What is Professional Cleaning?

Professional Cleaning is more than just a process. A cleaner may use several techniques to give your garments that crisp, clean, like-new appearance. Professional Cleaning can be broken into three categories: drycleaning, wetcleaning, and laundering.

Drycleaning

The solvent used for cleaning contains little or no water and does not penetrate the fibers as water does. Among the advantages of drycleaning is its ability to dissolve greases and oils in a way that water cannot.
The drycleaning process begins with the pretreatment of spots and stains using special cleaning agents. The garments are then loaded into a machine resembling an oversized front loading washer. It produces similar mechanical action to loosen embedded dirt. Throughout the cleaning process, the solvent is filtered or distilled to ensure its clarity. The garments are dried in the same machine and should have no residual solvent odor after cleaning.

Wetcleaning

This is the professional cleaning process of removing soils from garments and other textile items by using water. The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists' (AATCC) definition for Professional Wetcleaning is: A process for cleaning sensitive textiles (wool, silk, rayon, linen) in water by professionals using special technology, detergents, and additives to minimize the potential for adverse effects. It is followed by appropriate drying and restorative finishing procedures.

Laundering

Professional laundering for shirts and other "washable" items is another process your cleaner uses to keep your garments looking their best. Special detergents, additives, and finishes set commercial laundry apart from home laundering. This process enables your cleaner to offer consistent quality shirts at reasonable prices. Collars come cleaner and their professional pressing offers a crisper finish.