Dry Cleaning is a process of cleaning clothes (just like traditional laundry) but without the use of water. The whole cleaning process is done using a liquid solvent — containing little or no water.

 

Unlike home laundry, clothes are washed in much bigger, more expensive, and technically advanced computer-controlled dry-cleaning machines, which trained professionals to operate.

 

During cleaning, the special dry-cleaning solvent work to lift stains without penetrating into the fibers as water does — which makes dry cleaning the most reliable and efficient method of cleaning garments that cannot withstand the rigors of a standard home washer and dryer.

Read on to learn the complete dry-cleaning process, the benefits, and the reasons why you need dry cleaning.

Whenever you drop off your clothing at the dry cleaner or a staff member — of a dry cleaning service like Wedolaundry — pickup and drop-off your clothing, it is tagged with a unique identification number.

This helps busy dry cleaners keep track of your clothing, during cleaning similar soiled garments from different customers, so your clothes are returned to you.

Before cleaning, all clothes are visually inspected before getting inside the machine.  If there are any stains on the clothes, these are removed using special chemicals made for specific kinds of stains and fabrics.

The inspection doesn’t end here, all the garments are checked to see if there are any items left in pockets, rips, tears, and missing buttons. These items are returned to customers and problems are noted as issues known before cleaning. Then these buttons are covered with a soft cloth, in order to protect them from damage.

After the pre-treatment and inspection, all soiled clothes are put inside the machine and cleaned with dry cleaning solvents (without using water).

In the machine, all clothes are gently agitated at a slow spin settings, to loosen the soil and grease safely and effectively without damaging the delicate and sensitive fabrics.

When garments are properly cleaned, they are dried at appropriate temperatures according to the type of garment and in conjunction with any recommendation from the manufacturer's care label instructions.

Although dry cleaning is particularly effective at removing stubborn oil-based stains like grease or lipstick stains. However, a follow-up inspection is done to make sure all stains have been removed. If a stain is not completely removed, then it is treated with steam to remove any remaining traces.

In addition to that, the garments are inspected multiple times, and if there are any buttons removed before dry cleaning are now reattached before packing.

After that, the clothes are made ready to wear by carefully pressing them using an iron using air or steam to remove any wrinkles leaving you with crisp clear pleats and creases.

Then all the clothes are hung, folded, or packed in plastic and returned to their owner.

Why Do You Need Dry Cleaning

In a nutshell, Dry cleaning isn't better or worse than washing your clothing in the washing machine. But the question remains, 'Why do you need dry cleaning?'

You should consider dry cleaning when dealing with delicate fabrics like silk, wool, and velvet because traditional washing methods can cause potential damage or shrinkage.

Furthermore, the whole process uses gentle chemical solvents to remove dirt and stains, particularly oil-based stains, that are notoriously stubborn and need specialized treatment.

How Often Should You Need To Dry Clean

The frequency of dry cleaning depends on several factors. But keep in mind, In dry cleaning, garments are cleaned with non-water-based solvents, then dried with warm air, and deodorized with a blast of cool air.

More frequent cleaning can result in the weakening of fabric over time.

Here's a table from Stitchfix that you can follow.

Blouses	Dry clean after wearing 3 to 4 times
Sweaters	Dry clean after wearing 2 to 5 times (depending on how sweaty you tend to get)
Pants and Skirts	Dry clean after wearing it 5 times
Outerwear	Dry clean once a season
Dresses	Dry clean after wearing every 1 to 2 times.

 

Source: Stitchfix

What Are The Benefits Of Dry Cleaning

The reason behind the relatively higher cost of Professional Dry Cleaning lies in the array of valuable benefits it provides. Here are some of the benefits of dry cleaning;

Washing clothing yourself at home can be a tedious and time-consuming task that can take an entire day from cleaning, rinsing, drying, and then storing them in the closet.

But Dry Cleaning allows you to entrust the burden of this tedious task to skilled professionals and reclaim your valuable time.

To save you time even more, dry cleaning services like Wedolaundry will pick up and drop off your clothes for you.

Traditional washing machine cleaning can result in signs of wear and tear on garments because the spin cycle is tough on fabrics.

But dry cleaning, clean clothes without using water and rejuvenate the garments.

Dry cleaning professionals effectively tackle day-to-day stains like tomato sauce or red wine, oil-based stains, and other stubborn marks that may not come out easily with regular washing.

It saves you from the risk of damaging the fibers and snagging, which you face while cleaning clothes in a washing machine.

Dry cleaning provides a crisp and polished finish to your clothes, including proper pressing and ironing, ensuring you always look your best and presentable.

WeDoLaundry is a go-to mobile dry cleaning Metro Vancouver & Toronto service that offers efficient auto-scheduling of pickups, free laundry bags, a flexible pay-for-what-you-use policy, discounts, and no cancellation fees.

Get in touch with us today to book a time for pick-up and then follow the order through our item tracking system. We also offer same-day delivery service in case of an urgent need and use sensitive, eco-friendly detergents that are safe for children, pets, and those suffering from allergies.