Great 'slash the cost of dry-cleaning' Hunt

cdodd

lil_me wrote:

I buy the Revive sheets or similar when they are on offer, used in tumble drier for dry clean clothes. Usually only need half sheet I have found as well.

i have been looking for something like this ever since i bought my tumble drier, where can you het these revive sheets from?
thanks

Slinky

anskills wrote:

hi, whats the best way to clean silk ties? i have a few that are not expensive, but i do like them. i was considering rolling them up in a towel, tying it up closed, then putting them in the washing machine at the lowest temp delicates programme then on the gentlest spin. should this be ok?

i was going to hand wash them but it might be a bit too much effort for the relative inexpense of the ties. if i did decide to hand wash them, what should i use?

thanks in advance!

My OH has a habit of putting his ties folded up in his top pocket when he leaves the office. I made the mistake of leaving one in a pocket by accident which ended up in a 40degree wash - it came out all twisted even though it was still folded in the pocket and the dyes all ran - ruined the shirt and the tie, so on my experience don't try it at 40

Maybe try buying a cheap silk tie from a charity shop and give it a go if nobody else has any experience or advice?

highguyuk

carinska wrote:

i wouldn't put your wedding dress into a non-specialist dry cleaner if it has beading - they can melt! but if it's plain I'm sure it would be ok.

For Beading, we always got people to sign a disclaimer before we Dry Cleaned the item. You can never be sure of the quality of the item, and if it falls apart during Dry Cleaning we didnt want to be responsible.

highguyuk

anskills wrote:

hi, whats the best way to clean silk ties? i have a few that are not expensive, but i do like them. i was considering rolling them up in a towel, tying it up closed, then putting them in the washing machine at the lowest temp delicates programme then on the gentlest spin. should this be ok?

i was going to hand wash them but it might be a bit too much effort for the relative inexpense of the ties. if i did decide to hand wash them, what should i use?

thanks in advance!

I personally would not recommend anything other than Dry Cleaning a Dry Clean only item.

The amount of people who came to us AFTER they had either tried to clean it themselves on a low heat or used a DIY Dry Cleaning kit and it had gone wrong would be too much to put me off. People used to think that if it went wrong, and then we Dry Cleaned it, it would make everything better ...

If you have several ties, take them all in at once. We used to do a discount on ties for several items.

charlotteS_2

I was bridesmaid at the end of last year and wore a beautiful silk dress. It is gorgeous but now I don't know what to do with it. Should I just pay the money and get it dry cleaned or should I try to wash it myself and if so how?! Would I be able to use these revive sheets on it?

cdannatt2107

My mum used to work in a dry cleaners. She says they used to dry clean suit jackets and wash trousers on a cool wash.

It was some years ago and I'm sure it doesn't happen in dry cleaners now!

:eek:

lil_me

cdodd wrote:

i have been looking for something like this ever since i bought my tumble drier, where can you het these revive sheets from?
thanks

Last time I bought it (was a while ago) was from Sainsburys, I've looked on the online ordering and doesn't come up, I still have some left so haven't even looked recently, wondering if they still do it, so I have emailed persil as I can't find it on the website either. Used to be near the fabric conditioner etc. There is something similar called SVit which I have seen listed on eBay.

rjdjcd

I regularly holiday abroad and have found dry cleaning much cheaper in several countries. So I do not have things cleaned before I go but get it done there.

Bunnyruns

highguyuk wrote:

I used to work for Sketchleys Dry Cleaners - before they were taken over and mass shut down of stores happened.

If anyone wants to ask anything specific regarding Dry Cleaning, feel free to post in this thread and I will try and answer any questions you have!

Hi

I've got a suede coat that I wanted dry cleaning. Nearly fell over when I realised it was going to cost me about £40 for the pleasure (which is all the coat is worth anyway - good ole TK Max).

Would you take the chance of bunging (in the most delicate way!!) it in washing machine?

thanks.

Angela

highguyuk

Bunnyruns wrote:

Hi

I've got a suede coat that I wanted dry cleaning. Nearly fell over when I realised it was going to cost me about £40 for the pleasure (which is all the coat is worth anyway - good ole TK Max).

Would you take the chance of bunging (in the most delicate way!!) it in washing machine?

thanks.

Angela

Suede coats cost more because most places don't do them "in house". We had a specialist centre in London we sent our to that took between 3-6 weeks to be cleaned. As I have mentioned before, we would only do this with the customer signing a disclaimer.

As this is the first time by the sounds of it the cost will have been cleaned, the jacket could be prone to shrinkage. Cheaper Suede, and Leather, Jackets have less material stretched over a further distance to make them cheaper to produce.

There were many a customer in the same situation as you, who when we quoted a price, told us they would just go out and buy a new jacket!

The choice is yours as to if you "place it nicely" in the washing machine: It all depends on how much you value the coat.

However, especially with suede, I would say the results aren't going to be pretty!