Microfiber

B@tm@n said:
Do you clean the microfiber towells or do you just use them once?

If you clean them, how do you do it?
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If you are buying them from danase.com just use them once and throw them out and buy new ones.



KIDDING! You wash them. I prefer a microfiber wash in the washing machine but some people use regular liquid detergent. Some tips for washing them:

1. DO NOT use powder detergents.

2. DO NOT use bleach

3. DO NOT use fabric softener or sheets

4. Wash microfibers together and not with other clothes or items.
 
I also use Woolite and the warm/warm setting. I then run an extra rinse with about 1 cup of white vinegar.



If they are really nasty, I'll put in a scoop of the DP citrus pad cleaner - seems to help a little.



Like Bob said, make sure you don't wash any terry towels with them. When I first started this whole obsession, I washed my first load of MF with terry towels. I had to toss all the MF because the lint and fuzzys that were stuck in the MF.



I also use cheap MF for the wheels/tires. If one of these falls on the ground, it goes into the garbage. I don't even try to clean these. With my nicer MF, I will try to clean them, but if I can't get it all out - in the trash they go.



New MF towels are cheaper than a paint job and/or my time to remove all the swirls and scratches!



Brian
 
I actually use bi-o-kleen's traffic lane clean as a pre wash. 1oz to a load. Then Chemical guys microfiber wash. 2oz to a load as the main detergent. I have to say it gets them far cleaner and softer than anything else i have used. This could be a combo of the new washer and dryer and me starting to use MF specific detergents.



I am a stay at home dad during the week and after fixing our old washer and dryer for the bazillianth time. i opted to buy new ones.



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B@tm@n said:
If you clean them, how do you do it?
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liquid tide with a scoop of oxyclean (add when it's in the wash cycle) in warm water. on the final rinse, add about 4-5oz's of vinegar (helps release any left over detergent) and dry on the lowest heat setting...
 
I use All (the one with no additives). If they are bad clean, I put 1/3 cup of simple green in there with the All and use an extra rense cycle.
 
Grouse said:
I actually use bi-o-kleen's traffic lane clean as a pre wash. 1oz to a load. Then Chemical guys microfiber wash. 2oz to a load as the main detergent. I have to say it gets them far cleaner and softer than anything else i have used. This could be a combo of the new washer and dryer and me starting to use MF specific detergents.



I am a stay at home dad during the week and after fixing our old washer and dryer for the bazillianth time. i opted to buy new ones.
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ive been wanting those sooooo bad but the fiance wont let me buy them yet :sadpace:

The ones they have at HD are a beautiful red!
 
i was wondering if there is anything i can do to COMPLETELY remove everything foreign object/material from my microfibers. i have machine washed them twice w/ liquid tide and 1 cup of white vinegar and i still have pieces caught in the towels
 
samh_08 said:
i was wondering if there is anything i can do to COMPLETELY remove everything foreign object/material from my microfibers. i have machine washed them twice w/ liquid tide and 1 cup of white vinegar and i still have pieces caught in the towels
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try soaking in a bucket overnight and then try to massage it out, and then re-wash. if there aren't that many things in there, use a pair of tweezers and pick them out. if they don't come out then, toss them as it's not worth scratching anything you use them on...
 
Carl Johnson said:
has anyone tried this product before?

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I use that, but a smaller bottle and it works fine. Just go by what the instructions say. I wash my MFs in hot water, but remember new MFs can transfer colors to other MFs, so maybe u should wash dark MFs with dark MFs and light MFs with light MFs when they're new, unless you don't mind the color changes.
 
I wash my microfibers with 1/2 as much liquid Tide as I normally use, extra rinse cycle and in place of fabric softener, I use a cup of white vinegar to rid of any left over detergent in the towels. No bleach.



Dry with warm, not hot.



More importantly perhaps, I fold them right out of the dryer to avoid them picking up anything on the process between the dryer to the bin.
 
samh_08 said:
i was wondering if there is anything i can do to COMPLETELY remove everything foreign object/material from my microfibers. i have machine washed them twice w/ liquid tide and 1 cup of white vinegar and i still have pieces caught in the towels
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Boil your Microfibers, seriously. Then pick them by hand. MicroRestore is great, also works for buffing pads!
 
I use regular liquid laundry detergent, and add in vinegar for the rinse. Helps remove polish/wax/etc vs just the dirt.
 
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