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DRY
CLEANING COMPLAINTS:
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Dry Cleaning Complaints Analysed up to 24/7/08
(pdf )
A Summary of Complaints and more detailed descriptions. |
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TECH
UPDATES:
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TCS TechUpdate -
Damage To Dyes Caused By Strong Oxidising Bleaches
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An overview of the damaging effects of strong oxidising bleaches on dyes. |
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ARTICLES
(National Dry Cleaner and Launderer Magazine):
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Blouse with Discoloured
Areas
(pdf ) (417kb)
The discoloured areas on this blouse,
which appear to be fading, have actually been caused by the
application of heat on the fabric surface which has caused
melting and re-hardening of the red coloured nylon
component of the fibre content. The damage has almost
certainly been caused the inappropriate or incorrect
application of a hand iron. |
Coromandel Shawl (pdf ) (377kb)
The development of severe distortion in this shawl's metallic fabric
during dry cleaning due to the lack of serviceability of
the fabric's metallic yarn structure to the normal
mechanical agitation of the recommended dry cleaning
treatment. |
Cruise Jacket
(pdf )
(381kb)
This jacket has become stiff, brittle and cracks following
recent dry cleaning according to the requirements of the
care labelling due to the loss of plasticiser. |
Guava Dress (pdf ) (597kb)
This dress is trimmed with beading which dissolves and
fuses together with the other beading when it comes into contact
with perchlorethylene dry cleaning solvent during the
course of recommended dry cleaning making it unserviceable. |
Just Jeans Suede Jacket (pdf ) (597kb)
The
colour and texture of this relatively new suede jacket have
changed following a dry cleaning treatment to remove a
rectangular mark left by the customer's application of a
temporary adhesive name tag/label. |
London Fog Jackets
(pdf ) (597kb)
Two
London Fog black zippered jackets, one with sleeves and the
other without, have become stiff and brittle as a result of
the recommended dry cleaning treatment due to the loss of
plasticiser. |
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Medici Casual Top
(pdf)
(360kb)
The black and white and bronze coloured plastic trim used on this casual
black knitted top is unserviceable to a dry cleaning treatment that is much more
cautious than that required by the 'Dry Clean Only' instructions on the
attached care labelling. |
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Press-Through Marks on Trousers
(pdf)
(364kb)
These trousers have developed severe press-through marks as a result of
inappropriate or incorrect pressing that appears to be connected with a
temporary shortening procedure. |
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BROCHURE:
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Brochure - printable version
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Steve's
qualifications, contact details, recommendations and consultancy
services that are offered by TCS. |
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BOOK: |
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"Textile Care and the Consumer" by Steve Pyott
Purchase a re-print copy of Steve’s textbook – “Textile
Care and The Consumer” originally published by
Longman Cheshire in 1985 by
emailing Steve. |
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