Mitchel Groff

  One of the first things to do when clothing becomes stained with chalk is to shake the item or lightly brush off the loose chalk dust, preferably outside. Shaking or brushing the item inside could spread the chalk to other surfaces, such as upholstered furniture or carpet. For most clothes, if no chalk is visible, you can now try washing on a normal cycle. Before drying, make sure to double-check to make sure all of the chalk has truly been removed. 1.Blot With Rubbing Alcohol  Lay the clothing item on a clean white towel. Dip another clean white towel in rubbing alcohol and blot the stain. Keep blotting until no more color comes away. Rinse clothing thoroughly.  2.Pretreat   If any hint of the stain remains, apply liquid laundry detergent, a bit of dishwashing liquid, or stain remover directly to the area. Try a gel or liquid stain remover to thoroughly penetrate through the chalk stain. Wait at least 15 minutes before washing the clothing. 3.Air-Dry Allow the clo...

  Are you trying to live sustainably? One of the first steps is to exclusively shop for sustainable and eco-friendly products. This usually entails researching how products are made before breaking out your credit card. However, companies are picking up on the habits of eco-conscious consumers and have discovered a way to cash in on this trend through greenwashing. What is greenwashing? Greenwashing is a marketing tactic companies use to upcharge you for so-called “green” products. The big wigs and CEOs of the world understand people are becoming more discerning when it comes to the products they purchase. So of course, they’ve found a way to meet this new consumer need by changing their packaging to appear more eco-friendly—that is, witho...

  What are the benefits of dry cleaning? Let us count the ways – 26 of them to be exact. Alterations : Professional dry cleaning service providers such as Durango Laundry services are full-service clothing care specialists. Alterations are one of the many services they may offer in addition to dry cleaning your clothes. Buttons : Dry cleaners repair loose buttons or sew on new ones, if necessary. Convenience : All you have to do is drop your clothes off and pick them up. Your dry cleaner takes care of the rest. Why waste hours doing laundry and ironing when you get quality and convenience with dry cleaning? Dry cleaning, the process itself : Dry cleaning uses fluids to remove soils and stains from fabrics. Among the advantages of dry cleaning is its ability to dissolve grease and oils in a way that water cannot. Natural fibers such as wools and silks dry clean beautifully, but can shrink, distort, and lose color when washed in water. Synthetic fibers like polyester a...

When you’re ready to have your wedding dress cleaned, you do have a few options available to you.  While we’d like to see every bride have their dress professionally cleaned and preserved, we understand that not all brides will be up to the task after the expense and busyness surrounding their wedding day.  Your options are the following: store your gown until you’re ready to have it professionally cleaned, attempt to clean the gown yourself, take it to a company providing Laundry services in Durango . Regardless of which option you go with, be sure to do your research beforehand and be sure you’re comfortable in your decision. Having Your Wedding Dress Dry Cleaned Another option for cleaning your wedding dress is to take it to a local dry cleaning company.  Below are some tips on having your dress cleaned locally. Is the cleaning performed on site? Ask if they clean your dress on the premises or send it off to another company.  Most local dry cleaners d...

  Oh no! You just spilled wine all over your new, expensive dress-shirt! You think to yourself, how am I going to get this stain out? One option you have is to scrub at it yourself, throw it in your at-home washing machine, and hope for the best. The other option you have is to bring your shirt to professional dry cleaning. They have the knowledge and equipment to effectively get rid of the toughest clothing stains in the world. Get ready to look fresher than ever once you start taking your clothes to the dry cleaners! Benefits of Professional Dry Cleaning To prove to you the huge impact dry cleaners can have on the cleanliness and finish of your clothing, here is a list of the top benefits of professional dry cleaning. Tough Stain Removal What is dry clean, you ask? Well, dry clean is when you use the powerful cleaning liquid perchloroethylene to wash your clothes in replace of water. Perchloroethylene is so powerful and effective that it ...

  If you are a chocolate lover, then you’ve likely had the unfortunate experience of getting it on your clothes. Chocolate melts rather easily and no matter how hard you try to avoid it from dripping or smearing it just seems to find its way onto your clothing. Chocolate stains have the potential to ruin your clothes, especially if you let the stain settle. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a list of helpful steps you can explore to help salvage your stained clothes and remove chocolate stains. Professional Dry Cleaning The best action to take to remove a chocolate stain is to take your stained garment to Green earth cleaners in Durango and let them know where your chocolate stain is and how long it’s been on your garment. A dry cleaner will not only attempt to remove the chocolate stain, but they will also professionally clean the entire garment. To remove chocolate stains and dry clean most garments, cleaners will use chemical solvents, a special vacuum, and/or heat...

    Why Green Cleaning?   In the last post, we discussed some of the dangers associated with the conventional dry cleaning chemical known as PERC. We don’t really think of cleaning as something that leaves behind harmful residue on your clothes, and in the air and soil. But we wouldn’t be a very good cleaner if all we did was make your clothes less dangerous—they have to be even cleaner, too! So here are some of the ways that our green cleaning practices actually get the job done better than conventional dry cleaning.   Out With The Old If PERC was absolutely the best chemical for cleaning stains, oil, and dirt out of clothes, we might be in trouble. Fortunately, PERC is actually a pretty old invention that was first synthesized all the way back in 1821. Since then, dry cleaners have been eager to save money on R&D and proprietary solvents at the expense of not only your health, but also the cleanliness of your clothes. Our green cleaning...