After a few uses of this product, I think maybe it is of more value in cleaning MF towels than many people give it credit for.
I know it has been said that it is nothing but "A shop degreaser with a foaming agent added." and while that may be true, it seems to do a pretty good job of cleaning MF towels.
The foaming agent added statement also may be true, but the Micro Restore I use doesn't foam.
This statement is incorrect. If you shake the bottle, it does foam. When in a wash tub of water and dirty towels, the foam or sudsing wasn't noticeable when I used the MR before. I will try to pay more attention the next time I do a load. Since I usually just throw in the towels, start the hot water filling the tub and add the detergent, I rarely ever check to see what is happening. I just kind of figure that the soap and the machine can take it from there.
Since I have been using it, a few things I have noticed.
1. The towels come clean without the need for pre-soaking which did not happen with regular laundry detergent.
2. So far, I have not felt the need for adding vinegar to a second rinse to remove any soap residue or soften the towels.
I'm not 100% sure just what the vinegar rinse is supposed to accomplish. I understand the vinegar helping remove the soap residue, but unless removing the soap residue makes the towels softer, I don't quite understand how the vinegar would actually soften them.
The latest load I washed, I eliminated the second rinse entirely. The towels looked and felt the same, but I don't really know that they are.
3. The washer tub will sometimes have a dirty ring around it at the water level after using the Micro Restore. It is bad enough that I wiped the tub and the agitator with an APC after washing a load with Micro Restore.
This did not happen with any of the regular laundry detergents I used in the past.
Anyone else have this happen?
Does this mean the MR has removed more dirt/wax/grease that was deposited on the tub?
Or does it mean the MR doesn't keep the dirt/wax/grease in suspension so it is drained away with the dirty wash water?
Also, if you buy the Micro Restore by the gallon, the cost difference is negligible. If you take into account the cost of whatever product you use for a pre-soak and the cost of the vinegar for the second rinse, it's probably a toss-up. (Almost said it was a wash, but....)
Anyway, I have no regrets about buying the Micro Restore.
Charles
I know it has been said that it is nothing but "A shop degreaser with a foaming agent added." and while that may be true, it seems to do a pretty good job of cleaning MF towels.
The foaming agent added statement also may be true, but the Micro Restore I use doesn't foam.
This statement is incorrect. If you shake the bottle, it does foam. When in a wash tub of water and dirty towels, the foam or sudsing wasn't noticeable when I used the MR before. I will try to pay more attention the next time I do a load. Since I usually just throw in the towels, start the hot water filling the tub and add the detergent, I rarely ever check to see what is happening. I just kind of figure that the soap and the machine can take it from there.
Since I have been using it, a few things I have noticed.
1. The towels come clean without the need for pre-soaking which did not happen with regular laundry detergent.
2. So far, I have not felt the need for adding vinegar to a second rinse to remove any soap residue or soften the towels.
I'm not 100% sure just what the vinegar rinse is supposed to accomplish. I understand the vinegar helping remove the soap residue, but unless removing the soap residue makes the towels softer, I don't quite understand how the vinegar would actually soften them.
The latest load I washed, I eliminated the second rinse entirely. The towels looked and felt the same, but I don't really know that they are.
3. The washer tub will sometimes have a dirty ring around it at the water level after using the Micro Restore. It is bad enough that I wiped the tub and the agitator with an APC after washing a load with Micro Restore.
This did not happen with any of the regular laundry detergents I used in the past.
Anyone else have this happen?
Does this mean the MR has removed more dirt/wax/grease that was deposited on the tub?
Or does it mean the MR doesn't keep the dirt/wax/grease in suspension so it is drained away with the dirty wash water?
Also, if you buy the Micro Restore by the gallon, the cost difference is negligible. If you take into account the cost of whatever product you use for a pre-soak and the cost of the vinegar for the second rinse, it's probably a toss-up. (Almost said it was a wash, but....
) Anyway, I have no regrets about buying the Micro Restore.
Charles
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