Microfiber Towels!
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Microfiber Towels! How do you take of your microfiber towels, do you wash them and reuse or do you buy a new set every time you wash the car? I'm asking this because I've had mine for a couple months and I wash them with light detergent and low dry with no fabric softener added. They usually don't look to clean and seem to scratch my car...
Here's what I do:
Wash in delicate cycle, hot water. Liquid detergent only.
Add about half a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle
Rinse twice
Tumble dry on low heat
They come out clean and fluffy every time. If any are heavily soiled, I usually rinse them in the sink first and run my hands over them, to get rid of any dirt/pieces of leaves/whatever.
-Mike
Wash in delicate cycle, hot water. Liquid detergent only.
Add about half a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle
Rinse twice
Tumble dry on low heat
They come out clean and fluffy every time. If any are heavily soiled, I usually rinse them in the sink first and run my hands over them, to get rid of any dirt/pieces of leaves/whatever.
-Mike
I rinse mine first too, but they just go in the laundry with the darks...no special treatment from me, but no problems out of em...just that they pick up fuz and stuff from the other clothes when in the drier!! Swat
It's best to wash microfiber items separately from other fabrics which give off lint. The tiny hooks of the microfiber fabric hold the lint making it difficult to remove.
This will help eliminate that problem.
This will help eliminate that problem.
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wash and dry seperately, but i usually thrown them in with towels. what kind of MF are you using? maybe its a cheaper kind that isnt as good as a meguiars, mothers, or other big-name brand. there really is a differance in quality.
You need at least two sets of towels. One set for using on paint only, and another for the more dirty jobs like door jambs, wheels, interior, etc,. This way if some towels don't clean up completely it wont matter because they're not used on paint. Next wash your microfiber by themselves, never with other clothing or towels as microfiber is a lint magnet. Use liquid detergents only, you may even get some microfiber specific detergent if you like. You can wash them in either cold or hot water, I like hot because I think it cleans them better although I can't really prove it, its just personal opinion. Lastly go ahead and get some quality towels for paint, this might help you in avoiding scratching your paint. Use the inexpensive ones you find and the autoparts store for the dirty work like I mentioned earlier.
As Pedro mentioned .. Liquid detergent only.
I was mine in four loads.
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liquid detergent and 1 tablepoon of White Vinegar per towel
dry on low heat, with no fabric softner ..
What brand towels are you using? The lower quality, the less likely they are to stand up to multiple washings.. and could potentially be causes the scratches due to low quality, and not the washing process.
I was mine in four loads.
Glass
Drying
Product remover
Cleaning/QD/Misc
liquid detergent and 1 tablepoon of White Vinegar per towel
dry on low heat, with no fabric softner ..
What brand towels are you using? The lower quality, the less likely they are to stand up to multiple washings.. and could potentially be causes the scratches due to low quality, and not the washing process.
Last edited by Gipraw; Jan 31, 2008 at 12:50 PM. Reason: proofreading failure by original poster
The hot water wash cycle is more effective at breaking down and removing the wax and product residues which get hooked in the fibers of the polish removal towels.
The distilled white vinegar will be the fabric softener for microfiber plus it will help to release the remaining soap suds trapped in the fibers. Usually 1 Tablespooon/item is the going rate.
The distilled white vinegar will be the fabric softener for microfiber plus it will help to release the remaining soap suds trapped in the fibers. Usually 1 Tablespooon/item is the going rate.
Last edited by Steve@Tropi-Care; Jan 31, 2008 at 12:21 PM.
Here's what I do:
Wash in delicate cycle, hot water. Liquid detergent only.
Add about half a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle
Rinse twice
Tumble dry on low heat
They come out clean and fluffy every time. If any are heavily soiled, I usually rinse them in the sink first and run my hands over them, to get rid of any dirt/pieces of leaves/whatever.
-Mike
Wash in delicate cycle, hot water. Liquid detergent only.
Add about half a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle
Rinse twice
Tumble dry on low heat
They come out clean and fluffy every time. If any are heavily soiled, I usually rinse them in the sink first and run my hands over them, to get rid of any dirt/pieces of leaves/whatever.
-Mike
