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Cleaning a Tie
Ties are made of delicate fabrics such as silk. If you spill ink, coffee, juice, etc... on your tie, it is difficult to remove the stain and very often the tie is permanently ruined. Even if you manage to get the stain out of the tie, the cleaning process will damage the tie, causing it to not look as nice as before. This is especially true for silk ties. The best advice is to be careful and not get any stains on the tie in the first place.
In the unfortunate event that you do spill something on your tie, blot the stain with a tissue or handkerchief. Remember not to rub the stain since it will enlarge the affected area.
After that, you may use a moistened washcloth to rub the stain slightly and see if the stain can be removed. Then use a hair dryer (on low heat setting, if possible) to get rid of the remaining moisture. Do not hold the hair dryer to close to the tie to prevent damaging the tie from heat.
If that's not successful, you may try cleaning it in water by hand. (Note: [1] the tie may shrink if you clean it with water; [2] do not put a tie in the washing machine.) Soak the stain in water and rub the stain lightly by hand. Before using a cleaning agent, be sure to apply a little on the back of the tie to check if it will weaken the color or damage the tie fabric.
Another choice is to send your tie to a dry cleaner. Remember that the chemicals used in the dry cleaning process will damage your tie, even at the best of dry cleaners. Furthermore, a silk tie will lose its shine after dry cleaning. Remember to point out the stain to the dry cleaner; this insures the dry cleaner will pay attention to the stain during the dry cleaning process.