Many shirt launderers either say this or should say it. I am amazed at the varying levels of clean that are accepted as, well acceptable. In fact, some laundries have very clean shirts and accept that as normal while others barely seem to get their shirts clean at all and, yes, they consider that normal.
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The Romans had cleaners two thousand years ago. Those who worked in the cleaning industry were called fullers. Romans wore tunic. Men wore it knee length and women wore it ankle length. Those in the upper echelon wore toga on top of tunic. It was pretty big measuring 6 feet by 12 feet, literally as
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웨트사이드 윤활(wetside lubricant)은 웨트사이드 얼룩을 제거할 때 스팀 건 또는 워터 건으로 수세한 후 두 번째로 사용하는 방법이다. 이 방법을 올바로 사용하고 적합한 윤활을 해준다면 분명 더 많은 얼룩을 제거할 수 있다. 우선 “윤활”이란 단어를 정의해 보자. 웨트사이드 윤활이란 웨트사이드 오일 물질(wetside oily substance)을 사용해 얼룩을 침투, 유화 및 분해해 이를 직물에서 떼어 내는 것을
Wetside lubrication is the second method we use for wetside stain removal after flushing with the steam gun or water gun. If this method is used properly and we use the proper lubricant we can remove a far greater percentage of stains. First let’s define the term lubrication. Wetside lubrication is using a wetside oily
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깨끗한 옷이란 때, 얼룩 그리고 냄새가 없는 옷이다. 냄새는 얼룩, 연기, 제조 시 사용한 마감재 분해, 곰팡이, 더러운 솔벤트 등 다양한 원인에서 나온다. 어떤 때는 옷이 마른 상태에선 냄새가 나지 않다가 습도가 높은 날씨 또는 옷을 입었을 때 냄새가 나오기도 한다. 다음은 필자가 자문 현장에서 마주친 다양한 냄새 문제들이다. 물론 간단한 시정 방법을 함께 소개한다.
A clean garment is one that is free of stains and soil and has no odor. Bad odors can occur for several reasons, including staining, smoke, the breakdown of finishing agents used in manufacturing, mildew and solvent conditions. Sometimes, an odor is not noticeable when the garment is dry. It may become more noticeable on
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