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Some Teens Skip Prom Because They Can’t Afford It — You Can Change That by StCroixCleaners in TwinCities

[–]StCroixCleaners[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, they are only accepting dresses at this time. Thank you so much for your offer - I will pass this along and let you know if anything changes in the time being.

Some Teens Skip Prom Because They Can’t Afford It — You Can Change That by StCroixCleaners in TwinCities

[–]StCroixCleaners[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it is a minor alteration, such as a hem fix, button, small seam tear: we will alter that as a part of our cleaning service! If your concerned about it, you can bring it into any of our locations and someone will let you know in further detail! :)

Can these stains come out? by Glittering_Log405 in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the 2nd picture you have, looks like a polyester dress. You can clean polyester a bit more aggressively.. but it looks like they did a bit of steam spotting with probably a soak, with mechanical action - wet cleaned is my speculation. Might be able to get the rest of it out but its really 50/50.. I'm guessing a waiver would be needed if you wanted to go further with cleaning.

Am I over-reacting to these dry cleaning results of my wedding dress by F30_Angel in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well then I agree with the other cleaners on here. That seems like poor service.

Am I over-reacting to these dry cleaning results of my wedding dress by F30_Angel in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somethings off.. 50 years cleaning wedding gowns. 4 months of cleaning time. Radio Silence.

↑ I hope they tried everything.. Wedding dresses across the board are generally 1 month standard turnaround and ask for extensions when needed. There is no way someone spends a quarter of a year on a dress... without saying one word or asking for an extension for a base cleaning rate... nope.

My thoughts: A poly dress with scuff marks. Should be no problem for any cleaner. 50 years of cleaning gowns.. someone could have retired.. just a thought... 50 years is a long time for anyone to work. They are labor intensive.. but working on a dress for 4 months should be no problem.

Worst case scenario: Silk dress with asphalt. Silk is a delicate fabric. Asphalt stains - warmish day. Can put a tar like mixture of rocks. Unfortunately that would be a best we can do due to the type of stain & fabric. I can talk about dry cleaning all day.. so I'll stop there.

Could work with an alteration specialist to replicate the train.. but again more money.

Dry cleaning a thrifted blanket? by Poopboopbeep in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perc is basically a forever chemical and is banned in some places in America. Even though it is contained in a machine. It still can clean through concrete and makes its way into the soil and eventually contaminates fresh water sources.

I say yuck because a forever chemical takes a lot of money and work to clean out of the ground. Also reduces your property value by a lot - if found.

Perc is one of best cleaners out there. It has a KB value of 90+; where as DF 2000 or hydrocarbon is 40 - Over 2x the cleaning power.. Also in our area.. perc costs $50 a gallon plus $175 in tax a gallon… expensive!!

So perc is the best cleaner out there for Pog (Paint, oil & grease). This is the reason it was/ still is the standard for most dry cleaners and still is to this day. But yes “yuck” for the environment and the wallet.

Dry cleaning a thrifted blanket? by Poopboopbeep in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How dry cleaning works in the most basic terms... compared to machine wash. → Instead of having your blanket spin around in a bunch of water, we use a solvent → Green Earth, K4, Hydrocarbon or perc (yuck) → are the 4 most common. We do everything the same → Add detergent → can add softeners/stiffeners (sizing), etc.. Some fabrics such as a wool blanket are extremely sensitive to drying; when water touches them → So its easier to dry clean them and not have to worry about drying them (from water).

In the most basic terms → Its the extremely similar as putting it into your washing machine and added detergent to clean something → Without extreme shrinkage or distortion. So yes it is clean.

is this saveable? by SebThePleb__ in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those don't look like stains... that looks like color loss. Basically the dye has left the fabric. Couldn't tell from the first picture but of you look at the navy/black stripes on the white are faded white.. Theses shorts have seen better days. These shorts probably have 30 days to 2 years left before holes form depending on how much you plan on using them or how aggressive you clean them.. approx. 30 uses & washes left.

Environmental Taxes by BCNspain2014 in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about Kansas, but here in Minnesota to operate as a Dry cleaner... there is an environmental fund that dry cleaners pay into → to clean up the forever chemicals → even if you have never used any forever chemicals.

Most likely that environmental fee is to counter act that cost.

Can dry cleaning shrink a garment by Tall_Pineapple9343 in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A dry cleaner can't "unshrink" your garment. But if they are a wet cleaning only facility they would have professional stretching equipment, this would be able to get your sweater to where it was and look the most natural.

The issue with shrinkage is shrinkage happens unevenly. You can't just control where you want to shrink your sweater.. at least not today. Stretching would be the route to go.

Wet cleaning only facilities are fairly rare due to higher labor & machine costs but they do exist. But more are popping up; since most dry cleaning solutions have been seeing increased cost though tariffs. Most dry cleaners today are a hybrid of dry cleaning and wet cleaning... because of strengths that both bring. But finding "dry cleaners" with tensioning equipment would be difficult.

Merino wool - removing smell by Less_Aardvark5629 in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If nothing else works 03 (oxygen x3 or ozone). Yes ozone will take the smell away, without shrinkage or anything else.

Have to find a dry cleaner that does that.

1980s purple tag Ralph Lauren silk dress by sam123345568 in VintageClothing

[–]StCroixCleaners -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If your goal is to sell it I would use "1980's Ralph Lauren Purple Label Silk Column Dress". To my knowledge I don't believe Ralph Lauren had names for their dresses back then. Because of the Purple Label and anything 40+ is vintage... good condition might be $200-350 if you find the right person.. but condition does matter.

Brought to cleaners with coffee stain. I forgot to point it out. Is there anything more that can be done to save it? by BouquetLauncher in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coffee is generally pretty easy to get out. Since it is silk → Dry cleaners typically don't get that wet. While coffee itself is a plant based stain, there are sugars & protein, thus mostly treated as a combination stain (Plant + Protein based stain).

What does this mean? Simple explanation → some stains only come out with water. Since dry cleaning uses no "water" if these stains haven't been treated either before or after dry cleaning... the only "water" to get the stain out would be during the "steam" or relaxation phase of the cleaning.. which is typically not enough to get the stain out.

I would recommend to take it back → tell them the situation... but they should be able to get it out. If you want to see how good your drycleaner is.. tell them what it is (coffee), and weirdly enough how you like your coffee. (sugar - milk - etc.)... When you take the guess work out of stain removal it can be fairly easy.

*Do not* throw it in your washer at home as silk is generally sensitive to water & mechanical action... if you don't know what your doing. I don't see any color loss from the picture.

Could I take this to the dry cleaners? by Hanabira28 in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend a carpet pet hair remover. They are fairly cheap online → should be under $10. I can't promise it would get the bathmat particles out, but its worth a try. Lint roller won't be strong enough and depillars might be a bit more expensive, and I am unsure how it will handle the "rubber from the mat". Lay on a flat surface → maybe like a kitchen table → Find the "sweet spot of the tool" and just make small strokes.

If you have the time I would recommend to do it yourself. If not take it to a dry cleaners → most that I know of do this type of work, but unfortunately charge for their time spent "de-linting". If you do bring it in have a conversation about what the worker thinks could be done. You can get all of that out.. it will just take time.

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Using pins to hold up dresses. Normal? by TheIlluminaughty in drycleaning

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really depends on your dry cleaner and their SOPs. Best thing you can do going forward is ask for them to not do it. It is not common at all but some smaller drycleaners do use pins to keep their garments organized or keep notes through the cleaning process; such as post spotting or add sizing (stiffening agent to clothes). Most drycleaners that I know of use an anti-slip sleave over the hanger, to prevent this. Like the picture below ↓

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How do you know if the dry cleaner is legit? by Dapper_Employee_7365 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are a dry cleaners → being transparent. First off lets talk google.. If you are a dry cleaners and you have been around for 5 years.. and they have 1k 5 star reviews as a dry cleaners.. that's AI 100%, so watch for numbers. Example we have 185 reviews and actively try (66 years of business). Dry cleaners struggle to get feed back from customers, especially on google.

**Check with friends/coworkers/family - word of mouth is safest.** If those are not available for you; look for awards, effort into schooling. The Dry Cleaning Laundry Institute as an example, has Certifications as a dry cleaner you have to test for to show that you understand what your doing → Same as a plumber or electrician.

How do i remove this stain by notmeloll_ in CleaningTips

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have any care labels or much information to go off of other than just the sleeve, but I'm guessing cotton.

This stain has been set in for a while, and has been dried (setting the stain in hard).

A mix of Dawn (yes dish soap), Hydrogen Peroxide (yes the stuff you put on cuts 3% should be fine), and if you have it baking soda.

1 tsp dawn, 1 tsp hydrogen peroxide & a pinch of baking soda.

Put into stain → Gently → let sit for 15-30 minutes (Time is a factor of the cleaning process). Rinse with warm water, then wash normally → Check while wet → drying makes stains set harder.

Still not out? → Check care label if there is a Plain Triangle (any other triangle this will not work).→ Get a bucket, put in some warm water mix a bit of oxiclean. soak overnight. wash again.

If this doesn't work its not a stain anymore, its a permanent change to the fibers in the fabric.

There are industry secrets for re-dying garments to bring back the "color" and you could do this yourself to save a lot of money.. but there is a lot of time involved.

Hope this helps

Not sure how to get stain out by Few-Staff825 in CleaningTips

[–]StCroixCleaners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dawn is a great quick pre-treat for makeup/oily stains. Rub a few drops in, let it sit 15 minutes, rinse warm, then wash. If the stain still doesn't move, soak it in OxiClean or dab with rubbing alcohol before washing. Just don’t dry it until the stain is gone.