![]() ![]() So you’re better off having it cleaned and pressed at the same time. That will damage the fibers over a period of time. If it’s just pressed, you will press the dirt into the fibers. ![]() Take your wool worsted suit, for example. Will dry cleaning shorten the life of a garment?īunte: If you dry clean a garment frequently, it will probably last longer. They know when mistakes are made and are willing to take the item back.” “Most manufacturers are very good about it. Once in a while you’ll think there shouldn’t be anything wrong with dry cleaning a garment, but the dye will bleed onto other clothing. Smith: “Some labels which say dry clean only are not accurate. We also alert the Federal Trade Commission to garments we see repeatedly.” ![]() We tell the manufacturer you’ve got a problem-please correct it. (but) about 60% are manufacturer problems. We see about 47,000 garments a year here where things have gone wrong. Obviously if they clean a garment for $1.50 they can’t do quality work and spend time and give the same care as the person charging $3.”Īlice Laban, spokeswoman for International Fabricare Institute laboratory in Maryland, which tests articles of clothing referred by consumer protection agencies: “Often that garment hasn’t been adequately tested by the manufacturer. “You have what is called in the industry the dollar cleaners. The cost of comforters will be high because we handle them separately and let them run longer in our machines. “We generally have to run a comforter by itself in the machine, whereas blouses and pants we sort in loads. Even though the garment label says dry clean, we have to run tests before we can do it. Our pressers have to press each pleat, so it takes more time. Jackie Smith: “Different types of fabric-silks and rayons, for example-are more difficult to work with than, say, wool. Why do some garments cost more to dry clean than others?īarry Bunte, executive director of the California Fabricare Institute, Cupertino, a trade group: “What drives up the price is the requirement for hand labor.” The clothes are then extracted or spun out similar to a home washer, and dried. With agitation, soil and dirt is flushed out of the clothes and into a filter unit. Solvent, which in most cases is perchloroethylene, is automatically pumped into the cylinder. Maizlish: Clothes are loaded into an empty wash drum or cylinder and locked in with a sealed door. “As a good practice, if a customer asks we would encourage the cleaner to give the information.” “We, as an association, feel that eventually we will have to post our prices in some manner, because I think there are other states where laws have been passed that it’s necessary to post prices. ![]()
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