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Is it worth buying the special microfiber wash? Or can I get similiar results with regular detergent?



Thanks.
 
Some are better then others.



I quite like Micro-Restore (autogeek.net). Add distilled white vinegar to the final rinse, and enjoy. :2thumbs:
 
WilliamHBonney said:
I have never used one, and have tired 4 different ones that did any better job that liquid tide. IMO dont waste your money
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I'm curious, do you use distilled vinegar in the final rinse? If not, give it a shot! :cooleek:
 
Just02 said:
I'm curious, do you use distilled vinegar in the final rinse? If not, give it a shot! :cooleek:
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Yes I have and I personally dont think that makes much difference either.



I always wash my towels twice. First run is hot or warm water with laundry soap. They wash, then rinse. Second run I wash on cold with no soap and about 1/2 cup of vinegar. Then the rinse cycle again. Thats how I do it and it works.



I also tried Charlies Soap after everyone was raving about it 2-3 years ago and that was nothing special either.
 
i wash with liquid tide in warm water (scoop of oxyclean if really dirty) and add about 4-5oz's of vinegar on the last rinse cycle and my mf's come out great! been doing it this way for years with no problems...
 
i ran my towels through a wash with some simple green and i thought it did a great job. can't compare it to a dedicated microfiber detergent, but i was happy with the simple green.
 
Slight branch off topic here: how do you dry the towels? I've been using the drier set to low, and they always come out with the worst static cling... ! Does the fabric softener in drier sheets have the same affect as liquid fabric softener in the wash? .... ?
 
^^ i dry them on the lowest heat setting (no fabric softener/dryer sheet) and while there is a little static cling, it hasn't really been a problem for me...
 
WilliamHBonney said:
Yes I have and I personally dont think that makes much difference either.



I always wash my towels twice. First run is hot or warm water with laundry soap. They wash, then rinse. Second run I wash on cold with no soap and about 1/2 cup of vinegar. Then the rinse cycle again. Thats how I do it and it works.



I also tried Charlies Soap after everyone was raving about it 2-3 years ago and that was nothing special either.
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Don't rinse your towels after the final rinse with distilled white vinegar, see if you can tell a minor difference? Hmm.



jedovaty said:
Slight branch off topic here: how do you dry the towels? I've been using the drier set to low, and they always come out with the worst static cling... ! Does the fabric softener in drier sheets have the same affect as liquid fabric softener in the wash? .... ?
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I usually let my towels air dry. Drying your towels in the dryer on low is fine, but try putting in a 1/2 cup of distilled white vinegar with the final rinse/soak and then stick them in the dryer w/o a fabric softener sheet. (You are not suppose to use fabric softeners with MFs.)
 
I remember hearing a microfiber washing product discussed in a thread awhile back that you were supposed to run through your washing machine first to get all the built up grime and such out, then use it with your mf towels. I believe the poster had skipped the first step, and used it with his towels, afterwards realizing that all of the gunk had come out of the machine onto his towels. Does anyone remember that thread/product? I've been searching for it for awhile know but can't find it.. It seems like having a clean machine to start with would be a big help in trying to avoid 'contaminating' your mf towels with soap scum and other such unwanted things.
 
I heard or read that you're not suppose to machine dry them because it melts the small fibers, ( only air dry )
 
93AccordLXwhite said:
I remember hearing a microfiber washing product discussed in a thread awhile back that you were supposed to run through your washing machine first to get all the built up grime and such out, then use it with your mf towels. I believe the poster had skipped the first step, and used it with his towels, afterwards realizing that all of the gunk had come out of the machine onto his towels. Does anyone remember that thread/product? I've been searching for it for awhile know but can't find it.. It seems like having a clean machine to start with would be a big help in trying to avoid 'contaminating' your mf towels with soap scum and other such unwanted things.
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Yeah that was the Chariles Soap thread. I bought into that crap too. It stated you were supposed to run the washer on hot water through a cycle with the Charlies to get the fabric softener out of the machine then to wash the towels. Made no difference IMO.



Oh and to the person that posted should you separate them? Yes. I wash my good towels that I use to remove product whether it be wax, sealant, QD or compound in one load. I was my WW MFs in another and then I was the old towels that see the dirty work in a separate load.
 
jmarm3 said:
I heard or read that you're not suppose to machine dry them because it melts the small fibers, ( only air dry )
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I machine dry them on the lowest setting. Usually takes about 20 minutes and then they come out just slightly damp and then I fold them as I was going to put them away and they sit on the dryer and the heat from the next load usually dries them the rest of the way. Sometimes I put them in on air fluff too. Just whatever you do not put them in there on high heat.
 
jmarm3 said:
I heard or read that you're not suppose to machine dry them because it melts the small fibers, ( only air dry )
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I always wash on HOT, then wash again with vinegar and then dry on delicate (very low heat) and so far after many, many wash/dry cycles I have only had one towel that did this.



It was weird because it was as if only one single fiber strand had melted. Have you ever put a match up to a piece of plastic and it melts and harden? It was very similar to that, except it was just about a 1 1/2 inch section of the towel from what looked to be just one strand.
 
I'm always amused at how often these washing threads come up. For some odd reason many of you are still sucked into the hype, the rumors, and the false info.



First of all these MF dedicated detergents are simply shop degreasers with some Coconut or other oil added to promote some sudsing. Don't waste your money, using a good brand detergent such as Tide, All, Era (my favorite) liquid detergents will do a far better job at a fraction of the cost.



Don't use Woolite, Charlies Soap, or other agent meant for delicate fabrics... you're not washing lingerie here, you're washing towels for your car.



Secondly... use HOT water. Remember, your towels are imbedded with wax or polish or other waxy substance so you need to use hot water to help the detergent remove these products.



No matter what your towels are made of, cotton or polyester blend, no degree of household hot water can possibly do any harm to them. Polyester melting point is over 500 degrees, household hot water is 140 at most.



Also, don't overdo the detergent. People have a tendency to use way too much which will cause build up and stiffening of the fibers over time. Use half of what the label recommends for the size load you're using.



Placing about a tablespoon per towel of distilled white vinegar in the final rinse will help the fibers shed excess detergent.



Drying: Drying on HOT will do no damage whatsoever to your towels. I repeat... HOT WILL DO NO HARM. Again, for polyester or other plastic MF towels the melting point of is 500 degrees. For cotton it is a flash point a bit higher. A clothes dryer will not exceed 135 degrees so you do the math. If a dryer got high enough to melt your towels or clothes you should be a lot more worried it may burn your house down.



I've heard from some people that claim to have seen fibers melt in the dryer but upon further questioning it was either their imagination or they mistook a brown stained fiber for a melted one. 30+ years in the textile industry and I have NEVER seen a clothes dryer melt fibers, it simply can't happen.
 
DFTowel said:
I'm always amused at how often these washing threads come up. For some odd reason many of you are still sucked into the hype, the rumors, and the false info.



First of all these MF dedicated detergents are simply shop degreasers with some Coconut or other oil added to promote some sudsing. Don't waste your money, using a good brand detergent such as Tide, All, Era (my favorite) liquid detergents will do a far better job at a fraction of the cost.



Don't use Woolite, Charlies Soap, or other agent meant for delicate fabrics... you're not washing lingerie here, you're washing towels for your car.



Secondly... use HOT water. Remember, your towels are imbedded with wax or polish or other waxy substance so you need to use hot water to help the detergent remove these products.



No matter what your towels are made of, cotton or polyester blend, no degree of household hot water can possibly do any harm to them. Polyester melting point is over 500 degrees, household hot water is 140 at most.



Also, don't overdo the detergent. People have a tendency to use way too much which will cause build up and stiffening of the fibers over time. Use half of what the label recommends for the size load you're using.



Placing about a tablespoon per towel of distilled white vinegar in the final rinse will help the fibers shed excess detergent.



Drying: Drying on HOT will do no damage whatsoever to your towels. I repeat... HOT WILL DO NO HARM. Again, for polyester or other plastic MF towels the melting point of is 500 degrees. For cotton it is a flash point a bit higher. A clothes dryer will not exceed 135 degrees so you do the math. If a dryer got high enough to melt your towels or clothes you should be a lot more worried it may burn your house down.



I've heard from some people that claim to have seen fibers melt in the dryer but upon further questioning it was either their imagination or they mistook a brown stained fiber for a melted one. 30+ years in the textile industry and I have NEVER seen a clothes dryer melt fibers, it simply can't happen.
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