Can I use stain removers (e.g., Zout) on cotton shirts that I take to the cleaner?
Question:I get sweat / oil stains on the collar of my cotton dress shirts. When I clean them at home, I treat them with a stain remover (such as Zout) immediately after taking them off (before the stain sets) and again before laundering (sometimes several days later).
I am just starting to use a cleaner for my shirts and wondering how I should handle this. It seems like it makes sense to pre-treat the stained collars, before the stain sets, but I am wondering if this will be incompatible with anything that the cleaner does. These are all 100% cotton shirts.
Thanks for any advice.
Bonus Q: Does the cleaner simply launder these shirts, or use some special process?
Answers:
Cleaners do not launder shirts in soap and water. If you will pretreat your stains at home your shirts will most likely turn grey. Cleaners use chemicals and blueing to get the shirts white and clean. It is not a good idea to wash shirts and launder them professionally. Best to do only one.
the best answer I can give to you would be to ask your cleaner if that is what he would recomend you to do
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