Can you wash microfibers with dish washing soap?

h22accordex · 04-03-04, 05:57

I ran outha my Micro restore and was tryin to think of a alternative to use. I was thinkin dish wash soap since its so good at removing wax and grease. Is it ok to use or is it too strong?

tom p. · 04-03-04, 06:05

I wonder if you'd end up with excessive foaming. Why not just settle for your basic TIDE detergent?

thinksnow · 04-03-04, 06:10

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I wonder if you'd end up with excessive foaming.

If you are talking machine wash, this is a definite possibility unless you were to squeeze the Dawn bottle until one bubble floated up and into the tub (hard to master). I would go the Tide route with distilled vinegar rinse.

poormanisme · 04-03-04, 06:13

I've used dawn in the washing machine with a vinager rinse and it worked pretty well i wouldn't hesitate doing it again if i had to. BTW, i don't normally wash my MF's this way but i was bored one day and gave it a try.

Jesstzn · 04-03-04, 08:14

I wash my m/f in Dawn in the washing machine all the time .. I just do an additional rinse and add vinigar

GoodnClean · 04-03-04, 10:34

How do you guys do the vinegar rinse, just wait for the last rinse and fling it in?

edschwab1 · 04-03-04, 11:01

Use woolite.

Eric

percynjpn · 04-04-04, 07:52

I usually wash it in the machine with other terry towels, but I've washed it by hand in a bucket (several washes and rinses) with dish soap; either seems to work fine for me.

poormanisme · 04-04-04, 08:02

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How do you guys do the vinegar rinse, just wait for the last rinse and fling it in?

yep

Jesstzn · 04-04-04, 08:11

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Originally posted by GoodnClean
How do you guys do the vinegar rinse, just wait for the last rinse and fling it in?

I reset the machine to rinse and add it then

DFTowel · 04-04-04, 08:15

Just wash in hot water using any regular liquid detergent. Steer clear of diswashing liquids in the washing machine as they make too many suds which will leave a residue on the cloth.

Distilled white vinegar rinse: one tablespoon per towel in the final rinse will help the fibers shed excess detergent.

Spilchy · 04-04-04, 08:19

Clean out your fabric softner dispenser and put the vinegar in there. It'll do the rest, releasing it at the right time. Go spend your time doing something meaningful instead of watching your washing machine waiting to add it

Don't use too much vinegar. Your cloths will smell of it when dry.

Don't use Dawn in a washing machine. It's too concentrated and can produce too many suds especially if you have soft water.

Use hot water with a quality liquid detergent. I like Tide Clear.