Is It OK To Wash WW and MF...

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towels together in a machine wash or better to wash them separately?



I once washed cotton and mf together and that was a big-time mistake.
 
I wash'em together...no problem...:xyxthumbs



Most importantly, though, I double rinse them together!
 
With the recenct purchase of Ranney's totally excellent WW drying towels, it's lead to a minor crisis for me in that I am a big chenille wash mitt user. I end up having to do two separate loads of laundry whenever a car is washed which is kind of ridiculous. I guess I am going to try to convert to 100% MF towels and wash mitts to minimize the amount of laundry (water wasted) that needs to be done. I have been washing MF with a sheepskin wash mitt and seem to be getting away with that meaning no major lint problems on the MF towels.



Anyone else have suggestions on this?



thanks.
 
You won't have to worry if it's made of the same material. Sheepskin really doesn't "lint" like cotton can. I prefer mf everything, myself.
 
tom p. said:
With the recenct purchase of Ranney's totally excellent WW drying towels, it's lead to a minor crisis for me in that I am a big chenille wash mitt user. I end up having to do two separate loads of laundry whenever a car is washed which is kind of ridiculous.
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I was dealing with the same situation, tom -- running two loads -- one for my MFs and another for my chenille mitts. Then I attended a session taught by our Illustrious BradB, who made the point that I don't have to wash my chenille mitts everytime. Now, after a carwash, I just wash the chenille mitts carefully/thoroughly in the wash bucket, then rinse thoroughly in the bucket, then hang to dry. And I think it's saving a lot of wear on those chenille mitts. [Brad, I hope I'm correctly conveying and implementing your guidance.]
 
That makes sense and would save a lot of wear 'n' tear on 'em. My only concern is how dirty the chenille is at this time of the year. They're real bad. :cool:



I will go back to the sheepskin mitts for a while and see how they do. I also ordered a couple more WW towels and several MF mitts from Ranney to complement the other items he's sent me.
 
I would take a quality sheepskin mit over a chenille anyday. It seems to me chenille traps more dirt then sheepskin mitts and MF mitts are even worse. That's just my experiance.
 
tom p. said:
That makes sense and would save a lot of wear 'n' tear on 'em. My only concern is how dirty the chenille is at this time of the year. They're real bad. :cool:
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Glad it sounds helpful to you, Tom. But since you mention yours get real dirty, I just gotta ask: Are you using the 2- (or 3) bucket method? When I do, my chenille mitts just don't end up very dirty, no matter how dirty the car is. But ... living here in the tundra ... I can't even remember when I last washed the car. :(
 
Lynn said:
... I just gotta ask: Are you using the 2- (or 3) bucket method? When I do, my chenille mitts just don't end up very dirty, no matter how dirty the car is.
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Lynn, no, just a single bucket. I created my own version of the Grit Guard but done with a little more thought.



I suppose I could/should do the multi-bucket method at this time of the year. The cars get pretty hideous.



I have been buying these chenille mitts (98% cotton) by Turtle Wax. Used to find them at Wally's for around $2.50 and they'd easily last a year and have a very dense fibre count. No backing is ever exposed so I really like them...I can only find them nowadays at PepBoys.



I have never been crazy about the sheepskin - - real or faux. For some reason I just don't like the heavy leather lining that's used. It's always rock-hard when I start washing and is only softening by the time I am done.:rolleyes: I guess I can start to pre-soak them to overcome this. Oh, well...life's little challenges and annoyances....things could be worse.
 
I love the sheepskin and really dislike the cotton mitts.



I use a 2 bucket method will 5 gallon buckets. I have them on dollys so I can wheel around the car! It saves the back.



To get back to the thread at hand, I do not wash my drying WW with my MF's. In fact, I do not use detergent with my drying WW since they never get dirty because the exterior is spotless when I'm drying.



So every second car wash I just put it through the deliacte cycle on cold. Once in a while I'll add a couple tablespoons of liquid detergent.



My MF's only get washed with fragrance free, dye free liquid Tide.
 
If the hide is hard on my sheepskin mitts i make my wash water and submerge my mitts in it. While they are soaking i clean my wheels by then they are plenty soft, at least the ones i use are.
 
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