Author Topic: ~ How To Wash Your Tie? ~  (Read 867 times)

Offline MysteRy

~ How To Wash Your Tie? ~
« on: July 14, 2014, 10:09:28 AM »
How To Wash Your Tie?




Wearing the right neck tie can be of great help to you, to your business attire, to your looks and your personality. It is an essential piece of clothing required in a corporate job. Do you know how to clean it? The sad truth is that no matter how careful you are, you could end up having a stain in your tie. The good news for you is that if you know how to wash your tie, you can actually not have any more troubles; stains will be the matter of least concern. The reason why we are focusing of tie cleaning is because ties are delicate and you need to be very careful when dealing with such a piece of clothing.

The first step that you should consider is to check the label to determine the fabric content of the ties in your collection, so that you are prepared for any contingency. Any mistake could lead your tie to have a rough look, and we do not want that to happen!

Take Immediate Action
One of the first things to do is to take action as soon as your tie has taken a hit for you. Address the spill immediately, and consider cleaning your tie right away. The important thing for you to understand is that the longer you let the stain remain there, the harder will it be for you to clean it off. It could get impossible to take the stain off.

Blot it
Understanding how to wash your tie is not a hard thing; the difficult part is when you have to take special care for it. Take a clean cloth and blot the stain immediately. Make sure that you do not rub the spot too hard, or it could embed on your tie and there is a possibility for it to spread. The act of cleaning your tie should be delicate.

Use Baby Powder
 Here is another very important step to washing your tie. Lay your hands on some baby powder if your stain is oil based, and simply allow it to settle there for a couple of hours. Then afterwards brush the spot. The talc present in the powder will be able to absorb the grease so in order to prevent it from setting in the fabric.

Use Cub Soda or Tonic Water
 Then you must find some club soda or you could also use tonic water to saturate the cloth. In the run up for how to wash your tie, never make the mistake of forgetting any step. Here you need to dab the stain very tenderly. You could apply a little pressure while brushing lightly across the stained area. You can also use water in case you do not have club soda or tonic water.

Laundry
 Finally at the end of it all, you should find a dry cleaner who knows who will be good at cleaning your tie. A regular cleaning service might not possibly do the right job for you. As a specialist they would know how to remove the marks without making your tie suffer. You need to make sure that your tie does not get deformed or starts to show signs of being weakening fabric.

So, now you know how to wash your tie! Fear no stain!
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