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Crayon Stains
Read MoreQ: A customer brought in jeans with crayon all over them. The jeans had been dried while the crayon was still in the pocket. Can these stains be removed? A:…
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Color Loss from Bleach
Read MoreHave you ever drycleaned an item in a normal process only to notice localized areas of color loss on a certain item? What went wrong? In many cases the color…
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Life Expectancy of Household Textiles
Read MoreThe American National Standards Institute, Inc. approved the Fair Claims Guide for Consumer Textile Products. This standard provides the guidelines for determining liability for claims adjustment purposes for textile products.
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Color Loss on Bedspreads and Comforters
Read MoreThe most common question faced by drycleaners when they receive a bedspread or comforter is whether it should be washed or drycleaned. Complaints of color loss or change of finish…
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Storage Survival Manual
Read MoreStorage Survival Manual: Going in or coming out, how to make sure your clothes survive Are you planning on storing some cooler weather garments, like sweaters, for next year? Ever…
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Zipper Stripper
Read MoreQ: Over the past year, I have had trouble with zippers that won’t go up. While a few of them are made of metal, most of them are constructed of nylon.
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The Shirt / Starch Relationship
Read MoreStarch and sizings are laundry additives that can increase the firmness of fabrics, particularly dress shirts. A study conducted by the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute, the Association of Professional Drycleaners…
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Dealing with Lice
Read MoreLice are small insects that live on the hair and scalp of humans and feed on blood. Lice can spread as long as lice or eggs remain alive on the…
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Down Comforter
Read MoreQ: I just finished drycleaning a blue down-filled ski parka and now it looks like it has oil splotches all over the fabric. What happened and what can I do…