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THE DRYCLEANING HISTORY & PROCESS

HISTORY
Drycleaning was discovered by Jean-Baptiste Jolly in 1825 who accidentally knocked over a lamp, spilling spirits of turpentine onto the tablecloth. Noticing that when the oil evaporated the area of the cloth was cleaner, Jolly decided to exploit his discovery by partnering with his son-in-law in the dry cleaning business. And so began the business of dry cleaning….

PROCESS

What Does It Involve?

Stage 1 – Pre-treatment

There’s more to drycleaning than just machine feeding and light pressing work. Before cleaning any garments, they are first thoroughly inspected for any stains, tears, or missing buttons. Some heavily stained garments may go through a stain removal process prior to cleaning to aid in better soil and stain removal.

Stage 2 – Drycleaning

The clothes are then put into a machine and cleaned with special solvents. All of the solvents used at Pearls are environmentally friendly

Stage 3 – Post Spotting

After the drycleaning stage, every garment is checked to ensure all stains have been removed

Stage 4 – Finishing

This includes pressing, folding, packaging and other finishing touches and then your clothes are ready for collection

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