Removing Lint from MF Towels? (argg)

[mcnab]

Did a quick search and couldn`t find an answer, so thought I wouled post this up



Well lesson #1 here is don`t let friends and family around your detailing gear. I had a bag of my very high quality paint only MF`s sitting in a bag on the dryer, I was going to go wash these as soon as a spot came up in our washer. My brother decides oh this is fine and he tosses the MF`s in with his clothes.



I come back later and see he`s both WASHED and DRIED my towels in the drier with his everyday clothes. I tried wiping them on my black car, and anytime I even do as little as brush them against my paint it is LITTERED with tiny specs of lint etc.



Is there anyway to recover these towels? or are they pretty much toast? This sux since it`s almost $75 worth of towels too :/



I`ve tried washing them (didn`t expect this to work) but I haven`t put them in the dryer (aside from the time my brother did). I only ever let me MF towels air dry.

[thesacrifice]

run your hands across thetm? rewash? shake? vacuum them? I don`t know for sure, gl

[Black240SX]

Maybe a lint roller will fix them.

[s98d7fs]

Well, you could try soaking/agitating with a dish detergent and then drain, and run the towels in the washing machine a few cycles to get the detergent out. Then run another load with MicroRestore or equivalent microfiber detergent. I`d figure if you get enough surfactant/slickness in the wash water, you could separate the lint from the split fibers in your towels.

[BigJimZ28]

boil them then wash with vinager in the final rinse

[Alfisti]

*I* wouldn`t boil nylon/polyamide. It`ll cause the delicate fibres to shrink somewhat and reduce effectiveness.



I would wash them in the machine with LOTS of medium/hot water and liquid detergent. This will help release contaminants from the fibres. It may require more than one wash. In any case, lint won`t harm your paint so, wash them, use them, wash them, use them, etc. Eventually no lint will be left.



Then ban your brother from getting within 100 metres of your MF towels! :grinno:

[BigJimZ28]

*I* wouldn`t boil nylon/polyamide. It`ll cause the delicate fibres to shrink somewhat and reduce effectiveness.



I would wash them in the machine with LOTS of medium/hot water and liquid detergent. This will help release contaminants from the fibres. It may require more than one wash. In any case, lint won`t harm your paint so, wash them, use them, wash them, use them, etc. Eventually no lint will be left.



Then ban your brother from getting within 100 metres of your MF towels! :grinno:

FYI boiling water is only about half the temp needed to damage MF:hairpull



to the op:

search "boil" and you will soon see that this has helped out a lot of

people that have done the same thing

[AmericanBuffing]

You won`t hurt the towels by boiling them, don`t worry.



In fact, as I`ve mentioned elsewhere in the past on these forums, high heat is a crucial part of the manufacturing process.



I would start with BigJim`s advice and see what happens from there. A few runs through the washing machine will probably be needed.