Micro Fiber wash temperature

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shadow85

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I always thought cold water is the best for washing micro fibers. However, after reading in the newbie thread, they have link (Thoughts and Insights) where its states that warm to hot water is best.



So which is it? Cold or Hot?
 
I've washed mine in hot for years. Haven't had a problem. From an energy standpoint, I guess warm might be less costly.
 
From Neatitems.com a supplier of high quality MFs ---



Micro Fiber washing instructions:

Hand wash with dish soap in hot water or machine wash with laundry detergent. Do not use bleach (bleach will shorten the life of your micro fiber cloths.) Do not use fabric softener (fabric softener leaves a film on the cloths.) Be careful when machine washing or drying in mixed loads (micro fiber cloths will pick up lint from other fabrics.) Air dry or put in dryer on low heat.
 
What temperature is warm and what is too hot? For example is 40 Celsius okay? Or maybe even 60'C (?)
 
i wash mine in 60´C with liquid cleaner no softner. works fine . washed my mf towels 30 times or more. still looks fine :)
 
Mr. Clean said:
I've washed mine in hot for years. Haven't had a problem. From an energy standpoint, I guess warm might be less costly.
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Agreed. I only wash in hot and have been for years with zero adverse effects. The only thing I'll wash in cold are waffle weaves that dried the car without getting any QD, spray wax or dirt on them
 
I have washed hundreds of microfiber over the years. Many waxes are difficult to remove. Hot water works best. I remember an Adams video where they said to boil the towels. I've never had any damage with hot washing machine cleaning.
 
ok, this is actual good news for. i been thinking cold water is best and have been freezing my hands of. now i know.... should have asked earlier.
 
I also use hot, that has the best chance of getting wax/sealant/dressing out of them. Only problem with hot water is some fading/bleeding of colors on the first wash or two. If you have white towels that you want to stay that way, don't wash them in hot with new blue or red etc. towels or MF applicators...don't ask me how I know ;)
 
I wash all MF towels in hot water, even if the care instructions say to wash in cold. Washing in hot seems to have no ill effects on the longevity of the towels.
 
I have been washing my microfiber towels with hot water, rinsing with cold, since I read a lengthy discussion of the topic over at MOL. One individual in that thread, who sells towels, emphatically insisted on the high temperature for effective cleaning. He also insisted that the hot water would not damage the towels. He convinced me.



And I too discovered what happens when one washes new red towels with white Ultimate Shine towels. Pink is not one of my favorite colors. :)



Cheers,

Al
 
I've been roasted and toasted for saying this before, but here goes again...



I wash mine in super hot water. My new-ish washer has a "Sanitary" cycle on it, where it heats the water up to darn near boiling. I've been washing my MF's in it for 2.5 years now. No problems, and very clean MF's.



Before I started washing them this way, I had a few MF's become water-repellant. I think most everyone has had a few MF's do this to them... anyway, I have yet to have an MF turn water-repellant since I started washing them in super hot water.



Lot's of guys responded with quotes and web sites from very reliable sources that said to never wash your MF's in hot water, so of course YMMV, but it sure works well for me.
 
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