Restore and Preserve your Wedding Gown

Anatomy of a Perfectly Cleaned and Preserved Wedding Gown

Yes, most dry cleaners will have a relatively acceptable dry cleaning machine of one sort or another.  Unfortunately, the science of dry cleaning is not as simple as throwing clothes in a machine and punching some buttons that the rep told you and have good results come out of the machine.

I just wanted to share a little of our story that really illustrates this.  Even with this outline there are countless years of experience between each line of text in order to ensure a perfect quality Gown.

We have a special wet cleaning process we use in order to produce a perfect  gleaming gown, cleaned safely and effectively 100% of the time. We examine the Gown thoroughly and identify any tears and rips that may be present and then make all necessary repairs to the Gown.  We then prepare the gown for cleaning by pre-treating the hem line and all stains.  We have a very high tech method and solution to accomplish this, because with our care wedding gowns will not receive as much mechanical action as normal garments.  We are trying to remove 100% of the staining and spots prior to cleaning.  We then remove all ornamentation from the gown that might be damaged in the cleaning process.  Then we turn the gown inside out and fastened it to itself, so that it will not come undone and place the Gown inside a special mesh net bag so that nothing can come into contact with the outer gown except for cleaning solution. We then bring up a full level of water in our wet clean machine and begin to batch the water to include, sizing, softener and cleaning solution into a precise 105 degree water temperature. We never let untreated water come into contact with the gown at any time.   We then run a specialized program for 30 minutes.  The gown is then gently rocked back and forth  for 20 seconds and then allowed to soak for 3 minutes.  This process is continued for the full 30 minute program. The machine is drained after 30 minutes and fresh sizing is injected and a slow speed solution extract is performed.  The extraction process is very critical and is precisely controlled to ensure the safety of the Gown. The Gown is then removed and turned right side out and then the gown is sized.  All ornamentation is then sewn back onto the Gown and special moisture sensors are attached to the Gown. The Gown with it’s sensor’s are then dried in a humidity controlled environment until there is a 20% moisture content remaining in the Gown.  We then take the Gown to our steaming and pressing station where the gown is steamed out to relax and press the fabric into the Gowns final phase to make for a perfect finish.  The Gown is then fitted to a bust form and placed inside a specially designed and constructed box.  The box is made from special materials that will prevent the fabric from changing colors and ensure it’s long term storage.  We then vacuum extract 100% of all of the air inside of the box and fill the box with pure nitrogen.  The box is then sealed for long term museum quality preservation.

All of our staff care is committed to being the best, most reliable dry cleaners you will ever use.  To find out more visit us at www.martinizngdelivery.com or email us at info@martinizingdelivery.com.    Thank you.