Dedicated towel cleaners - worth it?

[Thomas Dekany]

A Powerful Liquid Laundry Soap - Towel Kleen | 3D Products

I am not sure why I never saw the light? I really thought it was a gimmick and that the best laundry detergents were just as good. Boy was I wrong!!!!

Normally, I do a heavy cycle, and do 1 or 2 additional rinse cycles, depending on the size of the load with vinegar added to it. The towels felt clean but I kept purchasing more and more towels as I love the feeling of a brand new towel and how much better they work vs my "used" towel. So when I was at 3D a couple of weeks ago, TOWEL KLEAN was 1 of 5 items I haven't tried from 3D so had a gallon sent to me so that I could try it.

Luckily, I had not done "laundry" in awhile so I brought is a big trash bag full of towels from the garage.

32 - 16x16
1 - 24x16
2 large waffle wave towels
4 window towels
2 applicators
1 grout sponge (not in the picture)

All clean now!!! Light and fluffy!


P1080627 by thomasdekany, on Flickr

Read the directions and I used 3 capfuls. Not sure how much that is in oz.

I did one "heavy cycle. Nothing else. Towels went straight to the dryer. (Saturday night) I really wanted to see if this product worked.

I did a paint correction detail yesterday and was eager to wipe stuff off

Be smart and learn from my mistake and get your hands on some Towel Cleaner. My towels now feel brand new!!! Even on windows, they work perfect, nothing is left behind on the windows.

I am really exited now, why didn't I try it sooner??? On top of it, it saves you water, power and time. All these = saved $$$$

What a difference!

Thanks for reading, and I hope I helped a few people. Let me know your thoughts.

PS: I wish someone shook me years ago and said: ORDER IT!!!!!! Oh well, better late than never!

A Powerful Liquid Laundry Soap - Towel Kleen | 3D Products

[Dan]

I'd love to see some side by side testing!

[Bill D]

I just use Charlie's Soap, as I do with my laundry as well. I'm happy with it.

[Thomas Dekany]

Pushed the reply button by mistake earlier. Post is up.

[arack]

I just use Tide and an extra rinse cycle. Works just as well

[Dan]

I just use Tide and an extra rinse cycle. Works just as well

As well as what brand of towel cleaner?

[Thomas Dekany]

Sorry, it does not, that is what I was using. However they are your towels, so if you are happy that is what matters.

I just use Tide and an extra rinse cycle. Works just as well

[Thomas Dekany]

Even if 3Ds's was the worst of its kind, it will clean better than TIDE.

As well as what brand of towel cleaner?

[Accumulator]

I've tried most of the usual suggestions, both "regular" (i.e., the usual detergents including Charlies) and "MF specific", and I too find that the "MF" detergents work better for me. Zero idea why But they do.

As I've posted before, OPC and Blue Dawn also work well, especially as pre-spotters.

Just out of curiosity, I tried my "MF" detergents on the household towels. Eh, no big diff, but I do sometimes still use that detergent for household stuff if I'm concerned about rinsing out clean, which my "MF" detergents seem to do especially well (note that I have softened water, which can require extra rinses).

[Thomas Dekany]

Oh my god! I know at least one thing, Accumulator doesn't. Yeah!!!!!

It is the low suds that is the main difference.

I've tried most of the usual suggestions, both "regular" (i.e., the usual detergents including Charlies) and "MF specific", and I too find that the "MF" detergents work better for me. Zero idea why But they do.

As I've posted before, OPC and Blue Dawn also work well, especially as pre-spotters.

Just out of curiosity, I tried my "MF" detergents on the household towels. Eh, no big diff, but I do sometimes still use that detergent for household stuff if I'm concerned about rinsing out clean, which my "MF" detergents seem to do especially well (note that I have softened water, which can require extra rinses).

[Accumulator]

Oh my god! I know at least one thing, Accumulator doesn't. Yeah!!!!!

Heh heh, I bet there's a [boat]-load of things you know that I don't

It is the low suds that is the main difference.

How so?

Some of the HE detergents I use seem as low in sudsing as my MF detergents.

And the MF detergents don't work any better than Dawn, which sudses like crazy. My various APCs run the gamut, but IIRC some of 'em (e.g., EFHI) are pretty moderate in sudsing too.

[ls2drew]

Been using my Towel Kleen awhile now, kept having problems with streaks so I kept just using new towels then tried this and stopped the streaking. Probably used it like 20 times and have 3/4 of a gallon left