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Dry Cleaning

Dry cleaning tips, what to dry clean, have laundered, tips to prolong dry cleaned clothing.

How To Keeps Your Whites from Turning Dingy & Grey in the Laundry

Keeping your whites white when doing laundry at home can be a real challenge. I’m going to help dispel some myths and give some useful tips to keep your white garments looking their best! Sort loads by color. Darks, lights, and whites. By washing white items alone in the laundry, you will prevent other colors from bleeding onto your precious whites. Slowly over time, when you mix… Read More »How To Keeps Your Whites from Turning Dingy & Grey in the Laundry

Cleaning Your Wedding Dress Before Your Wedding

Everything you need to know about cleaning your wedding gown before you get married. There are a lot of reasons you may need to clean your wedding gown before you tie the knot. There are always risks involved when cleaning bridal gowns, so if it’s not dirty, don’t clean it. If your dress is dirty, then don’t fret, the chances of something happening to your… Read More »Cleaning Your Wedding Dress Before Your Wedding

Top Fall Stains and How to Remove Them

It’s fall! It’s fall, and that means we’ve got lots going on here in Michigan.You can go your favorite college sports game, go to you kids sporting event, rake leaves, carve pumpkins, and much more. Now, what do all of these things have in common? They leave stains in your clothes – but that doesn’t mean they have to be permanent. The top stains we… Read More »Top Fall Stains and How to Remove Them

The Dirt on Dry Cleaning

A quick google search yields this definition for dry cleaning, the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water. A good dry cleaner is so much more than that. They are fabric cleaning specialists and will have a number of cleaning options at their disposal to get your garments clean without damage, every time. How Dry Cleaners Work A modern dry cleaning machine… Read More »The Dirt on Dry Cleaning

Is Pick-up & Delivery Dry Cleaning For Me?

“A luxury once sampled becomes a necessity.” -Andrew Tobias Does having your dry cleaning picked up from your house and delivered back sound silly? Whether your stop at your local dry cleaners once a month or twice a week, why not save the time and energy by having your dry cleaners come to you? Automating your chores and tasks frees you up to do the… Read More »Is Pick-up & Delivery Dry Cleaning For Me?

Gold Medal Cleaning for Your Jersey or Uniform

How to Keep Your Uniform Clean When You’re Performing Like an Olympian! Whether you’re in the the Olympics in London or you just aspire to be there some day, you know what it’s like to have a smelly, dirty uniform. I’m going to share with you some tips on how to keep that sports uniform (for any uniform that can be washed in water, which… Read More »Gold Medal Cleaning for Your Jersey or Uniform

Common Problems with Men’s Dress Shirts

If you’re like me, you hope your favorite button down dress shirt will last forever. Unfortunately, they are typically made of cotton, not Kevlar, so they do wear out and break down over time. Some of the problems you commonly encounter can be fixed while other symptoms indicate it’s time to retire the shirt and purchase a new one. The International Fabricare Institute expressed that… Read More »Common Problems with Men’s Dress Shirts

Paola D’Onofrio Wedding Gown Cleaned (Very Carefully!)

From time to time, we post examples of the work we do here at Janet Davis Dry Cleaners. This dress is a one of kind Paola D’Onofrio Wedding Gown. The entire bodice is covered in sewn on Swarovski crystals and there are stripes (for lack of a better word) of crystals going down the skirt of the dress. There is glitter that covers most of the dress… Read More »Paola D’Onofrio Wedding Gown Cleaned (Very Carefully!)

How is Dry Cleaning at the Dry Cleaners Different Than Washing at Home?

I am often asked about the difference between washing at home and the process we call dry cleaning. It’s a natural question really. I mean, why take your suit to the dry cleaners if you don’t have to (besides the fact that you like to see us every week)? I’m going to discuss the major differences between washing and dry cleaning. Shrinkage There are three… Read More »How is Dry Cleaning at the Dry Cleaners Different Than Washing at Home?

How to Choose and Care for Your Favorite Suit

When I’m wearing my favorite suit, I seem to grow by two inches. The right suit inspires confidence and brings attention to the man in the suit, whereas the wrong suit brings attention to the suit itself and pulls energy from its wearer. Where did the men’s suit as we know it come from, what makes a good suit and how do you properly care… Read More »How to Choose and Care for Your Favorite Suit