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Lint is not our friend
Lint is not our friend. Excessive lint is the cause of many ills for drycleaners and their equipment. Lint build-up on the coils cripples reclamation.

How to aggravate your customers in 5 easy lessons
Often, we talk about things that we must do in order to please our customers. This is important dialogue. In fact, so important, that without

The Misconceptions and Science of Dry Cleaning Detergent
“Why use it when it works fine without it?” This is the classic refrain heard from cleaners who skip dry cleaning detergent. By that logic,

Bleeding Dyes (Spandex, rayon, polyester): Prevention and Cures
The laboratory analysis department of the drycleaning association has reported problems with spandex blended fabrics consisting of rayon and polyester. Spandex is an elastic yarn

Rising Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance, and Medicare
According to a Gallup survey, nearly 100 million Americans are struggling to afford healthcare costs. A recent Gallup and West Health poll reveals that 38%

Santa Barbara Gets Its First 24/7 Self-Service Dry Cleaning Kiosk

Dry Cleaning Service Jacob Turns Laundry Into Billboards

Clark’s Cleaners closing after 40 years in downtown Spokane

Northbridge property owner fined over release of dry-cleaning chemicals

Preventing and Solving Hydrocarbon Solvent Odor Problems
Unless the root cause is eliminated, the odor problem will continue to return Hydrocarbon solvents are gaining worldwide acceptance because they offer environmental and workplace

Wetcleaning advantages
Recently I received a lot of inquiries on wet cleaning. As we all know, EPA has banned the use of perc in a co-located building.

July 2026
July 2026 Table of Contents One Month Without Dry Cleaning: How One Colorado Cleaner Is Rethinking Garment Care For decades, dry cleaning has been considered
