You think you don’t need a dry cleaner? Think again!

Dry cleaners make use of solvents and detergents to clean fabric that may shrink or becomes dull when submerged in water. There are also companies that make use of different types of cleaning products. Dry cleaners in Miami Beach make use of high quality cleaning products that not only remove stains but also maintain original look of the fabric.

     Dry cleaning process
The fabrics are put in large machines with solvents and detergents. This type of machine washing removes dirt, dust, oil and stains from the fabric, giving it a new look. A different machine is used for drying clothes. Lastly, the clothes are ironed and returned back to the customers.

     Type of fabrics that need dry cleaning
Any fabric can be dry cleaned but it is necessary to dry clean clothing made from wool, silk and other clothing made from any expensive material. These types of fabrics, if cleaned in water, lose their shine and original look. To maintain look and feel of garments manufactured from natural fibers, it is essential to get them dry cleaned by professionals.

     Cleaning agents used by cleaners
There are arrays of cleaning agents available in the market, out of which, the most popular ones are as follows:

1. Perchloroethylene
Most of the cleaning companies make use of petroleum based cleaning agents but perchloroethylene is also used to add moisture while cleaning clothes. Moisture helps in removing stains and oils from the fabric easily. It is a regulated material, if not handled properly can cause damage to environment.

2. Spot cleaners
Before dry cleaning a fabric, the cleaners use special cleaning agents for removing stains and spots. The usage of agents depends upon nature of stains and fabric.

3. Sizing
It is a chemical added during manufacturing of fabrics to give them shape and look. Sizing gets washed away with dry cleaning. That is why; it is also used in the cleaning process as a restorative material. Sizing used in dry cleaning is available in both solid and liquid forms.

Preparing your clothing for dry cleaning

1. Do not let stains to settle which means hire services of cleaners to free your dress from stains and spots as early as possible.
2. Check pockets of your dresses before you send them to dry cleaners.
3. Get you matching pieces cleaned together in order to maintain uniform look of the pair.