Weirdest Stains We’ve Ever Cleaned And How We Did It

Stains are those kinds of things that always appear to find the best of us, and sometimes they can just be weird, plain weird. From those unplanned spills, and sad, sad accidents, that once-in-a-lifetime weirdness stains have a way of derailing your favorite pieces of clothing and leaving you in frustration, clueless as to how to fix them. That is where professional dry cleaning comes into the picture. If taken up with expertise, even weird stains can easily be tamed. In this chapter, we share a few of the most unusual and bizarre stains encountered along with a look at some of the means for their removal.

Red Wine on Silk Gown

In one instance of this, wine fell over a lady dressed in silk for a formal function. One such customer came to us with a beautiful, high-end silk gown completely covered in red wine, having been spilled upon at a party. Being fragile, silk can easily get damaged if not cleaned properly. We employed a specialized technique that included pre-treatment with a non-aggressive yet very effective solvent. After carefully blotting the affected area, we employed our dry cleaning process to remove the stain completely. It came out looking new again.

Chocolate Ice Cream on White Blouse

One summer evening, a client walked in with a white blouse fully stained with chocolate ice cream. The blouse was one of her favorites and had been worn out to a picnic, but the messy dessert was completely soaked into the fabric. Chocolate, especially mixed with ice cream, forms a nightmare to clean. Excess ice cream was scraped away before our specialists applied an enzyme-based cleaner to denature the stains, followed by many other steps necessary to clean such a stain thoroughly. After a thorough cleaning, this blouse was just like new: clean of all stains and fresh.

Lipstick Marks on a Wedding Dress

Lipstick stains are some of the more common but trickier types. One bride brought in her wedding dress after an unfortunate accident where lipstick smudged the fabric during the ceremony. The tricky part was that the lipstick was on delicate satin, which can easily lose its sheen if cleaned incorrectly. Our cleaning specialists used a solvent that breaks down the oils in the lipstick while being gentle on the fabric. After a gentle cleaning and delicate steam press, the dress was restored to its pristine condition for its big reveal in photos!

Coffee on a Cashmere Sweater

Coffee stains can be one of the most difficult to remove, especially when they have set into the fabric of delicate materials such as cashmere. One customer brought in a luxurious cashmere sweater that she had ruined with a coffee spill. Because cashmere is extremely fine, normal washing can easily shrink it. We applied a gentle spot-cleaning method with special cleaning solutions for wool and cashmere fabrics. Light soaking with a custom dry cleaning method enabled us to completely remove the stain without harming the softness of the fabric.

Mud on a Designer Suit

Mud stains are stubborn, and on a high-end designer suit, they become even more challenging. One client had a muddy disaster after stepping in puddles on a rainy day. The suit, made of a fine wool blend, could not be thrown into a washing machine. We carefully applied a pre-treatment to lift the mud, followed by a professional dry cleaning process including multiple cycles of gentle agitation and steam treatment. The suit was completely restored with no evidence of mud left behind.

Trust the Experts for Your Toughest Stains

While stains can be impossible, professional dry cleaning experts have all the tools and techniques necessary for even the weirdest of stains. We’ve seen it from food and drink stains to makeup mishaps- and we know exactly how to treat each unique situation.

From the tender tissues of silk to those toughest of stains of coffee and wine, our dry cleaning service will strive to meet whatever challenges it is put through. Our team uses the latest in cleaning technologies and stain removal methods to ensure your clothes receive the care they need. And therefore, the next time one is faced with the most persistent stain, stress not, for it may be a condition that only experts know how to get right. With us onboard, your clothes will never be a worry, however bad the mess!