how is dry cleaning done???

having the privillage of being the daughther of a dobi business tycoon (ahems!)
i had the chance to 'get to know' the clothes cleaning industry a little more than others

just like many of you, i always complained about the exorbitant prices of dry cleaning...
and also the reason why we need to dry clean which those people would probabley just dust the clothes and spray some perfume!

well, i was WRONG, and so are many of us.... and now i understand why such high price...

i found the answer to my constant queries by going for a 'dry clean laundry' tour...
thank you to the owners for allowing me to take pic and explain to me...

here, i'll share with you what i know....

this is the machine they use to 'dry clean' your clothes... cost is like abt 150-250 thousand!
they'll put a longgok of clothes into the machine (the black round middle thing is the door)
and the 'chemical' they use cost about 2 thousand per tong! (reusable and its liquid=which i think would be something like alchohol and can evaporate when exposed) which will be put in the first round compartment and the other two is to 'menapis' the chemical...
now you know why they charge so expensive!??!?!? dun complain anymore next time!
then after 'washing'.. the clothes will be placed at this 'dryer/steamer' thing so that ironing will be easier..
then next will be the ironing....

and then packing the clothes with plastic or what we normally call coat/clothes protectorthen voila! your clothes are ready for delivery to your neighbourhood dobi for your collection

Note:
1.'Dobi' found here refers to laundry/laundrette... which is the malay word for it..
2.there are only a few 'dry clean' dobi in a particular region and most dobi that you see outsource to them.. due to the high set up cost

dont you find that you are a little bit more brilliant now??

thank me! and you're welcome! :)