Using any drycleaning machine
uedes, leathers,
furs and cloth combination items can be drycleaned in any
drycleaning machine and with any drycleaning fluid as a result
of the development of products like Royaltone’s Detergent
Plus Conditioner.
The detergent plus conditioner chemically
conditions the drycleaning fluid and thereby stabilizes the
colors and natural oils in suede, leather, fur and cloth
trimmed combinations.
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The technique used to dryclean suedes,
leathers, furs and trimmed cloth items varies from one machine
to another depending upon the specific drycleaning machine and
its drycleaning fluid holding tank configuration, which can be
a single tank or multiple tank, filtered system or batch
system, single bath or two bath system.
One-tank machine
This machine has one tank to hold the
drycleaning fluid which is used for all types of cleaning.
Using a single tank machine configuration for cleaning suede,
leather, fur or trimmed cloth items can be the least demanding
or the most demanding of the operator, depending on which
technique he chooses to use.
In a single tank machine, a charged
system or a batch cleaning method may be used. If the batch
cleaning method is selected for cleaning suedes leathers, furs
and cloth combinations, the drycleaning fluid that comes
in contact with the leathers must be conditioned with the
detergent conditioner to protect from color loss and stiffness
before placing leathers in the machine. This method will
require the highest level of the operator’s attention.
If the charge system is used, the
drycleaning fluid in the single tank must be conditioned with
the detergent conditioner to protect from color loss and
stiffness before placing leathers in the machine. This method
will be the least demanding of the operator’s attention.
For volume leather cleaning a prefilter
should be installed on this machine.
Two-tank machine
This machine has two tanks to hold the
drycleaning fluid that is used for all types of cleaning. If
the two-tank machine is not used in a two bath system and one
of the two tanks is available as a leather cleaning tank, this
configuration is less demanding of the operator.
One of the two tanks can be used for
drycleaning cloth and the drycleaning fluid in the second tank
can then be conditioned with the detergent conditioner to
protect from color loss and stiffness before placing leathers
in the machine. It can then be used for cleaning suedes,
leathers, furs and cloth combinations on a charge system.
For volume leather cleaning there should
be a separate prefilter, filter and pump for this tank.
Three-tank machine
This drycleaning machine has three tanks.
The three-tank configuration is even less demanding on the
operator. With three tanks to hold the drycleaning fluid for
all types of drycleaning, one tank can be used for cleaning
cloth items on a charge system or two tanks can be used to
dryclean cloth on a two bath injection system.
The third tank can then be conditioned
with the detergent conditioner to protect from color loss and
stiffness before placing leathers in the machine.
Then use the conditioned drycleaning
fluid from this tank to dryclean all suedes, leathers, furs and
trimmed cloth items.
For volume operations, a separate
prefilter, filter and pump should be used with the leather
cleaning tank.
Four or more tanks
This drycleaning machine has four or more
tanks. This machine is least demanding on the operator. Cloth
is usually cleaned in the first and second tanks in a two bath
system.
If two additional tanks are available for
leather cleaning, the drycleaning fluid in each tank should be
conditioned with the detergent conditioner before placing
leathers in the machine.
Then one tank can be used to dryclean
light colored suedes and leathers, light textured hair furs and
trimmed cloth combinations, and the other tank can be used for
dark colored suedes and leathers, heavy textured hair furs and
cloth combinations.
If only one additional tank is available
for drycleaning leather, first add the detergent conditioner to
the drycleaning fluid in the tank, then use it to dryclean all
suedes, leathers, furs and trimmed cloth items. For volume
operations, separate prefilters, filters and pumps should be
used with each leather cleaning tank.
Two or more machines
If a separate drycleaning machine is
available, it may be used to drycleaning suedes, leathers, furs
and trimmed combination garments.
If it is a one tank machine, the charge
system should be used and the drycleaning fluid in the single
tank must be conditioned with the detergent conditioner to
protect from color loss and stiffness before placing leathers
in the machine.
For volume leather cleaning a prefilter
should be installed on this machine to remove the suede lint
that will come off during cleaning.
If the machine has two or more tanks.
Then one tank can be used to dryclean light colored suedes and
leathers, light textured hair furs and trimmed cloth
combinations, and the other tank can be used for dark colored
suedes and leathers, heavy textured hair furs and cloth
combinations.
For volume operations separate
prefilters, filters and pumps should be used with each leather
cleaning tank.
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