Garment Care Guide
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All Jack Nicklaus apparel is labeled with proper care instructions. Always follow the guidelines attached to each and every garment.
For washable garments, in most instances hand or machine wash with like colors in warm water and detergent. For best results after washing, spread out flat to dry naturally. Do not tumble dry. If necessary when dry, touch up with medium steam iron.
Even the most careful get stains on their favorite clothes that regular
washing doesn't remove. Here are a few suggestions you may consider
to get rid of these common stains.
| Blood | Fruit Juice |
| Chewing Gum | Grass |
| Chocolate | Ink |
| Coffee | Milk |
| Cosmetics | Mud |
| Deodorant | Tea |
Break up fresh bloodstains by sprinkling unflavored meat tenderizer to dampened spot. Soak stain in cold water and rub detergent into spot. Rinse with water. For stubborn stains in cotton, polyester, rayon and linen, apply a drop of household ammonia to spot and rinse thoroughly. For wool use a drop of three-percent hydrogen peroxide. Ask your dry cleaner about bloodstains on silk. Return to Top.
Put an ice cube on the gum stain to harden it and then scrape the gum off with a dull knife. Spray pre-wash stain remover on the spot and let the garment sit for a couple of minutes. To remove any lingering residue, continue to spray pre-wash on the spot and rub the spot between your fingers gently to loosen the particles. Wash as usual.Return to Top.
Rinse spot with cool water. Mix liquid detergent and an all-fabric safe bleach. Apply mix to the spot. Let stand for 30 minutes and wash as usual. For stubborn stains, soak in an enzyme pre-soak overnight or sponge with a dry cleaning solvent. Rinse and wash in the hottest, fabric-safe water. Return to Top.
For coffee or tea stains, first rinse the spot with cool water. Mix one teaspoon each of white vinegar and detergent in a quart of warm water. Soak the garment for 15 minutes and rinse with water. For stubborn stains, sponge the area with rubbing alcohol, rinse thoroughly and wash as usual. For bleach-safe fabrics, add bleach to the wash or soak garment for 15 to 30 minutes in a solution of warm water and a detergent containing enzymes. Wash normally after soaking. Return to Top.
Treat spot with a pre-wash stain remover, both liquid and granular detergents, and water paste, or rub with a bar of soap. Wash as usual. Return to Top.
Most deodorant stains are removable by rubbing detergent into the dampened spot before washing in hot water using a chlorine bleach for bleachable fabrics only. For non-bleachable fabrics, wash in warm water. After washing, sponge with ammonia to restore fabric color. For delicate fabrics such as wool or silk, dilute ammonia with equal parts of water. Wash as usual. Return to Top.
Dab spot with cold water and treat with a pre-wash stain remover. Return to Top.
First determine if the fabric is bleach-safe. For bleachable fabrics, damp stain and rub with detergent. Wash in hot water with chlorine bleach. For stubborn stains, sponge with alcohol and rinse spot thoroughly. For non-bleachable fabrics, follow the above but do not use chlorine bleach. For acetate fabrics or if you are unsure about the colorfastness of a fabric, dilute alcohol with two parts water before sponging onto spot. Return to Top.
Not all ink stains can be removed. Call the ink manufacturer directly to inquire about the ink properties. Laundering may permanently set certain types of inks. For removable ink, pre-treat spot with a pre-wash stain remover, denatured alcohol or cleaning fluid. Sponge the area around the spot with the stain remover. Some ballpoint inks can be treated with hair spray. Return to Top.
For fresh milk stains, rinse the garment in warm water and wash. If dried, pre-soak in a detergent that contains enzymes. Also try a mild hydrogen peroxide solution if the garment does not contain any nylon. Return to Top.
Let mud dry and then soak garment in water. If the spot remains, rub detergent onto spot and rinse with water. After the stain disappears, wash it in chlorine bleach if the fabric is bleach-safe. Return to Top.
For tea or coffee stains, first rinse the spot with cool water. Mix one teaspoon each of white vinegar and detergent in a quart of warm water. Soak the garment for 15 minutes and rinse with water. For stubborn stains, sponge the area with rubbing alcohol, rinse thoroughly and wash as usual. For bleach-safe fabrics, add bleach to the wash or soak garment for 15 to 30 minutes in a solution of warm water and a detergent containing enzymes. Wash normally after soaking. Return to Top.
Washing Tips | Ironing Tips | Packing Tips | Care Symbol Guide
Jack Nicklaus apparel uses a variety of natural and synthetic fabrics to ensure you the best wear experience. Modern fabrics perform at a level to meet today's active lifestyles while lessening the amount of care needed to maintain their superior appearance. To keep a crisp appearance, iron your clothes according to the care instructions attached to the garment. Here are a few tips to make pressing simpler and keeping your clothes looking great.
- Select the iron temperature setting per instructions on the
care label. Synthetics and silks at low to medium; wools at medium to
high; and cotton at high. Do not iron wool or dark-colored fabrics directly.
Lay a handkerchief flat on the garment to avoid pressing the garment
directly
and creating a shine.
- Use an up and down motion when ironing. Do not use circular strokes
as they stretch the fabric. For stubborn wrinkles, press lengthwise
of the wrinkle using a burst of steam.
- If using starch, spray the underside of the garment and roll the
garment into a ball to allow the fabric to absorb the moisture before
pressing. Lower the iron temperature if it sizzles when applied
to the garment.
- Hang garment immediately after ironing.
Press A Shirt
- Under collar: press the underside of the collar from the center to
the end and back to the center.
- Cuffs: press the inside then the outside.
- Sleeves: lay front side of sleeve flat and press from cuff opening
to shoulder seam. Repeat process on backside of sleeve and on other
sleeve.
- Shoulder: slip one shoulder over the narrow end of ironing board,
smooth fabric and press from shoulder point to the center of the back.
Repeat process on other side.
- Body: lay front panel of body flat and press. Rotate shirt body pressing
each panel (side, back, opposite side, opposite front) until entire
body is complete.
- Top collar: press the top of the collar from the center to the end and back to the center.
Press A Pant
- Pant top: unfasten waistband and slip top of the pants around the
ironing board. Smooth fabric (and pleats) of front panel and press body
and waistband. Rotate top of pant pressing each panel (side, back, opposite
side, opposite front) until entire top of pant is complete.
- Legs: hold pants by cuffs and fold in half lengthwise at the creases with inseams aligned and facing each other. On the ironing board, lay pant flat of side with one leg atop the other, keeping inseams aligned. Press outside of top leg, set creases using bursts of steam. Fold back top leg and press inside of bottom leg. Flip pants and repeat process.
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Carefully packing clothes will help lessen the amount of ironing you will need to do when you arrive at your destination. If your clothes are ironed before packing, the only wrinkles will be the fold creases. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when packing your clothes:
- Lay out all the clothes being taken before you begin packing. Pack
heavier clothes on bottom and easily wrinkled items on top. Prevent
items from shifting during travel by ensuring suitcase is packed tightly.
This will help lessen wrinkles. Save space and protect shape of your
garments by packing socks and undergarments inside shoes or the collar
of dress shirts.
- Plastic dry cleaning bags and tissue paper placed between the folds
cushions packed clothes and prevents wrinkles from forming
- Pack jackets inside out. Start by folding lengthwise in half, shoulder
points meeting with the sleeves hanging freely next to each other. If
necessary, fold again widthwise. Place tissue paper or plastic inside
folds.
- Pack pants and skirts by alternating waistbands at each end. Align
pants by the crease in half at the knees. Skirts should be also folded
in half. Place tissue paper or plastic inside folds.
- Pack shirts and blouses facing each other and by alternating collars at each end. Place socks or undergarments in the collars to protect the garment shape. Fold sleeves in half straight back at the shoulder point and the body in half below the waistline. Place tissue paper or plastic inside folds.
Washing Tips | Ironing Tips | Packing Tips | Care Symbol Guide
