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WASHING PROCESS
Very hot Very hot.
Maximum wash
Spin or wring.		 White cotton and linen
articles. Without special finishes
Very hot Very Hot.
Minimum wash
Drip-dry. 		Cotton articles with
special finishes capable
of being boiled but requiring drip-drying
Hot Hot. Maximum
wash. Spin or wring.		 Cotton, linen or viscose articles without special finishes where colours are fast at 60°C
Medium Hot Hot. Medium wash. Cold rinse, short spin or drip-dry. White nylon, white polyester/cotton mixtures.
Hand hot Hand-hot. Medium wash. Cold rinse, short spin or drip-dry. Coloured nylon, polyester, cotton and viscose acrylic/cotton mixtures.
Warm Warm. Maximum wash. Spin or wring. Cotton, linen or viscose articles where colours are fast at 40°C but not at 60°C.
Warm Warm. Minimum wash. Spin. Do not hand wring. Acrylics, acetate and triacetate, including mixtures with wool, polyester/wool blends.
Warm Warm. Minimum wash. Spin. Do not hand wring Wool, including blankets and wool mixtures with cotton or viscose, silk.
Cool Cool. Minimum wash. Cold rinse, short spin. Do not wring. Silk and printed acetate fabrics with colours not fast at 40°C.
Hand wash HAND WASH Articles which must not be machine-washed
Do not wash Do not wash If drycleanable steaming or prespotting may cause problems of dye bleeding.
IRONING
Hot HOT (200°C)
Cotton, Linen, Viscose
Warm WARM (150°C)
Wool, Polyester mixtures.
Cool COOL (110° C)
Acrylic, Nylon, Triacetate, Polyester.
Do not Iron Do not iron.
DRY CLEANING
Normal textiles Normal textiles drycleanable in all solvents. Normally used for drycleaning
Normal textiles Normal textiles drycleanable in perchloroethylene, white spirit, Solvent R 113, Solvent 11.
Sensitive textiles Textiles sensitive to drycleaning which may be cleaned with the same solvents shown for P but with a strict limitation. Examples: acrylic, velvet, unlimted woollens.
Normal textiles Normal textiles drycleanable in white spirit. HCS and Solvent R 113.
Textiles Textiles sensitive to drycleaning which may be cleaned with the same solvents shown for F but with a strict limitation. Examples glitter fabric.
Do not dry clean Do not dryclean, be careful with spot removal. Example, pvc coating: rubberised fabrics

CHLORINE BLEACHING
Chlorine bleaching Chlorine bleaching is allowed
Do not use chlorine bleach Do not use chlorine bleach
DRYING
Tumble dry Tumble dry
do not tumble dry Do not tumble dry.
Kingsmere Cleaners: 36 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7PA