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How We Remove Stains from Clothing

At Page the Cleaner we encounter a wide variety of stains on garments every day, from small spots and spills to underarm discolouring and heavily soiled hems on pants and long dresses. While we can’t guarantee results, as sometimes there has been permanent discolouration or damage to an item, we have a proven set up that gives us great odds at succeeding when it comes to restoring your favourite item to wearable condition, even after heavy soiling or a big spill.

The Spotting Station

Once our eagle eyed team spots a stain in need of attention, it is sent over to our spotting station. This is a special station in our cleaning plant with full spectrum lighting and a special spotting table (knowns as the “spotting board”). The spotting board is equipped with a suction unit, steam, air pressure and water, as well as a range of hand tools to assist in physically agitating the stained area and lifting the stain. This is not just a “spray and wash” kind of operation!

A dry cleaners professional spotting board for garment stain removal

Highly Experienced & Trained Team

When your garment hits the spotting board, it is put in the hands of a cleaner who is professionally trained and experienced in spot & stain removal, and in recognition of different types of stains. Often we don’t know exactly what caused a particular stain or there is a combination of issues, so a combination of products and techniques must be used to address your specific problem. Spot & stain treatment is a labour intensive, very careful process, and is done by a skilled professional.

The Stain Removal Products

Our cleaner has access to a range of professional grade spotting agents to target your specific problem. We have a variety of alkaline, neutral and acidic spotters, which will be selected depending on the source (and even age!) of your stain.

Technique

There are a lot of different techniques involved in professional stain removal – the spotting agents are applied in very small quantities, and the different tools are employed, depending on the size, age of stain, type of stain and type of fabric. The rule of thumb is to take time and test, to ensure the greatest chances of success.


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Outstanding ServiceI couldn’t be happier with the service I received from Page The Cleaner and Tailor. From start to finish, they exceeded my expectations. My clothes came back spotless, fresh, and perfectly pressed—looking brand new!The staff were professional, friendly, and incredibly detail-oriented. They handled delicate fabrics and stains with great care, and their turnaround time was impressive. Plus, their pricing was reasonable for such high-quality work.I also appreciated the convenience of their pickup and delivery service, which made the entire process effortless. Page The Cleaner and Tailor is now my go-to for all my dry cleaning and laundry needs. Highly recommend them to anyone looking for reliable and exceptional clothes cleaning services!

- New Style Reno

Brought my ball gown in to be altered last minute and Blessing had it done the same day with fantastic results. Highly recommend!I will add a picture of the full gown later.

- Emily Mitrega

Amazing Service! I had dropped off my Canada Goose Parka to get cleaned and they did a great job!! Would definitely come back here and recommend to someone else looking to get their jacket cleaned. If I could give them an extra 5 stars I would! I am that pleased with the results. Thank you again!!

- Mikayla Apannah

This is the second time Page has not delivered my garments when they were supposed to. Recently I sent in a jacket for repair, they picked up last Monday, I emailed on Friday confirming my jacket will be delivered on Monday. On Monday after waiting I emailed them to deliver to my neighbors as I could not wait. The response was there is damage, would you like it repaired. That was the reason you have it. Now I have to wait another week. Figured they would rush it for me and deliver it, but no, have to wait till next Monday. Last time using them.Updated. After being contacted. Was very happy with the the response/ resolution.

- Lee Hutchings

I had my light-coloured Canada Goose jacket cleaned, and it started out with some black streaks on it from rubbing against my car. They made sure that I was satisfied that all the marks were gone, and took extra care to not overwork the stained areas. They did a fantastic job.

- Sheralee Tumm

I needed some last minute dry cleaning, Page The Cleaner did a fantastic job with a short turn around and at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend for all your dry cleaning needs!

- J V