Muddy Sports Gear

Good Morning!

With all of the lovely weather we have been having in Melbourne recently I thought a blog about getting mud out of soccer or footy gear was appropriate.

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The first thing that I do when dealing with muddy clothing is soak it. Place all of the muddy garments into a buck or laundry troth with warm water, I normally place some napisan vanish into the water as well, and let it soak overnight.

Note: Make sure the sports gear that you are washing doesn't have any grass stains of blood stains. Hot or warm water will set blood and grass stains only cold water will remove them.

Next up I check the sports gear as I put them into the washing machine, pulling out any of the items that still have marks on them so that I can scrub them. Most of the time soaking takes care of most of the stains.

After putting the uniform through the wash the next thing I do is hang it up on coat hangers to let it air dry. Most sports uniforms are made out a lightweight polyester type of material so they will shrink if you put them into the dryer, also the colours have a higher possibility of fading.

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Monday morning washing

Good morning everyone!! Sarah is at the Lilydale Supa Laundrette this morning and he has already started on the service washing. Come down and have a look if you need either washing or ironing done. Were here from 8.00am til 5.00pm Monday, Thursday and Friday. 

First load of service washing for the day.

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Ironing Tips

Due to the increase in ironing requests during the last week at the Lilydale Supa Launrette,  thought it might be helpful to post a few helpful ironing tips and tricks.

First up, and I know this sounds really obvious, if you shake the item you want to iron when you pull them out of the washing machine and then hang them up on a coat hanger straight away then it will dry quicker and less wrinkly.

Next make sure to check the temperature on your iron, this ensures that your not going to singe your clothes. Also make sure that you test the iron on the ironing board or a spare bit of cloth/towel before you start ironing. This just lets you see that the iron is hot enough and that there are no marks on the surface of the iron that could mark your clothes.

Remember to not use circular strokes when ironing as this can stretch the fabric, always iron lengthwise and if there are particularly stubborn creases blast them with steam and most of the time, they come straight out.

A trick to save time on your ironing is to place a piece of aluminium foil under your ironing board cover. This means that the heat from the iron gets reflected back onto the garment. This tip saves you time but you have to be extra vigilant because the clothes can heat up faster.

Most people agree that when ironing a shirt specifically, you start with the sleeves and work through the rest of the shirt always moving the freshly ironed surfaces away from you to prevent more wrinkles.

Hopefully these few tips help they are ones that I practise when I'm doing the washing at the Lillydale Supa Laundrette. If you have any questions or queries please contact us

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Hot, Warm or Cold?

On Thursday I was talking to a regular customer at the Lilydale Supa Laundrette and he asked me about water temperature, more specifically which types of clothing go with which water temperature. So I thought Id post a quick glance guide for anyone who is interested.

Use cool water for:
- Items washed on the delicate cycle, such as pantyhose, lingerie, washable silk, wools.
- Items with a delicate construction, such as an antique fabric, or a lacy fabric
- Any item that you think is going to bleed or the dye will run
- Items that have a protein stain, such as a blood stain, dairy-based stains or bodily fluids
- Items that aren’t exceptionally dirty – those that are just lightly soiled

Use warm water for:
- Dark colors
- Items washed on permanent-press (synthetic materials, etc)
- Items that are moderately soiled

Use hot water for:
- Bath Towels, sheets and all other bedding
- Kitchen Towels, dish rags, pot holders
- Heavily soiled items (sweaty work-out clothes, etc)
- Items of sturdy fabric, such as white cotton t-shirts or underwear
- All cloth diapers
- Cleaning rags and cloths
- Any item that is stained with grease or oils

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Afternoon everyone! Sarah is down at the shop today using our industrial press iron. If you have any business shirts or school shirts that need ironing make sure you come down to Lilydale Supa Laundrette, we charge $2 per item of clothing to be ironed.

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Getting Organised for when school goes back

Hope everyone had a fantastic Australia Day! I spent my day listening to Triple J Hottest 100 and watching the cricket.

Were at that time of year again, were the kids go back to school and most parents are working, the time to do washing and putting away of clothes gets less and less especially when the after school activities start. So here is my tip on how to make washing easier through out the year.

First up, I know its mostly common sense but make sure every bedroom has a washing basket. That way there are no excuses for clothes on the floor. I know how much more time and effort it takes to run around the house on washing day looking for dirty clothes and towels. I make sure there is a hamper in the bathroom as well just to be sure.

Just like my hamper at home divided into lights and darks.

What I like to do is once a week gather all my family's washing and head down to the Lilydale Supa Laundrette. Now I know that seems self serving but hear me out. What used to drive me the most crazy about washing day was how long my washing machine took to get through a load of washing. Now I head down to the laundromat and load up the dexter front loaders, I split my clothes into lights and darks, and exactly 23 mins later I have clean clothes. Doing the washing is no longer an all day event for me.

Secondly, this is the practice I struggle with the most, folding and putting the washing away. If I don't take the extra time to fold the washing as im taking it out of the dryer or as im pulling it off the line then it will sit there for a day or so while I find time to fold it. So I heartily recommend folding it straight away.

Lastly, many hand make light work.This is especially true of washing. If you have kids or a partner get them to help, make it part of the kids chores. Its as easy as putting dirty clothes in the washing hampers or putting away the clean and folded clothes. I have a specific spot that I put the clean clothes in after every washing day so that my kids can put them away in their own cupboards, they are the ones who have to wear the items after all and it makes for less calls of "Mum I cant find my school dress" because they know where they keep it instead of having to know where I keep it. If that makes sense

Anyway hope my tips help. I know that I use them in my house hold. Hope to see you down the laundrette.

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My tip for washing a childs favourite toy or blankie

Good morning!! Am down at Lilydale Supa Laundrette this morning doing service washing for a couple of the local businesses in Lilydale as well as some regular customers. We are here till 5.00 pm so if you would like to drop off some washing or get some ironing done don't be shy.

Today I wanted to share my experience with washing my daughters favourite 'blankie'. Like most parents I used to dread having to wash 'blankie', my adorable little girl didn't understand why it had to be done. So a few weeks ago I asked her if she wanted to help me was 'blankie'. She got so excited, immediately picking up her blanket and choosing a small washing machine to put it into. When the door was closed I put in the washing powder then I picked her up, let her put the coins in and then push the start button. Over the next 25 mins she kept showing me where her 'blankie' was and telling me that it was getting washed. When it was finished she gleefully raced to the machine and waited for me to open the door.

Next we put it into the dryer, I let her carry it across to the dryer, there were no drips across the floor and my daughter didn't get wet because the washer spins all the excess water off properly. After the 'blankie' was loaded and the dryer door shut, she once again put the coins into the machine and pressed the start button. 20 mins later she pulled her 'blankie' out of the dryer, after I had checked to make sure it wasn't hot, and she was so happy to have her 'blankie' back and I was happy that it was fresh and clean, without any drama in the process.

Now every week we go down to the laundromat 'blankie' comes with us and gets washed. A completely painless exercise now because she gets to do it herself.

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