Dry Cleaning

It’s painful! You invest significant money in beautiful dresses, designer suits, and fancy skirts. You look fabulous, receive compliments, and feel great. Then after wearing them for the first time, you find spots or stains on your favorite garment. You hoped you would receive compliments again, but now you wonder whether your favorite garment can be saved. Can the Dry Cleaning process save it?

This is where Maple Cleaners can help you! Our experts are ready to clean your garment, remove as many stains as possible, and steam-press it so that you look fabulous in your fresh and clean clothes. On a tight budget and want to clean yourself at home? No problem. We can still help you. You can call us with your questions or concerns associated with using stain removers for your DIY cleaning or call us with questions associated with a good or bad experience at the dry cleaners where you grew up, or where you went before giving us a try. We want to be with you whenever you need us and we believe this is the right way to create a long-lasting relationship with our customers. Got spots? Questions? Give us a call at (703)-255-7100!

The Dry Cleaning process requires utmost care of fabric and accessories attached to the garment. Our cleaning procedure involves a comprehensive set of steps that require attention to detail and passion for cleaning. We guarantee that we will not break buttons – or – we will fix it for free!

Shirt Cleaning Procedure:

  • Review stains identified by customers or the counter staff
  • If the stains are yellow or food stains, then apply our protein stain remover
  • If the stains are red or ink-oriented, then apply our spot-cleaning gun with light steam and relevant chemicals
  • Clean collars and cuffs
  • Wash whites in a long, hot water cycle
  • Wash darks and reds in a short, cold water cycle
  • Apply starch cycle based on customer’s preference
  • Press collar and cuff first, then press body
  • Inspect for any wrinkles or pressing errors and correct them
  • Nicely assemble shirts so that customers can carry them easily in their car

Dry Cleaning Procedure:

We believe that Dry Cleaning is not an easy task. Dry Cleaning machines shall not simply clean all spots and make clothes look beautiful. Manual inspection is required. Many of the garments can cost over $500.00. They require careful assessment of expected cleaning procedures. Our team takes utmost care of your garments by following these steps:

  • Separate wools and follow traditional cleaning procedures to ensure that they do not shrink
  • Review all silks for color fastness. Follow manufacturer’s instructions and ensure that silks maintain the original luster and shine
  • Pre-treat garments that show visible spots and separate dry cleanable garments from wet cleanable garments
  • Clean darks, reds, and lights separately. Ensure that full dry cleaning cycles are utilized for the best quality cleaning results
  • Utilize jacket, blouse, and pants steam press machines as well as hand irons and ensure that wrinkles or pressing errors are corrected
  • Nicely assemble lighter garments to the front and heavier garments to the back. Pack 2/3 pieces, suits, dresses, etc. together
  • Warp garments with vinyl for long-term protection

Indian Saree Dry Cleaning Procedure:

We take pride in cleaning Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi saris. Our customers come from Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. We also have several customers in New York and New Jersey who send their silk saris to us via USPS shipping. The Saree cleaning service is a delicate and artistic process. We follow these steps:

  • Review the Saree material. If it is a plain cotton Saree, then clean it along with darks or whites in a separate bag
  • If the Saree has spandex or silk, then clean it separately using a traditional cleaning procedure and then roll press
  • Only perform gentle steam press on saris
  • If the Saree has spots, then spot-clean the Saree first

Dry Cleaning Duvet Covers and Comforters

Our duvet covers and comforter cleaning service helps you get rid of all types of dust mites, bacteria, and bedbugs. We utilize both protein stain removers and bacterial killers as part of a special gentle, yet effective cleaning cycle that is programmed in our Unimac UC60 wet cleaning machine. Ultimately, this service is targeted to prevent allergies and restore your comforters and duvet covers to their natural condition. We target all types of bad smells to go away. The ultimate result should be a sweet and fresh smell.

Wash Dry Fold Service

We will professionally Wash Dry and Fold your clothes at only $1.79 per pound. Your clothes will be neatly folded, packed, and ready to be put in the closet to save you time and money.

How do you drop off your garments at Maple Cleaners?

  1. Check and clear all pockets. Make sure there is no money or coins left over. Also, check whether there is any ink pen in your pockets. Remove important documents such as passports and IDs. Note that an ink pen can damage not only your garment but other customers’ garments if they are dried simultaneously
  2. Point any stains to the front desk. Explain the root causes of stains such as soda, beer, food, chocolate, wine, or curry
  3. Ask or research for prices before dropping your garments. Some dry cleaners charge significantly higher fees to remove stains
  4. If the price of cleaning is more than the garment you bought, ask yourself whether it is worth keeping the garment or buying a new one
  5. Ask Maple Cleaners to provide an invoice. Review the number of garments right away. Do not wait to find any mismatches
  6. Provide a reasonable amount of cleaning time for Maple Cleaners. Many dry cleaners clean garments 2-3 times until the spots are gone. Therefore, you are better off giving them more time
  7. When you are ready to pick up your garments, bring your invoice receipt. If you show up earlier than the time indicated on the receipt, please call Maple Cleaners ahead of time
  8. Reconcile the number of garments and also review if necessary whether all alterations and tailoring activities are complete

Dry Cleaning Services for Charity and Non-Profit Organizations

Coat Drive Inspiration! Several years ago, we read about Klinke Cleaners and were amazed they cleaned over 15,000 coats for non-profits. What an amazing community service and inspiration. We called a few here in Fairfax County. We dealt with bureaucratic staff and felt that we would never be able to provide a quality service free of charge to any non-profits. One fine morning we received a call from Ms. Maria Small. She told us that their non-profit needs help cleaning coats. Bam! There came Klinke Cleaners in mind, and you know what? We did it! Maple Cleaners cleaned over 32 coats for children in need in Washington, D.C. and Arlington.

Should you donate or recycle your hangers at your local dry cleaners?

Green

Do you know that we consume 1.6 times more than what we produce per year? Consequently, the Earth will overshoot with Carbon Emission footprint by 2030. Dry cleaners have the utmost responsibility to reduce their carbon footprint because of the chemicals and supplies they use. The best way you can help is by donating your hangers. It also helps de-clutter your home and avoid filling up trash cans. The best way to organize hangers is to keep white hangers, coat hangers, and pant hangers separately. You should save the twist ties that come with your garments. Once you are ready to drop off your garments at Maple Cleaners, bring your used hangers for recycling!

Have you ever experienced clothing shrinkage?

The following guide can help you remove the shrinkage from your favorite dress or sweater. How To Unshrink Clothes – The Ultimate Guide. If you need expert help in fixing any of your shrunk garments, please give us a call at (703)-255-7100 or stop by our retail location in the Jades Shopping Center.

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