Dry Cleaning Care

Understanding proper garment care helps extend the life of your clothes and keep them looking their best.

Dry cleaning uses special solvents instead of water to gently clean delicate fabrics like wool, silk, and embellished items that might shrink, fade, or become damaged in a traditional washing machine.

Laundry services, on the other hand, are best for washable everyday items like shirts, bedding, and uniforms, using water and professional-grade detergents for a deep clean. Both processes often include expert pressing, spot treatment, and careful inspection to ensure your items are returned fresh, stain-free, and ready to wear. Always check care labels, and when in doubt, consult your cleaner—professional advice can save your favorite garments from premature wear or damage.

We provide different levels of shirt laundry based on your preference. Standard shirt laundry is for shirts that will fit on our pressing form that are standard cotton button up shirts. Hand press shirts are shirts that cannot fit or cannot go on the form. They are cotton blends, western style shirts, and metal or wood button shirts that are pressed by hand. Deluxe shirts are an upgraded service we provide that has extra finishing and attention given to collars and cuffs. Tissue paper is placed in the next of the item with a clip to hold the collar in place keeping it crisp and ready to wear. Dry Cleaning is for shirts made of silk, rayon, and polyester for example, that are dry cleaned and then pressed by hand.

Clothes Cleaning Hacks

1. Remove Deodorant Stains with a Dryer Sheet Rub a used dryer sheet gently on deodorant marks—it lifts the residue without damaging the fabric.

2. White Vinegar for Odors & Softening Add ½ cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle to eliminate odors, soften fabric, and remove detergent buildup—great for towels and workout gear.

3. Ice Cubes to De-Wrinkle in the Dryer Toss a couple of ice cubes into the dryer with wrinkled clothes and run it on high heat for 10 minutes—the steam helps release wrinkles fast.

4. Baby Shampoo for Shrunk Clothes Soak shrunken clothes in lukewarm water with a tablespoon of baby shampoo for 30 minutes, then gently stretch the fabric back to size while it dries.

5. Lemon Juice + Baking Soda for Sweat Stains Make a paste with lemon juice and baking soda, apply it to yellowed underarm stains, let it sit for 30 minutes, then wash as usual.

6. Use Mesh Bags for Delicates Always place bras, lace, and delicate items in mesh laundry bags to prevent snags and tangling during the wash cycle.

7. Freeze Jeans to Kill Odors Not a full wash day? Fold jeans in a bag and place them in the freezer overnight to kill bacteria and freshen them up without shrinking or fading.

8. Shaving Cream for Makeup Stains Apply white (non-gel) shaving cream to foundation or lipstick stains, let sit for 10 minutes, blot, and then wash.

9. Salt Fix for Color Bleeds Accidentally washed brights with whites? Soak the affected clothes in cold water and a handful of salt—it can help set the colors and reduce bleeding.

10. Avoid Fabric Softener on Performance Fabrics Skip softener when washing activewear or towels—it can coat the fabric and reduce moisture-wicking or absorbency.

11. Just send your items into your favorite cleaner, Country Club Cleaners and we will use our expert spotting techniques to remove those stubborn stains. Pretreating can often set the stain and we may not be able to remove.