Camelot Dry Cleaners

12/14/2021

We would like to thank St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara, Chief Deputy Brian Hester, and the entire St. Lucie County Sheriff Team and staff for their relentless service and protecting our community!

Thank you Camelot Dry Cleaners for stopping by today and dropping off donuts for our employees.

07/14/2021

We are seeking an experienced Counter Person to become an integral part of our team - we have been in the business for over 35 years! You will be responsible for attending customers for pick up and drop off dry cleaning and laundry, helping sort, pack and rack customer orders.

Responsibilities:

- Welcome and identify customer needs
- Explain products and services to customers
- Enter, sort, pack and rack orders

Qualifications:

- Previous experience in customer service, or other related fields
- Ability to build rapport with customers
- Good communication skills
- Willingness to learn and help out as needed
- We will train candidates

02/11/2016

FREE Blouse/Trouser Dry-Cleaned when you write us a review on FB or Google!

03/12/2015

Camelot is going green! We have partnered with Green Garmento to convert to eco-friendly reusable bags to help reduce the use of plastic bags. Check out our new Green Garmento Bags!

Thanks Camelot Cleaners for being fantastic and using less plastic with the

04/08/2013

Stripes are all the rage right now. Check out this guide to wearing stripes! http://magazine.foxnews.com/style-beauty/looking-good-while-wearing-stripes

How to wear the season's hot new trend.

03/06/2013

Keeping Blankets Looking & Feeling Great!

Blankets are essential items in every home. Blanket composition ranges from synthetic to natural fibers; from non-woven to woven fabrics; and from neutral colors to exotic prints.

Caring for (non-electric) Blankets

At some point in time, most blankets will need to be cleaned. It is always best to follow the manufacturer’s instructions when cleaning blankets. Although the Federal Trade Commission does not require care labels on blankets, care instructions are usually provided on a permanent label or temporary hang tag. In most cases, blankets should be machine washed on a gentle cycle in cold to warm water and line dried or tumble dried low.

Most blankets can also be drycleaned (except for electric blankets, which can be damaged by drycleaning).

Wool is Special

Wool blankets can be either of a woven or knit fabric construction and require special precautions when cleaning. Hot water or high drying temperatures may cause wool blankets to shrink and feel harsh and stiff. If the care label suggests, machine wash only in cold water on a gentle cycle with mild detergent, and line dry or tumble dry low.

Even though you may follow the recommended care instructions, some wool blankets may still experience shrinkage.
Industry standards for shrinkage in blankets allow as much as six percent after five washings. For example, a wool blanket that is 81 x 108 inches in size can shrink as much as 4 1/2 inches in one direction and 6 1/2 inches in the other direction, resulting in a blanket that is 76 1/2 x 101 1/2 inches in size.

Q: Does frequent drycleaning shorten the life of a garment?

A: On the contrary, frequent cleaning prolongs the life of a garment. Not only do stains set with age, making the garment unwearable, but ground-in dirt and soil act as an abrasive, like sandpaper, causing rapid wear of fibers. Also, insects are attracted to soils such as food, beverages, f***s, perspiration, and oils from hair on the clothes and will cause further damage.
Research was conducted by the Department of Clothing and

Textiles at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in cooperation with the School of Textiles at North Carolina State System, which was developed in Japan. The research showed that the various drycleaning processes have no negative effect on the properties of wool in men’s suiting fabrics.

02/25/2013

Prom season will be here soon! Why not clean out your closet and donate your gently used prom dress to someone who can’t afford one? Bring it in and we’ll do the rest!

02/08/2013

Drycleaners & Launderers Laud Monopoly Piece Change

In a move that shocked half the planet this month Hasbro announced they would be replacing the iron game piece in their popular Monopoly game. "Replacing the iron is exactly what drycleaning and laundry professionals do," said Mary Scalco. Scalco is CEO of the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute, a trade association for professional drycleaners and launderers.

"No one likes irons or ironing. We were overjoyed to learn there would soon be one less iron in millions of homes around the world, even if it is a miniature replica game piece," Scalco said. "Way to go, Hasbro!"

In today's world, people want to look good but they don't want to have to iron their clothes to do it. Drycleaning and Laundry professionals help eliminate the need to do tedious ironing.

02/06/2013

How We Keep Your Clothes Looking Great

What happens to your clothes when you bring them to us?

Who handles them and how do they make them look renewed and refreshed? Your clothes are in the best care when they’re with us! Our professional garment handlers are trained to remove stains, solve problems, press out wrinkles, and make your clothes look the best they can.

The process starts at the counter when you drop off your cleaning. This is the best time to let us know about any stains that may require extra attention, or to identify any other potential problems. That way we can be sure our garment experts will be able to give your clothes any extra care needed.

We identify your garments with a tag system, then sort them by type, fabric content, color, and cleaning method. Some garments may need to be laundered, hand washed, or wetcleaned. Other specialty items such as leathers or furs require special care. Some garments may require some stain removal efforts before we clean them, and others may not. It all depends on each individual piece.

Drycleaning cleans clothing without the use of water, it’s true, but liquids are involved. Drycleaning solvent is the primary cleaning force in the process, using a fluid that cuts through grease and oily stains but does not harm most fabrics. Special drycleaning detergents are added by a controlled system. Precision is of the essence to ensure properly cleaned clothing.

Wetcleaning resembles the home washing process because it uses water as the main cleaning agent, but that’s where the similarities end. Wetcleaning uses highly specialized equipment and detergents to clean clothing, giving them a renewed and refreshed appearance.

After cleaning we check your clothes for any remaining stains that may not have come out in the regular cleaning process. This is called spotting or stain removal. Any lingering stains are removed as best as possible using the appropriate products. These items are then re-cleaned before we give them back to you.

Dressed to Im-Press

Near the end of the production line you’ll find the pressing station. This is where your clothes are pressed and made ready to wear. Pressing is a job that requires an eye for detail, and it’s these details that help you look good when you’re wearing your professionally-cleaned clothes to an important function or for work or play.

Following the pressing process, all of your garments are brought back together and placed in the inspection lineup. This is where we catch things like missing buttons, stains that may need extra work, and any undesired impressions from pressing equipment. Any item that does not pass this quality control inspection is sent back for additional care before being assembled with the rest of your order and bagged.

That’s the process in a nutshell. Thanks for taking the tour! If you have any questions about the clothing care process, feel free to ask a customer service representative or a manager. We love what we do and we’re only too happy to talk about it.

Looking forward to seeing you again soon.

01/09/2013

Customer Question: Incredible Shrinking Comforter

Q: I washed a comforter that shrank. What happened?

A: Some natural relaxation shrinkage can show up after cleaning household items such as comforters, bedspreads, and blankets. There is usually a fullness of the backing or shell fabric, causing a puckered appearance. Also, any piping borders, quilting stitches, and seams may be rippled or distorted.

Although many factors can contribute to this type of shrinkage, the major cause is the original fabric not being properly preshrunk or stabilized before the article was constructed. When this occurs, the latent strains of relaxation will appear during any acceptable care procedure.

Some slight shrinkage (approximately 2-4 percent) is to be expected on all household items, but on properly cleaned items that shrink excessively, the manufacturer should be held responsible.

01/03/2013

Coffee Stains Can Be Sneaky Stains:

Some sneaky stains can be a real head scratcher for us if we are working with incomplete information. You may not realize it, but some stains can be made up of compound elements beyond just the obvious presumed cause of the problem.

Coffee stains, for example, often contain milk or other additives, making the stain more difficult to remove since the coffee is a tannin stain and the milk leaves a protein- based stain. Both the coffee and the milk in the coffee are water-based stains, but protein stains require more work to get out. Such stains will have to be treated individually, even though the actual staining occurred at the same time. If you drop off an item with a coffee stain, please inform the customer service representative how you take your coffee (i.e., with cream and sugar, milk and sugar, black, etc.).