Wash and press is the “normal” way to clean dress shirts when you take them to the cleaners. (Don’t be too confused by this. Even though you take your shirt to the “dry-cleaners”, they are most likely doing wash and press unless you are expressly asking them to dry clean ). Here’s what the process involves:
 

• Wash your shirt in a normal washing machine using water and detergent.

• Remove most of the water from the shirt with the spin cycle in the washing machine.

• Pull the damp shirt onto an industrial shirt press that closes over the shirt and simultaneously irons the garment while removing all of the moisture.