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  • Yellowing

    June 3, 2021
    Garment Solutions

    Q: Sometimes my customers return white garments and say they are now yellow or not as white as they were before cleaning. I do not believe it is redeposition, since…

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  • Crayon Stains

    June 9, 2020
    Garment Solutions

    Q: 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

    June 5, 2020
    Garment Solutions

    Have 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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  • Buttons

    February 26, 2020
    Garment Solutions

    Q: While pressing a dress I noticed staining around the buttons. What caused this? A: The dyes in the buttons are usually colorfast to drycleaning solvent, but will bleed readily…

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  • Zipper Stripper

    February 10, 2020
    Garment Solutions

    Q: 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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  • Acid Damage On Shirts

    January 31, 2020
    Garment Solutions

    Q: Lately, during final inspection after laundering, I have seen several white shirts with random damaged areas, but only some yarns are gone in the “holes” while other yarns remain…

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