Microfiber cleaner. Is it better than laundry detergent?

**WaxManRonnie** · 05-01-2018, 05:45 AM

I tried some microfiber cleaner from Poorboys recently. It worked OK. But does that stuff honestly work better than anything you can buy at your local store? I`ve been using Oxy Clean liquid. I use a little bit of white vinegar on top of that and the towels come out pretty damn clean.

What are you all using?

**PA DETAILER** · 05-01-2018, 05:50 AM

ALL free & clear packs.

**Setec Astronomy** · 05-01-2018, 06:15 AM

Ha ha, here we go again. I have used Charlie`s Soap for a long time, but I`ve also been using the Wolfgang because I got it on sale for less than Charlie`s, and the 3D Towel Kleen because it used to be really cheap, although it`s gone up a lot since then. One of the things that`s hard to judge with cleaners is how much you need to use, they vary on the foam/suds level, so if you are used to using an OTC detergent that foams a lot, sometimes a dedicated MF cleaner won`t and you think you need to use more...and sometimes you do. Also people have had good success with Persil...I think there may be a thread around here somewhere, I think Swanic started it.

EDIT: Here it is-- Found Good Towel Stain Remover

**briarpatch** · 05-01-2018, 06:15 AM

All Free and Clear also

**tom p.** · 05-01-2018, 07:01 AM

I think the dedicated MF cleaners provide a benefit when towels are real dirty. Regular detergents seem adequate for routine clean ups.

I do notice that very dirty towels come cleaner when washed over and over with a MF soap.

**WaxAddict** · 05-01-2018, 07:57 AM

Having a dedicated MF detergent on the shelf for the last two years has been nice because back when I used Dreft or All Clear, we would inevitably use those on clothes as well, and then run out. Vice Versa, if I ran out of All Clear, I`d use Tide on MFs in a pinch - not ideal.

**Bill D** · 05-01-2018, 08:05 AM

I used to use Charlie`s, then Persil, and now Tide on my MFs and my clothes. None have really amazed me. I get decently clean results.

**512detail** · 05-01-2018, 08:48 AM

I have accidentally put poorboys typhoon in a load for regular clothes several times. Never noticed much of a difference either way.

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**Stokdgs** · 05-01-2018, 12:19 PM

I still have about half-gallon of C/G`s microfiber cleaner detergent +, in the cabinet..
I must have bought it on sale, because I hardly ever use these guys for anything..

Have only used all the "microfiber detergents" for about 15 years and they have all worked great..
Also add a little Distilled White Vinegar to the mix and even in the rise cycle and that also seems to have helped all my microfibers get really clean. fluffy, and absorbent..
Dan F

**Accumulator** · 05-01-2018, 12:35 PM

This is one of those YMMV things...

I`ve tried every regular detergent suggested and NONE of them work as well as any of the MF Detergents I`ve tried. Not one, obviously, period. But that`s just *my* experience.

I suspect a lot of it has to do with washer type (HE washers are [crappy] IMO) and water (mine is double-filtered and softened despite being very good to begin with).

Even after years and many gallons of this stuff, I still haven`t quite decided which MF Detergent I like best. But FWIW CG`s MF Wash+ (think that`s the name...) sudses something fierce, so I`d be careful what type of washer you use it in and I wouldn`t use too much; it does work well though.

**WaxManRonnie** · 05-01-2018, 08:01 PM

I appreciate everyone`s feedback. One thing that I have been doing is when I discard the microfiber, I separate them on what I used them for. So that I`m not cross contaminating them before I wash them. I also did not wash all of them together. I usually do it in a few separate wash loads.

**Lonnie** · 05-02-2018, 04:07 PM

I use Super Clean Degreaser (Yes, The Purple Stuff) with some Oxy Clean powder and then a double rinse with white vinegar in the first rinser.

WaxManRonnie; I would be "interested" in the OxyClean Liquid. I am just curious if you have hard water and an HE-washer. I have an older conventional top-loading agitator washer and municipal-source water (from Lake Michigan with its mineral limestone content).

By the way, I still think Tri-Sodium Phosphate (TSP) is an excellent cleaner, but it is illegal to use in a wash due to environmental concerns (Yes, phosphate runoff from agricultural and lawn-care fertilizers is a MAJOR contributor to algae bloom in Upper Midwest lakes and rivers). It is funny because you purchase it as a "water conditioner", but you are not "suppose" to use it as a cleaning agent. It is great for washing extremely dirty walls (like tobacco smoke film or cooking oil fire smoke) before painting.