We often get tons of questions from curious customers asking about the process of dry cleaning, or what makes the "dry" in dry cleaning.

Contrary to popular belief, the clothes actually get wet in the process! Dry cleaning is a process that uses solvents, instead of water, to clean clothes.

What makes it "dry"?
You may have heard of the term "wet cleaning" which is essentially a cleaning process that uses water to clean clothes, similar to laundry. Any other process that doesn't use water to clean is referred to as "dry cleaning".

When to dry clean?
As often as you like. We recommend bringing your garments in from once a week to once a month to keep them fresh and crisp. If you have a particular tricky stain, or an old stain, it may take several attempts of cleaning, which in turn, may damage the garment if over cleaning occurs. To avoid this we recommend coming in often.

What to dry clean?
We can dry clean delicates such as silks, linen and chiffon, but we can also dry clean jeans, shirts and t-shirts that have hard to remove stains. The stains include: paint, blood, makeup, sweat, turmeric, spices, tomato, mud and grass, glue, wax, petrol/ diesel.

What else does dry cleaning do?
Dry cleaning can also keep the colour of your clothes which may fade when washing or wet cleaning. It removes stains better than water and detergent, and it leaves your clothes fresh and crisp. Your whites come out whiter, and your darks stay dark! Wet cleaning could shrink clothes but with dry cleaning there is no fear of this!

If you have a garment that might need dry cleaning, or if you're not sure whether dry cleaning can remove your hard stain then call us and we can discuss what we can do for you.