Perc is being phased out all over the country. As a result, I’m receiving more inquiries about converting to wetcleaning. Does it work? How about suit jackets? Leather? How’s shrinkage? How about customer response? How do you handle problems? Well, I do my best to answer those questions. It is actually quite enjoyable to talk […]
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Inquiries about wetcleaning is increasing with the ever-tightening environmental regulations. For those who are content with solvent cleaning tend to be more afraid of wetcleaning. For them, I would like to show the current address of wetcleaning. I have been supplying wetcleaning chemicals and keeping in touch with wetcleaners for many years. To make a
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This month, I will cover the conditioners used in wetcleaning. I simply cannot imagine wetcleaning without it. One can even say the successful development of modern wetcleaning owes much to it. Proper use of a good conditioner will give you quality better than drycleaning. People who do wetcleaning without a good conditioner simply do not
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This month’s column is a very boring subject of water quality and the adequate soap quantity. This applies to no only wet cleaning but to all laundry jobs in general. One of the most frequent questions I get is “how much soap do I put in a 50 pound washer?” Unfortunately, there is no one
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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. This ban led many cleaners to an alternative solvent but even hydrocarbon solvent is not a permanent solution since it is a petroleum product. However, having worked with solvents all
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The last decade was not easy for dry cleaners. The pandemic after a long slump dealt a devastating blow to all of us. I get to talk to many dry cleaners all over the country and the general consensus is that after hitting the bottom in March or April, business has gotten back up to
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