DRY CLEANING

The dry cleaning process is just exactly that - garment cleaning minus water saturation.   Clothes are immersed in perchloroethylene (perc) or a petroleum-type solvent that does not penetrate the fibers of the fabric, thereby avoiding the possible swelling and shrinking that can occur with water saturation.  Garments are inspected and pre-treated for stains and heavy soiling by a trained "spotter".  After this, they are sorted by types of fabric, color and weight.  They are then machine-cleaned in a solvent containing detergent.  The solvent is removed from the garments by draining, spinning and tumble dying with hot air and is then filtered, purified and distilled for reuse.