Have a beautiful dress for a Summer ball. It has a small amount of sequence on it. Unfortunately I have noticed a couple of little stains. Does anyone know if this can be drycleaned? Has anyone done something similar before?
I am not sure if I want to trust the dry cleaners.
2006-07-18 08:24:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Oops sorry about the spelling error.
2006-07-18 08:29:46 · update #1
ya i had a top with sequins on it and i got it dry cleaned no bother
2006-07-18 08:56:18 · answer #1 · answered by parisxxx 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take the dress to a local high street dry cleaner don't take it to a supermarket.The small dry cleaners have more experience and will be more likely to have a go at the dress. Those at supermarkets will either refuse to do it or will tell you beforehand that the stains won't come out but still charge you and then when you collect it they say that they already told you the stains wouldn't come out.
If the label says it can be hand washed then you could carefully do it yourself But if it says dry clean only then take it to a GOOD dry cleaners.
My daughter has a sequined jacket which which is hand washable. I took it to the cleaners to see if it was better to have it dry cleaned and she just told me to wash it because that's all they would do..... and charge me for it. I did wash it and it came out beautifully and the sequins were all intact.
2006-07-18 08:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by little weed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the dry cleaners - if they are good, they will know. But this may help:
Three common dry-cleaning solvents currently used are:
Perchloroethylene
Commonly called perc. this is the most common solvent that dry-cleaners use. It is the best solvent for degreasing and may be your best choice if your dress is silk, rayon, or acetate and quite dirty. However, this solvent is more likely to damage sequins and beads, or melt the glue if they are glued on. A very experienced dry-cleaner will know how to protect the sequins and beads on your dress.
Stoddard solvent.
Harder to find, this is a petroleum-based solvent that is becoming rare. Because of fire regulations, this solvent cannot be used in strip mall type dry-cleaning establishments, and is therefore not commonly used. You may find this solvent in older dry-cleaning shops that have been around for a while. It is safer for cleaning dresses with sequins and beads than perchloroethylene. The Stoddard solvent shouldn't melt beads and sequins or affect the glue if they are glued on.
Exxon DF-2000
This is a newly formulated petroleum-based solvent. Like the Stoddard solvent, it is safer for beads and sequins, but is not quite as effective at degreasing as perchloroethylene and the Stoddard solvent. However, it has fewer fire restrictions than the Stoddard formula and may be the formula of the future as many dry-cleaning shops change over to this new solvent.
2006-07-18 08:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by Steven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah but it will cost you. Sequins are plastic and some chemicals may melt them. And such an item certainly cannot be pressed. Find someone who specializes in fancy cleaning.
2006-07-18 08:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by patti06902 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was the stain a sequence of an incident at the ball a la monica lewinsky.
2006-07-18 13:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by lucy j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, dry cleaners know what 2 do!
2006-07-18 09:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by xmusicx4xlifex7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i believe so...try calling the dry cleaner
2006-07-18 08:28:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is that "sequence" as in "sequins"? Is this another us/uk spelling game?
2006-07-18 08:29:21 · answer #8 · answered by flipper girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word is sequins--god, save us from the illiterates.
2006-07-18 08:29:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's sequins.
Read the tag.
2006-07-18 08:28:28 · answer #10 · answered by Bethany 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋