have to spend your weekend
standing over an ironing
board and a hot iron.
Garment storage: Have
you got too many clothes and
too little space? Some
cleaners provide garment
storage for out-of-season
items. The garments are
stored in a vault, which
offers protection from
insects, fire, burglary,
flood, and mildew damage.
Furs used to be the primary
storage item, but today
cleaners receive woolens,
household items, and other
items to store as well.
Household textiles:
Cleaners don’t just clean
clothes. Many cleaners also
process household items such
as blankets, comforters,
decorative pillows, rugs,
and even upholstery and
draperies.
Inspection: Before
they return a garment to
you, quality cleaners
conduct an inspection to
make sure your order has met
their own and your
expectations. If they spot a
problem, the garment gets
sent back to receive further
attention. Safeguards like
this help ensure that your
clothes will look their best
when you come to pick them
up.
Just right: That’s
how your clothes will look
when you pick them up from
your drycleaner.
Knowledge of fabrics and
fashions: You may know
what rayon, silk, and cotton
are, but what about angora,
faille or seersucker? There
are numerous fabrics and
fibers that drycleaners must
know about in order to care
best for the clothes they
receive. Each fabric can
respond positively or
negatively depending on the
treatment administered.
Laundry: Drycleaners
also have commercial laundry
departments where they
process shirts, cotton
pants, and other items. With
the convenience and superior
level of pressing that comes
with commercial laundry, it
won’t just be your dryclean-only
clothes that look like a
million bucks. Your business
casual and casual attire
will look their best, too.
–By: International Fabricare
Institute
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