Suit Dry Cleaning

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Suit cleaning is at the heart of the services Five Elms Dry Cleaners provides for customers. Dry cleaning a suit can give it a refresh, avoiding shrinking that may occur when cleaning at home. We will always recommend cleaning a suit pair together (and not separately) to avoid any mismatching of colour over time.

How often to dry clean a suit?

This depends on how often you wear it! If you wear a suit for work purposes, sweat stains can start to appear on the lining over time, and even seep out into the external fabrics if not cleaned regularly. If these stains are not managed, they can oxidise over time and no amount of cleaning will be able to remove them. For those who wear suits regularly we suggest to clean it after 2-3 days of wear.

On the reverse side, if you wear a suit only for certain events, like weddings or funerals, dry cleaning will help to freshen it up between wears. However, be warned that if the suit has been left for too long with any type of staining, these most likely will not be removable. Keeping dirty suits in the back of cupboards can also attract mould which dry cleaning may not be able to remove. We recommend to dry clean your suit as early as possible after an event, and store it in a suit bag between wears.

Why do you have to dry clean suits?

A whole host of reasons may be why your suit is not washable at home and will need to be dry cleaned. These can include: material composition, embellishments like beads and buttons and the internal structure of the jacket or materials used to fuse fabric together (like glue). The above may all be damaged by water washing which is why dry cleaning is recommended.

If you don’t dry clean your suit and opt to clean at home, you increase the likelihood of damage such as shrinking. Likewise, if you refuse to clean your suit at all, over time staining may start to appear along the outer fabric which will be difficult to remove if left untreated for long periods of time.

Jason

December 2020

"A family business that is friendly and welcoming, happy to make alterations but the quality of their dry cleaning service is impeccable."

Paul Cornhill

September 2020

"Very friendly and done their best with an ink stain. Very pleased with result. Thankyou"

Can I dry clean my suit jacket separately?

If you bought a suit pair (jacket and trousers) or a triplet (jacket, trousers and waist coat) we highly recommend you clean all the items together. Dyes used on the fabric can bleed and fade over time, so if you regularly clean a suit jacket, when it comes to wearing the full set the jacket may be a lighter shade than the trousers.

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Wondering about the dry cleaning your best suit? perhaps a clearer near you in London? Well, Five Elms Dry Cleaners ticks all those boxes! With expertise in cleaning quality garments, coupled with our on demand pickup and delivery service, it’s no wonder customers constantly rate us no lower than 5 stars.

Don’t risk damage by dry cleaning your suit at home, instead log into your delivery account and add all your suit items to the basket (or leave it blank). You can also choose the best time for us to visit you for your pickup and delivery (that’s up to 10pm on weekdays, and Sunday availability too!)

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