Puppy peed on it...does it have to be dry cleaned???
Diane
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Re: Does anyone know how to clean a down comforter?
if puppy peed on it, just dry cleaning alone wil not get the smell out. Kitty peep on ours, and it is not a down comforter, but it was dry clean only. The smell did not come out, so they had to wash it, and it came out GREAT. Ask your dry cleaners.
SomedayBride
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Ugh...I had a down comforter that needed to be washed, so, like I have done many times before, I took it to the laundromat. I have done it before with this comforter, and others that I have had with absolutely no problem. Anyway, to make a long story short, make sure if you wash it that the dryer isn't too hot, and that the feathers are moving, not just sitting in a clump at the bottom of the dryer. I guess the one that I was using was too hot, and it totally burned my comforter. It smelled like a mix between burnt cloth, like when you scorch something with an iron, and burnt chicken. It was SO disgusting I had to throw it out. I was so annoyed, but I also felt like a complete moron, since the tag said dry clean only, and I knew that, but nobody believes me that I have washed it before without a problem.
Could you maybe hand wash the area that the dog peed on, and let it air dry? Then bring it in for dry cleaning? I think that's what I would do, but as you can see, I'm no expert.
dietzer
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thanks for the tips, girls. i haven't assessed the pee damage yet, but maybe it will be small enough to hand wash and then bring to the dry cleaners.