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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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Had to have a cycling shirt altered. The ladies at Page The Cleaner and Tailor went above and beyond to get my shirt taken care of with one day service and the price was right. Much appreciated....Highly recommend...

- Jacqui Sundquist

Go to Page the Cleaner for any tailoring you need done without hesitation!I brought in a bunch of items to be tailored on a Friday before the long weekend, and they were all done for me on the next Friday. The work looks great, and everything fits as I was hoping. The two people who helped me through the process were great and very friendly.I always thought tailoring was out of my price range, but it was actually extremely affordable. I will definitely be bringing in all my clothes to be tailored here going forward!

- Ashley Boisvert

Just picked up my Moose Knuckle winter jacket which needed a cleaning and replacement sleeve elastic cuffs and a new waistband all around elastic. First I would like to say what an amazing job, like new and the cost for all the work done was less than half the price I believe would be charged. I would not hesitate to bring any article that needs to be serviced. Hat's off to all the staff and what a wonderful place to visit. **************

- Kevin Davidson

Did a very nice job cleaning and mending all of my clothes, including a Carhartt shirt with multiple holes that was probably a pita to fix. Good place to go for work clothes repair

- B

I have been using Page the Cleaner for over three years and I am very satisfied with their service. They are always friendly, helpful, and efficient. They have a variety of machines to suit different needs, and they are well maintained and clean. Their prices are reasonable. They accommodated a last minute drop off, had it ready and looking like new way quicker than I would have expected. They’re also straight up with any issues they can see before they accept an item for cleaning which was great. Very highly recommended.

- Marsel uldedaj

Fantastic service, great staff and even better pricing. They accommodated a last minute drop off, had it ready and looking like new way quicker than I would have expected. They’re also straight up with any issues they can see before they accept an item for cleaning which was great.

- Daniel