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4 Tips for Rescuing Your Favourite Piece of Clothing After a Spill or Spot

Getting Tough Stains out of Your Favourite Clothes

If you are dealing with a large spill or spot, or particularly for oily or brightly coloured stains, think carefully about whether you are willing to risk permanent damage to the item before you attempt at home stain removal. 

While home spot and stain removal with regular laundry detergent or spray and wash works well for many small, simple, water soluble stains, at Page the Cleaner our experienced cleaners are trained to carefully target a wide range of difficult stains, for the best chance at full stain removal without damaging your garment!

What you can do to have the best chance of success with a major stain on clothing:

  • ACT QUICKLY! When you get a spill or contamination on a garment, if possible, remove the item and sop up and absorb as much as possible as quickly as possible. For water soluble materials (ie. not oily), try rinsing with water.
  • THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE – If you love the garment and want the best chance of restoring it, do not attempt home remedies – attempts to remove the stain by washing or trying home remedies may actually cause permanent setting of the stain
  • BRING IT IN – Bring the garment in to Page as soon as possible – old stains are harder to remove than new stains. 
  • GIVE US THE DETAILS – Provide as much information as you can about what caused the stain – example – knowing that a red stain is from lipstick vs paint, food, or blood would significantly change our course of action. If you have made any attempts to remove it yourself, let us know what you’ve tried.

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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

I've been going to Page on 111th for probably 7 years and their commitment to providing a high quality service has never wavered. Today, the team at Page went above and beyond to save my new, almost stupid-expensive winter coat from an untimely and early demise at the hands of an ill-constructed breakfast wrap. In addition to the acute care they provided me today, I've taken my dress shirts in for dry cleaning every few weeks for 5 years and they've consistently delivered on cleaning the shirts, prolonging their life, and never misplacing them. Not once has there been a mistake... Kind of wild. While I've benefited from Google reviews for so long, this may be my first ever review and it is the bare minimum of what the team at Page deserves. Thank you and I'm glad that I get to continue to benefit from the service you provide.

- Jonathan Tantas

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