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It may only be used occasionally, when you have to fix some parts of the house, but your work clothing still requires cleaning. Being a blue collar worker does not mean that your clothes can be excused from cleanliness. It may be used less often but it does get dirty enough to require some time in the laundry. Neglecting this important task will only result in the work wear’s damage and bad smell.

However, even if your work wear does need to be cleaned, you should not treat it as if it is just one of your clothes. You should not just dump it into the washing machine along with your shirts, underwear and pants. Through this, you may indeed have your work wear cleaned but you also do great harm to the other clothes. A wash cycle that is longer is required by your work wear but it will ruin the rest of the fabrics inside the washing machine.

Work clothing is usually made of a special fabric, much unlike those of your favorite casual shirts and pants. Many of these are composed of more polyester than cotton and weighing from 6 to 7 oz. It is because of this, that you simply cannot wash this in an ordinary way. In fact, this may require a special detergent. Therefore, you must follow your work wear’s manufacturer’s suggested brand of cleaner. This cleaner must be found to be the best for its fabric.

One simple rule that you must take note of is the frequency of cleaning that your work wear may require, which is quite different from those with ordinary clothes. Your casual clothes may demand cleaning frequently but not your work wear. The latter, after all, may be worn during the weekends when you have time for manual work. Sometimes, you only have to air these out and wear it again the next time until they have become really dirty and smelly.

Not all kinds work clothing have the same method of washing because these differ much in the fabrics that they are made of. You need to find out how you should wash the ones that you have by understanding the instructions handed out by the maker. In choosing the cleaners you will use, the general rule is to have those which are water-based and do not contain phosphate.

You may think you are lucky to have owned work clothing with dark colours since you do not have to wash it frequently. The ones with light colors, naturally, get soiled more easily. Nevertheless, it is just the colours that differ in this case. They still may have the same fabrics and the same vulnerability to damage if not cleaned when necessary. You should not fool yourself by not washing your work wear just because the dirt is not yet obvious. The frequency and process of cleaning is not based on colours but on the fabric types.