Quick tips for the Holiday season.......Take time
to enjoy your family.........Candle wax drycleans out very well.........Cherish each
Holiday. There is no guarantee for the next one.............Gravy should be treated as a
multiple stain...........Hug your wife and children...........Be careful with crushed
velvet..........Don't take things for granted.......Red wine comes out best when attacked
protein before tannin..........There is always someone worse off then you.........Go for a
walk in the snow............Remember, some people put milk in their coffee...........Play
a game with the kids............Some parties are " too much fun" : If it comes
from the body it is a protein stain.......Do something nice for a total
stranger...........club soda is not a good stain remover...........MAY YOUR DREAMS COME
TRUE.....MERRY CHRISTMAS......HAPPY HANUKKAH.......HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE LAIDLAW
CORPORATION.
Candle wax can many times be easily removed if the garment is drycleanble, simply by
drycleaning. Otherwise try using Wetspo along with Tergit, followed by POG
and rinse with VDS. If the candle wax is red in color and
the wax is mostly gone, but the red dye is there, try using Protein Spotter. If the garment cannot be
drycleaned or cannot withstand the use of dryside chemicals, then apply Laundry Wetspo and steam (if it will withstand
steam) can be your answer.
Gravy stains-start on the dry side with Wetspo and Tergit, then proceed to the wetside.
Watch the use of steam/water when working on velvet, as you can crush it, for which there is no great solution to fix.
Red stains such as wine and "koolaid" come out easier if you first attack with Protein Spotter then move to Ban Tan. (usually because they are a drink containing sugar you would think that you would start with BanTan but if it is a red drink...)
Because coffee can have milk in it, you may need to use Protein Spotter also.
If it comes from the body (vomit, feces, blood), then it is a protein stain, if it comes from the ground (grass, coffee (the beans), etc.), it is a tannin stain.
Compared to Laidlaw quality spot removal chemicals, club soda doesn't stack up. Train your customer only the "blot", never rub a stain because they can distort the yarns which on some fabrics will show up after cleaning as a "white" spot. (this can be temporarily fixed with Silk Sheen).
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