What do you wash your MF with?

nlkccom · 07-10-08, 01:04

I just recently tried to wash some of my MF in the washer, however, after the wash, I can still smell the product that it was used with before the wash.

I just wash them with Tide that I used for my clothes. Did I use the wrong stuff? If so, what should I use to wash the MF?

evenflow · 07-10-08, 01:08

They will normally always smell. My sheepskins still smell of product I was using, even after using detergent. Either way, so long as their clean I don't think it will make a huge difference. From my experiences, I have washed MANY sheepskins, microfibers in the washing machine and they always come out perfect, and never have an altering affect on my paint.

gators241987 · 07-10-08, 01:10

i normally wash my MFs with tide free. I bought some pinnacle MF restorer blah blah. im testing it out now on some heavy soiled ones. I will report back.

Holden_C04 · 07-10-08, 02:19

I throw the pads in with all the microfibres, cram everything in there! Slop in some tide, add a bit of vinegar and you're good to go. Oh, wash with cold water and dry with the gentle cycle. I have a number of white pads that turned blue.

jb1 · 07-10-08, 04:34

I did use liquid Tide Free then I switched to Costco's house brand (Kirkland) liquid perfume and dye free laundry detergent.

BigAl3 · 07-10-08, 04:39

liquid tide (do not overuse liquid detergents these days as they are very concentrated) in warm water, with vinegar on the last rinse cycle. off into the dryer on the lowest heat setting with no fabric softener/dryer sheet...

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Jscort98 · 07-10-08, 04:42

Same here pretty much. Just a little tide and vinegar on the delicate cycle and then dry on the delicate cycle. Haven't had a problem yet.

Saleenman607 · 07-10-08, 04:48

Try to wash with liquid detergent "HD" and add vinegar during the last rinse cycle. Sometimes I'll miss the last rinse cycle cause I'm usually doing something else. So if thats the case, re-rinse with some vinegar.(1/2 to 3/4 cup does the trick for me. If your still uncomfortable with the smell of the product remaining, re-wash. Most importantly as far as I'm concerned, is to make sure the dryer has been wiped down to release all traces of fabric softner. I find that to be so important, that I'll even do a load of regular towels with no softner sheets before I do "my" MF's.

Joel_MD · 07-10-08, 05:21

I can get my MF mostly odor-free. I run two wash cycles and two rinse cycles. In the first wash cycle I add a big scoop of regular detergent (usually Arm & Hammer powder). In the second I use about half a scoop of detergent, and about two ounces of Griot's Garage MF cleaner. After two full rinse cycles I dry them in the dryer on medium heat, of course no fabric softener. I know some guys say liquid detergents only for MF, but the powdered detergents seem to work great for me. Maybe the key is to make certain you rinse very thoroughly.

qwertydude · 07-10-08, 05:31

If you want your microfibers clean also add some simple green. Sometimes I soak my pads in pure simple green and it'll dissolve even built up dried wax.

Devilsown · 07-10-08, 05:35

I Use a citrus based detergent and some degreser if nessasary, They come out flawless (aside from set in stains) and, sometimes I risnse them twice depending on soil level.

Spilchy · 07-10-08, 05:52

A few Tablespoons of Tide Free + 1 ounce Simple Green + Vinegar + hot wash + extra rinse = clean MF's every time.

Tide is *very* concentrated. More does not mean better cleaning. Same as not taking 10 Tylenol for a really bad headache!

I wash my WW drying towels separately with barely any detergent because they are just drying a clean car and don't need a vigorous cleaning session.