Microfiber Restorer

I have the MF Micro Restore and wash all my MF by hand. Does a great job, and I save the solution in a bucket and reuse it for almost a week.
 
Same process for one of the newer front loading washers? My wife uses a low sudsing detergent, and it just flops the clothes around for a while. Now sure when (or how) I would put the vinegar into it since it locks the door? I would guess the low suds detergent would be ok?



Just got some MF's and need to know for later on ...
 
Stonecipher said:
Same process for one of the newer front loading washers? .. Now sure when (or how) I would put the vinegar into it since it locks the door?
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Doesn't it have a place to pour in fabric softeners? I just put the vinegar in the softener dispenser.
 
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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Will any of these factors contribute to the longevity of the towels? As far as washing in HOT water and drying on HOT?
 
LQ9SS said:
Will any of these factors contribute to the longevity of the towels? As far as washing in HOT water and drying on HOT?
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Won't affect the longevity at all. Take into consideration that even if it did you will have long relegated them to engine and door jamb duty.
 
LQ9SS said:
Will any of these factors contribute to the longevity of the towels? As far as washing in HOT water and drying on HOT?
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Expert on subject like DFTowel will of course correct me if I am wrong but it is my understanding washing in hot water would contribute to increased longevity as hot water is more efficient in removing contamination (from anything). After all, recommended technique of revitalizing old mf towels is to boil them.



It is also my understanding that drying on hot will not increase longevity but will not decrease it either.
 
ZoranC said:
Expert on subject like DFTowel will of course correct me if I am wrong but it is my understanding washing in hot water would contribute to increased longevity as hot water is more efficient in removing contamination (from anything). After all, recommended technique of revitalizing old mf towels is to boil them.



It is also my understanding that drying on hot will not increase longevity but will not decrease it either.
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You explained it better than I :goodjob
 
Good stuff to know... I'll probably keep using my MF restore just to be safe, but I'm glad to hear I don't have to worry about washing/drying them cold.
 
The tags on my cloths stated that tumble drying would reduce their life. (Aquatouch Super Soft cloths)



Greg.
 
I bought a new front loader not long ago....and I use either ERA..Tide or Wisk detergent....and I add no vinegar ..just do a double rinse...



I see better results with the ERA and Tide and Wisk than I did when I used Micro Restore...



My new washer spins at 1150 rpm's and it extracts most of the water.. so with a double rinse and no Vinegar..I seen my towels much better now than before....



AL
 
I would have thought a high RPM rinse speed would reduce the life of the towels?



I'll have to crank it up next time I wash and see :chuckle:
 
monkeymajik said:
I would have thought a high RPM rinse speed would reduce the life of the towels?
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I don't see how. If they were repeatedly thrown around then I see how but as they are pressed against the "wall" only thing higher centrifugal force is doing is draining more water.
 
Ever since a previous thread where Leo gave the same advice he gave here (he called me out for using Woolite and cold water) - I've been 1) washing all my MFs with ERA and hot water; 2) doing a second rinse cycle with white vinegar; and 3) drying on medium heat.



All of my MFs seem to be wearing fine, if anything they've gotten softer with continued use and cleaning using this regimen.
 
I wash mine in cold water delicate with MF Rejuvenator from CG. My towels are coming out a lot better then when I used Tide, Woolite, and Pinnacle MF Rejuvenator.



Dry on low, delicate.



Everything is separated.
 
jedovaty said:
I would think heat would be bad, stretching out the fibers, shrinking them, reducing longevity... ?
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Look for DFTowel's posts in other threads on temperatures microfiber can handle vs temperatures that get reached in dryer.
 
i gotta give a nod to CG's microfiber wash...towels come out much softer and fluffier after washing towels with it...i have used woolite, micro-restore, and pinnacle microfiber cleaner (this stuff tends to "beach" my MF towels) and the CG Mircofiber rejuventor definitely gets the towels clean and they come out VERY fluffy....
 
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