What happens if you put your “dry cleaning only” business suits in the washing machine?
Carlos G asked:
Im getting sick of the hassle, delay, odor and cost of dry cleaning.
Some suits are on their way out so if they get ruined, dont care much.
Some advices for using the washing machine on these suits?
It depends on the material. Most materials can be wash in a gentle cycle. The problem can be the drying and ironing. Get yourself one of those steam machines with the detachable hose. The you can do it yourself with only that first time investment.
Use lukewarm water and go with the gentlest cycle you have on the machine. Only wash the suits in that load, and don’t mix colours. DON’T tumble dry them. Hang them up properly on hangars and let them drip dry. When dry, place a towel over them and iron them through the towel.
Odds are, you’re going to lose the nice shape that suit jackets have and they’re going to look rather lumpy. You might also find the lining shifts, or the fabric starts to go.
Try doing one suit that you’d be willing to sacrifice and see how that turns out.
can be not good looking later… it is depends what you want or how good is the clothes
try using the at home dry cleaning things for your dryer they sell in the grocery stores. they work really good for my clothes just follow the directions on the package and you shall be fine