washing microfibers..

[imported_john1c]

i need some feedback..

this is how i wash my mf`s





i spray the whole mf with simple green

and i stick in the washing machine on warm water

and i put it on delicates





is that a good idea?

[Mach30SiR]

i`ve been using woolite and a tiny bit of APC in the washer and air drying them around the house.

[imported_smprince1]

here are some links to some threads with good information/discussion:



http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=77929&highlight=mf%2A+wash



http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=75237&highlight=mf%2A+wash



http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=74567&highlight=mf%2A+wash



http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=73170&highlight=mf%2A+wash



http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71399&highlight=mf%2A+wash



... to list a few. There are many more.

[shortspark]

i need some feedback..

this is how i wash my mf`s





i spray the whole mf with simple green

and i stick in the washing machine on warm water

and i put it on delicates





is that a good idea?



I put Drying MFs and QD MFs in one batch with regualr liquid detergent and one cup white vinegar (in the bleach dispensor). I wash on warm water and delicate cycle. I do the same with my next batch of MFs which I use for interior/leather products. I dry on delicate cycle low heat except for my big Cobra drying WW towels. Those are hung out to air dry.

[BigAl3]

first... i wash with liquid tide and warm water, and then on the final rinse cycle i add vinegar. finally... into the dryer they go on the lowest heat setting with NO dryer sheet.... haven`t had any probs... :)

[titsataki]

I wash them normally using Charlie`s soap on warm/hot water.

Depending on how soiled they are I may do a soak cycle before the wash.



I air dry them.



Once in a while I use Microfiber detergent and some white vinegar.



They usually clean well.



Cheers



Nick

[qadsan]

If a towel has serious black grunge marks on it, then I pre-treat those spots with blue Dawn dish soap and work the towl until it`s clean. I may have to spot treat it a couple times before it looks new, but I can usually get 98% of the spots out. It takes a good while to rinse the towels to get most of the dawn out and then I wash as normal.



For the bulk of my towels, I simply put them straight into the washing machine using hot water and about half the recommended soap (using ERA regular soap). On the rise cycle, I`ll add one tablespoon of distilled white vinegar per towel to help the thread shed excess detergent. Thanks goes to DFTowel for enlightening me to using hot water + ERA + the distilled white vinegar. It works so much better than the way I used to wash them (cold water + woolite + distilled white vinegar).