I'm even more confused about dry cleaning now

I had zero questions about dry cleaning and now I have a TON of questions about dry cleaning

Dry cleaning is one of those things in life you never ask how it’s done you just expect it to be done

This just raises further questions! Can we get a video series describing each machine and how it differs from what i have in my utility room?

I went from knowing what dry cleaning is, to not knowing.

This fulfilled a question I always wondered that I forgot I had.

I worked at a dry cleaner all throughout HS. I think knowing how it works has been one of my most frequent ice breakers.

To those who may still be lost: In chemistry, when a mixture has water in it. It’s considered “wet” And when it’s being removed it’s considered “drying” I assume they took the terminology from chemistry, As this is a sort of chemical process(using the solvent rather than water. I believe they just also provide a general washing service with those other machines). hope that helps!

I have never left a video even more confused

I have more questions now than I ever did before 😂

FYI in chemistry "dry" is is a term to refer to something without any water in it. Even though the solvents they use are liquids.

I’ve literally never thought about it before. Just dropped whatever off and left with hopes it’d be clean when I came back for it. Now I have tons of questions.

worked in dry cleaning over 20 years, and this is a nice concise explanation of what it is. what most people are unaware of is at most dry cleaners, most of the clothing is washed and dried just like you would at home, unless it says dry clean only or has to be treated with chemicals to remove stains. Seriously, the care label is there for a reason.

When I was a kid, the dry cleaner that my parents used had a big rack that spun around, and I got the impression that it was some sort of conveyor belt that went through spraying or a heat treatment or something. Despite not seeing that same mechanism in smaller dry cleaners that I've used as an adult, I think that image has always stuck in my mind. Thank you for showing me the truth after all these years

Kudos to you! I'm sure there's been great advances in the machines and solvents, but my mother in law worked in a dry cleaners most of her life and I saw what it did to her hands-- all the pressing, steaming and whatnot. The few times I'd visit it was brutally hot in there with everything running, I couldn't imagine working all day in that heat and humidity. Learned some great diy hacks from her, though.

I did some research while I worked on a story once, fell into a rabbit hole and ended learning the differences about dry and wet cleaning, so if some people are confused: The main difference is that wet cleaning uses water, detergents, soaps and bleaches while dry cleaning doesn't use dry ingredients but chemical solvents, and not water. "Wet cleaning can be done on very dirty clothing, rain wear and items with microporous structures. After wet cleaning, the garments should be thoroughly rinsed for detergent residues." A wide range of fibers can be wet cleaned and it's much cheaper. Dry cleaning is often used for textiles that shouldn't be washed with water like wool or silk but the clothes can get a strong chemical smell and the chemicals are less environmentally-friendly. Perc is a strong, widely used solvent.* Water is gentler on fabric and can extend a garment's life, but solvents can enhance the original brightness, color and sheen of the garment. Wet cleaning removes water-based stains better (like tea, sweat, blood etc), while dry cleaning removes grease and oil-based stains better. With wet cleaning, clothes might stretch or shrink if it's improperly done, while dry cleaning is stronger and might also do irreparable damaged if it's not advised on the label. So, wet cleaning is used for everyday use while dry cleaning is for specific instances where wet cleaning is not recommended. *Also, I wanted to talk about the perc (perchloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene, they're synonyms) that is widely used in dry cleaning. To me, it is at least certain that it is very dangerous for the environment. However, a lot of sources say it's also dangerous for us humans and the French wikipedia page for the solvent says it's a carcinogen and can cause neurological, kidney and liver problems. But the English Wikipedia page says it's an excellent, highly stable and very low in toxicity solvent, even though the official pictograms say "health and environmental hazard". The English page doesn't even call out the environmental issues but the French page says substitute solvents such as certain siloxanes (also used in paints, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other stuff) are just as bad and siloxanes are a big concern. In the end, all this seems ambiguous. If you're interested in this, do your own research, find sources with different points of view and make up your own mind. Regarding clothes, some people say they've lived a great life only wet washing them so that's possible. 🤷‍♀️ Sorry, it was rather long. My sources are Textile Learner, Wikipedia, and other articles to cross-check what I was writing. Have a nice day!

I work in a dry cleaners, his facility is a lot more clean and organized it seems than my own place of work. Something to mention is that button up shirts in some places don’t go through the same steps as things like jackets or pants. At my place we have specific machines for shirts to be pressed and cleaned manually for things that require specific care requirements. Most cotton shirts are just treated normally while shirts with other things like rayon, polyester, linen, silk, etc are treated differently depending on dry cleaner to dry cleaner

I didn’t even know that I didn’t know what dry cleaning was.. now I really don’t know lol

I like this guy. He seems really jazzed about his profession that most of us know nothing about.

My grandparents used to pick up their dry cleaning every week on Friday from a dry cleaners not even two blocks away from their music store in a little town in North Carolina. Sometimes I would walk down there as a kid and pick them up and I always remember how everything smelled so clean and fresh. If you can afford the dry cleaning bills, it's well worth it.

I always assumed that the tumbling motion was why some clothes are dry-clean only, like, the tumbling would damage the clothes or mess with the lining. But it looks like most of the clothes are tumbled so that must not be the case

Can you do a part 2 on how the assembly racks work and how you guys track everything? Thanks!

Run a laundromat with Dry Cleaning service and everyone thinks we just toss their clothes in a washer and dryer and fold their clothes lol

Your central premise is absolutely correct. I AM too old not to have understood this! Guess even us old dogs can learn new tricks. Education much appreciated, Sir!

I worked at a dry cleaners front of house for like 2 or 3 years in high school and I never questioned what it actually was 😂 the part of the warehouse I saw was just the normal washers. We were a cheap dry cleaner in an affluent area so lots of business people dropped off basically all of the laundry for us to do regardless of it having a dry clean only label

So basically we still don’t know what dry cleaning is.

My mom did clothing alterations which is a common service also paired with dry cleaning. So I spent alot of time in various dry cleaners. I guess I never thought it was that special.

Been working dry cleaning since I was 16, probably just gonna get an iPad and play this on loop for customers asking if the process is same as water

Mitch heaberg "this jacket is dry clean only.... which means its dirty." Loved that dudes comedy.

Drying cleaning is when you pay someone way too much to say: Sorry, we couldn't get the stain out.

There's also a filter type deal that you need to check regularly which requires you to wear a mask when you open it, because of the chemicals.

The only people who have ever tried to tell me what goes into dry cleaning are people who have no idea what happens past the counter and literally never have anything dry-cleaned. I knew the gist was "chemicals are applied that make the stains disappear," but nobody had been able to actually tell me what and how. Given that I like to make clothes using silks and wools which tend to call for dry-cleaning, I appreciate the brief glimpse into and explanation of the process.

As a 36 year old woman who hasn't been dry cleaning for ... ever, I appreciate this. When my mom got things dry cleaned when I was younger, I thought they just blasted air at everything and I have a blow dryer at home. hahaha.

You should make one about the differences between your washers and regular residential ones

Loved picking my dad's suits from the dry cleaners who had their machines behind the counter. Not sure what it was but the smell was amazing.

I was looking at my suit that needs cleaned the other day and wondered how it's done. Thank you for answering an old question I've always had.

i’m too poor to need to know what dry cleaning is

I have more questions now

This dry cleaner is more advanced than most dry cleaners

I didn’t even bother trying to get a red wine stain out of my white bridal shower dress. Took it straight to the dry cleaner and now you’d never know it was there!!! I’ve even taken a leather purse that had a coffee spill on the inside liner. It’s really affordable too more people need to utilize dry cleaners

I honestly do not even know what I thought dry cleaning was. I’m 26.

All I know is that my jacket won’t end up totally frigged with the filling redistributed if I pay $18 to dry clean it every year instead of throwing it in the washer (the tags request this so it’s only fair)

My dad owns a dry cleaners so I have been explaining this my whole life. Very relatable

Oh man, the memories. Those Electrolux washers. My dad is a repair tech

Can you do a video of the process from drop off to pick up?

I stopped buying clothes that needed dry cleaning years ago. Couldn't take that smell.

Dry cleaning makes clothes look amazing. I brought in a raw silk blazer once and it came back looking better than when I bought it new.

I worked at a dry cleaner’s ages ago- the single dry cleaning machine was in a small room and we loaded the solvent by pumping a big button by the door. I’m jelly of that stain board with the vacuum lol we mostly had regular washer/dryers and a steamer. No one ever forgets a steam burn 😅🔥😆😂💀💀💀❤️

the smell of the dry cleaners was part of my childhood. dad had a corporate gig and mom would pick up his shirts from the dry cleaners.

This is cool, I’d love some more shorts with more detailed info

this has been recommended to me about 100 times now

This. This is why the internet is amazing. Thank you.

“I’m going to answer your questions” I have more questions now than I did prior.

Not gonna lie I'm 37 and didn't know what the process of dry cleaning was until now 😂

My dry cleaner told me it was magic and that makes a lot more sense than anything you just said.

As a European, I have never ever been to dry cleaners and would have to Google if we even have one here. But I've seen people talk about it in films and stuff. Interesting to see, thanks for showing the behind the scenes.

Damn homie. I be getting my clothes hella clean at the laundromat.

You guys are a godsend. I'm a cosplayer and a few of my costumes are dry clean only, and I've never had any mishaps with the local dry cleaners.

Ya know, I've actually been wondering for a really long time. I'm glad this video was recommended to me. Now the great mystery has been solved.

Man, that spot board is such a fantastic invention. Especially with the vacuum 😮 how handy that would be in my laundry room with my boys who are just one big perpetual grass mud dirt blood stain magnets 😂😂😂

So the cleaning process is the same as a regular washing machine except a cleaning solvent is used instead of water?

Thank you because idk if I’d have the courage or strength to ask someone this irl 😭

Thanks to this video, whenever I think of getting something dry cleaned, I will just put it in the washing machine with water.

Some years ago in our shop they installed a solvent machine to clean metal, i remember the technician told us that the dry washing machines was very similar to ours, but with a diferent chamber

Wow I’m mystified by dry cleaning, I had no idea so much was involved!

Were is the meth lab

I honestly didn’t know what it was, and have a good basic understanding now. Thank you

I’ve been thinking about dry cleaning recently, this was super helpful

Thank you so much!!!!

Very informative! Thank you for sharing! Please take extra care of your lungs and the health of your employees...the solvent fumes are scary! Please be attentive to ventilation systems...I say it in charity..

Do another one! We want it. Just with more clear steps and details of the process.

my grandpa kinda pioneered this industry 😭😭 funny seeing a short over dry cleaning

Hey OP, if you're confused as to why so many people are confused now, it's not your fault. It's just that you beought up the complexities of the subject and now everyone's got thinking what really goes into it lol. Lotsa fun questions tho and that's always lovely to see :D

I worked for 2 years for a cleaners that had a locked fur vault. It was climate controlled and 18 feet high to hold the racks of furs. The woman who did the spotting was amazing. She was like a spot magician!

Literally almost googled this 3 days ago and forgot, thank you sir!

I worked at a dry cleaners and didn’t understand most of how it worked this vid made a lot of sense lol 😂

Bro answered the questions we never thought to ask cuz we thought we already knew

I love the dry cleaners! They make my jackets look 💣 💯 🧑🏻‍💼

not only did he not explain what dry cleaning is... im now convinced its just the same as throwing it in the washer 😂

Thank you for this. Didn't realize I didn't know any specifics about dry cleaning other than dry cleaning exists yet I have never seen it, nor tried it After this I now know enuff becoming curious & intrigued

„That’s Abby“ 😂😂😂

actually I've wondered this my entire life and never looked it up! Thanks!

Dry cleaning has always been so mysterious for me.

Which of these machines is concealing the entrance to the secret underground lab? 😂

Beings back memories. My damily used to own a laundry mat with drycleaning service.

Hello from drycleaner from Russia! Amazing short,

my grandpa ran a drycleaners when I was little. I can S M E L L this video! XD

Forget everything you know about dry cleaning. Now, have a good day.

I work at a dry cleaner's as a customer service rep. Used to be at the front of the plant. I wish our setup looked as nice as yours. You don't look like you're dying of heat stroke from all the pressing machines.

I always imagined it as someone just steaming clothes one piece at a time lol, this is very different 😂

Hmm. I hadn’t really thought of it. I definitely learned something today. Thank you.

I have ALWAYS wondered how it worked but refused to Google it to keep the mystery alive. 😂

i kinda thought “this really didn’t tell me anything” and felt very validated when i looked at the comments.

This gives a better idea as to what dry cleaning actually looks like, but now I don't know what dry cleaning actually is--process-wise 😅

Used to work at a dry cleaners, best job I ever had

I saw that dryell cleaner kit on your table. I love dryell!

I work for chemical company that dilutes chemicals for those types of Electrolux washers. Thank you for not stuffing the clothes all the way to freaking top. It drives me crazy personally. I get so many complaints that the washers or chemicals suck at cleaning when all they have to do is reduce the load amount so the washer can do it’s job.

For people confused between the terms 'dry' and 'solvent'. This is one of those classic examples of misunderstanding between the 'scientific' meaning of a word and the 'general' meaning. In chemistry, 'dry' and 'wet' strictly refer to the amount of water/moisture. Many organic solvents such as alcohols, acetone and even chloroform, will carry some moisture. For certain uses where the presence of water is detrimental, these solvents are distilled to remove dissolved water and sealed up. Such solvents are called 'dry'. Thus the term.

The dry cleaner is a mystical place

Glad I'm not alone. 😅 I have so many more questions now.