Patent ID: 6846790

Claim:
A sequential process for dry cleaning laundry articles comprising a) at least one non-aqueous dry cleaning step, wherein said articles are contacted with a non-aqueous dry cleaning composition said non-aqueous dry cleaning composition comprising 0.001 to 10 wt. % of a surfactant; 0 to 0.1 wt. % of water; 0 to 50 wt. % of a cosolvent; and the balance being a non-flammable, non-chlorine containing organic dry cleaning solvent selected from the group consisting of hydrofluorocarbons, hydrofluoroethers, or mixtures thereof, b) at least one low-aqueous dry cleaning step, wherein said articles are contacted with a low aqueous dry cleaning composition said low aqueous dry cleaning composition comprising 0.001 to 10 wt. % of a surfactant; 0.01 to 70 wt. % of water; 0 to 50 wt. % of a cosolvent; and the balance being a non-flammable, non-chlorine containing organic dry cleaning solvent selected from the group consisting of hydrofluorocarbons, hydrofluoroethers, or mixtures thereof, and, optionally, at least one rinsing step, wherein the articles are contacted with a rinse composition said rinse composition comprising 0 to 0.0001 wt. % of a surfactant; 0 to 10 wt. % of water; 0 to 50 wt. % of a cosolvent; and the balance being a non-flammable, non-chlorine containing organic dry cleaning solvent selected from the group consisting of hydrofluorocarbons, hydrofluoroethers, or mixtures thereof.