The Stain Wizard’s February Letters Dear Stain Wizard, A customer brought in a Christmas table runner, with a large curry stain. How can I remove the stain, without affecting the glitter and glued on design? Signed, Captain Keith,Captain Keith’s Classic Cleaners, Bentonville, Arkansas. Dear Captain, Curry is considered a combination stain because it has elements […]
Author: Jeff Schwarz
The Stain Wizard’s January 2023 letter
Dear Stain Wizard, The following story is true.One of my customers over indulged on Christmas wine, fell into the Christmas tree and broke her nose. She bled profusely onto the green tree skirt. Approximately three years later, she brought the stained tree skirt in to be cleaned…The Blood Had Turned Black, and it was everywhere! […]
The Stain Wizard’s December Letter (part 1: Black Contact Dye)
Dear Stain Wizard, I have a red sweater that picked up black contact dye from the cleaning process (hydrocarbon).I am too afraid to use dye stripper, but I will if I have to. Is there anything I can do to save this garment? Signed, Stan in Texas Hopefully this is an isolated incident, because if […]