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Back to School Dry Cleaning Tips

 

 

 

The time of back to school stress, anxiety, excitement, and mayhem is fast approaching and parents are frantically shopping for school supplies and clothing. Fortunately, with a few helpful tips, parents can prepare themselves for unexpected clothing related emergencies and salvage children’s clothing with the help of alterations and stain treatments. With Model Cleaners on your side with tailoring and dry cleaning services, back to school can be easier on everyone as you save time and money.

 

Stains

When children return to school, they’re susceptible to all sorts of new stains they don’t usually deal with during the summer. Knowing how to treat and remove stains including glue, markers, pen, and pencil helps parents preserve and protect their children’s clothing so they at least last one whole season. To treat pen stains, soaking items in a stain treatment overnight may help. For pencil marks, sometimes an eraser will get them out prior to soaking, but parents need to make sure they use a clean eraser to avoid making the stain worse. School related stains can be especially challenging to deal with and if you’re unsure how to proceed, bring the item to Model Cleaners for professional stain removal and cleaning.

Alterations

Children grow quickly and this often means hand-me-downs for multiple-children families. Even without passed down clothing from older siblings, children may be able to wear their clothing through a growth spurt with the help of professional alterations. Alterations are a good alternative to buying a new wardrobe every few months and can even be used to make hand-me-downs fit their new owners better. Tailors can alter pants that children have outgrown into shorts for summer and modify long sleeve shirts that no longer reach the wrist into short sleeve shirts.

Ripped or torn clothing

It’s frustrating when children come home with rips in their new clothing from something that happened at school. Fortunately, tailoring and alterations can repair tears and rips in some items and extend their life instead of condemning them to the trash or rag pile.

Set-in stains

Sometimes when you store school clothing from one year to the next, you can miss stains on items as you’re packing them away. Finding these stains months later doesn’t mean they’re untreatable even though they’ve had time to incorporate in the clothing fibers. Dry cleaning is the best option for removing old, set-in stains as cleaning experts have the knowledge to analyze the stain and effectively remove it if possible. Make sure you point out any stains when dropping off your children’s dry cleaning items.

Back to school can be less stressful as far as clothing is concerned when you know you have the expertise of Model Cleaners to clean and bring out the best in your clothing.

 

Pick-Up & Delivery Options

With our Pick-Up & Delivery options, Model Cleaners can help with your long to do list this school year. To learn more about our Pick-Up & Delivery, click here!

 

 

Model is part of the solution.

Why is Model Cleaners an essential business? 

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that garments and bedding must be cleaned at a temperature “above 167° F” in order to kill a virus.  Home washers and dryers cannot exceed 135 degrees.  Only professional cleaning will completely eliminate COVID-19 pathogens. At Model Cleaners, we use high-temperature steam (upwards of 300 degrees) as a standard part of our finishing process – effectively sterilizing without damaging your fabrics.

CoronaVirus

The CDC confirms that the coronavirus can remain active and contagious for hours to days on a variety of materials, including clothing. In addition to fabrics, the National Institute of Allergy and Infection Disease notes that COVID-19 remains active for extended periods of time on stainless steel, cardboard, and copper.  These materials are often used for buttons, zippers, and other high touch components of garments.

So if you and your family are:

  • Still wearing clothing and outerwear
  • Occasionally going out to pick up supplies
  • Sleeping on sheets and under blankets every night
  • Starting your spring cleaning

Let Model Cleaners help you reduce the risk of virus transmission by sterilizing your garments and household items.

Model Cleaners offers a variety of services to keep the safety of our customers and employees a priority. 

  • FREE home delivery service (click here to see if we are in your area)
  • 24-hour drop boxes (Upper Saint Clair & Collier locations)
  • Cash-free Transactions
  • Drive-up Windows (Rostraver , Bethel Park & Greensburg locations)

As a family-owned and operated business since 1986, thank you for supporting us during this challenging time. We are proud to continue offering services aimed at keeping our community and customers safe.

In order to prevent the spread of communicable disease, effective August 17th, 2020,  a $2 Model garment bag handling & sanitation charge will be applied for all Model garment bags picked up on our pick up and delivery routes. We will apply virus-killing disinfectant to all Model garment bags before it leaves our cleaning facility.  This added cleaning measure on the garment bag will help keep our employees and customers safe.

For regularly updated information about steps Model Cleaners is taking to address COVID-19 concerns, please visit our COVID-19 message to customers, or contact our corporate office at 888-996-6335

What is Dry Cleaning

WeWantYouCustomers always ask us, “What is Dry Cleaning?”

Many would be surprised to learn that drу сlеаnіng іѕ not actually a “dry” process. It’s a process in which dirt is removed with a liquid solvent other than water. The term “dry cleaning” was coined because water is not being used to clean the item.

GreenEarth Cleaning

Mоdеrn drу сlеаnіng has bееn аrоund fоr juѕt over 200 years. Model Clеаnеrѕ uses a numbеr of solvents to clean your clothes, but most recently, we have invested in GreenEarth Cleaning.
GreenEarth replaces the solvents used in conventional dry cleaning with pure liquid silicone, a clear and gentle solution that is environmentally non-toxic and non-polluting. It cleans clothes exceptionally well, without harsh chemicals so colors stay bright and fibers don’t wear. Another bonus? GreenEarth is odor free, so you won’t have to worry about that traditional “dry cleaning” smell when you pick up your clothes.

The First Inspection Process

When garments and/or household items are brought in to our stores, our customer service representatives meticulously inspect each piece. We look for stains, tears, missing/broken buttons, and more. When we see a problem, like a stain, we pin a tag to the garment to bring attention to the issue. If a customer has a special request, it is denoted the same way. If an item is badly stained, it can be pre-treated prior to dry cleaning. Click here to see our stain removal process first hand.

The Dry Cleaning Process

Our dry cleaning machines are similar to your washer and dryer at home, however, thеу аrе much lаrgеr, holding uр to 100 pounds! To reduce waste, these machines have filters thаt clean and recycle the liquid ѕоlvеnt many tіmеѕ. So, how actually cleaned?
Thе сlоthеѕ are рlасеd іn a perforated drum. Throughout the сlеаnіng cycle, the drum rоtаtеѕ while thе solvent wаѕhеѕ іn thrоugh the drum аnd аrоund the clothes. During this time, dirt is lifted and stains are removed. The fіnаl сусlеѕ spins thе garments tо expel аny rеmаіnіng solvent аnd thеn tumble drіеѕ thеm with wаrm аіr.

The Pressing Process

Immediately following cleaning, the clothes are pressed. Depending on the garment, it is either hand pressed, re-shaped with a body form, or steamed. For example, a delicate silk blouse would be steamed, whereas a standard pair of cotton pants would be hand pressed.

The Final Inspection Process

After garments are pressed, they are sent to Final Inspection. Here, the clothes are given a once-over. Similar to the First Inspection, we check for any remaining stains, pressing quality, etc. If a stain was not fully removed during cleaning, we will directly treat the stain again with a stronger solvent in hopes to fully remove it.
Though we try our best, it’s important to note that some stains just can’t be removed. Watermarks, caramelization stains from sugar-based substances, bleach spots, and old, set-in stains are very difficult and sometimes impossible, to remove. Therefore, when you do have a stain on an item, it’s important that you bring it in as soon as possible. If a stain is fresh, there is a much better chance we can remove it.

Want To Learn More?

Model Cleaners has been ranked among Wеѕtеrn PA and Morgantown, WV’s most trusted dry cleaners. Try us out today to discover why. Stop into any of our convenient locations or join our FREE pickup & delivery service. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Jersey Stain Removal

With The Pittsburgh Penguins going into their 2018 season, everyone will be sporting their favorite jersey this year! Model Cleaners thought it would be a great idea to let you in on some jersey upkeep and maintenance. This Jersey Stain Removal guide may be useful for any avid sports fan. We have had a positive experience in the past with these tips, and hope you do as well. Model Cleaners suggest you test each method on a small area of the jersey just to make sure it won’t have a negative effect on the jersey. If anyone else has any other advice, we would love to hear your feedback!

Laundering:

Turn your jersey inside out to prevent any damage to the crest, patches, nameplate, or numbers. Use the most delicate cycle and the coldest setting on your washing machine. We suggest adding about 2 TBSP of OxiClean for each jersey you’re washing, but don’t add any other detergent.

As a general rule with jersey stain removal, most people hang their jerseys to dry. This not only prevents any heat pressed logo issues, but it also ensures that if there is a stain that you missed when you decided to wash it, it won’t set into the fabric as much. In our experience, once a jersey is dried with heat, it becomes a lot harder to get the stain out.

Stains:

Method 1 – Using Household Products for Jersey Stain Removal

This method can be used on both White and colored jerseys.50% Baking Soda25% Hydrogen Peroxide25% Dawn Dish Soap

Mix these together in a small container until combined. Using a toothbrush, scrub the stained area with the mixture. Don’t be afraid of using too much of the mixture, it will wash out easily. Depending on the severity of the stain, we will scrub anywhere from 1-5 minutes. Once all areas of the stains are scrubbed, we hang the jersey up for 1-2 hours, or until the mixture has dried onto the jersey. Rinse the jerseys either in a sink or using a clean bucket until there are no more suds. From here you can hang the jersey up and allow it to dry or you can launder it. We typically launder it even if the stains are no longer there because extra soap may still be in the jersey and stains can be harder to see when wet.

Method 2 – Using OxiClean for Jersey Stain Removal

This method can be used on both white and colored jerseys.Following the directions on the container of Oxiclean, soak the stained jersey for up to 6 hours. Once soaked, you can wash the jersey as mentioned above.Alternatively, you can mix the OxiClean with water to form a paste similar to toothpaste. You can lightly scrub this paste on the stain with a toothbrush and allow for the paste to dry onto the jersey. Once dry, wash the jersey as mentioned above, but without the added OxiClean.

Method 3 – Using Dry Cleaning for Jersey Stain Removal

Let the professionals handle it. Our garment specialists have over 50 years of experience and will decide the best method to handle your jersey. We clean thousands of jerseys each year and have professional grade Green Earth chemicals, as well as dedicated machines for stain removal.

Method 4 – Using Bleach for Jersey Stain Removal

This method is ONLY for white parts of jerseys.Model Cleaners only recommends this method if you have tried other methods before and have had no success. We don’t recommend this method for thin white strips on a colored jersey. Combine bleach and baking soda into a thick paste, similar to toothpaste. Place something in between the front of the jersey and the back as well as the surface you’re working on to prevent any damage to the other side of the jersey or the surface. Very carefully place a thin layer of this paste onto the stain and allow it to completely dry. Once dried, scrape off any excess dried bleach and launder as mentioned above.

Removing Smoke Smell

Soak the jersey in vinegar overnight and put it through the wash. Might need a couple vinegar soaks to completely get rid of the smell, but it works.

Removing Grease Stains

Soak the stain in cold water. Take some standard original blue Dawn dish detergent and put some on the stain. Work the detergent into the stain either by rubbing or using an old toothbrush. You should see the stain disappear before your eyes if A. It’s grease and B. It hasn’t been set in for too long.

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