Washing Microfiber Towels?

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CharlesW

The Rainmaker
How do you wash your MF towels?
Since there was some discussion about this in another thread, I thought it might be interesting to get some different viewpoints.
My MF towels are used only for paint or glass. I have a lot of cotton terry towels that I use for interiors, tires, wheels, under the hood, doorjambs, any grunge areas. Because of that my MF towels don't get real dirty.
Anyway:
My window towels are washed separately from the towels used for polishes, sealants or wax. From there on, it gets pretty basic. I throw a load in the washing machine, add whatever laundry soap my wife is using that week and wash them with hot water and a cold water rinse. They then go in the dryer, (No fabric softener), at the normal heat setting for all our clothes. No extra rinses, no vinegar rinses, no special MF soap. Some of my MF's are probably at least 4 to 5 years old and still in good shape.
I have tried the vinegar rinse and didn't really notice any difference in how the towels turned out.
I also have used Micro Restore several times and probably won't be buying anymore of it. I didn't really see any difference in the towels when I used the Micro Restore. I also have tried using the "Dryer Balls" to keep them more fluffy and no longer bother with them, either.

Charles
 
I wash my window towels seperately from my other micriofiber towels, but I use the same process for either type. I wash with warm water and use oxy clean and white distilled vinegar and then dry in the dryer.
 
Audiboy:
Do you use the vinegar during the wash cycle? I think I have read where the value of the vinegar is to remove the soap residue during the rinse cycle.

Charles
 
Yes, I use it during the wash cycle. I've never heard about vinegar being used to remove any residue though.
 
audiboy said:
Yes, I use it during the wash cycle. I've never heard about vinegar being used to remove any residue though.
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That's a mistake. Distilled white vinegar is used ONLY in the rinse cycle as it helps the fibers shed escess detergent. Using it in the wash cycle actually hinders the detergent from doing a proper job.
 
With the towels that I use, adding the vinegar to the Oxy Clean seems to get them cleaner. I've used the Oxy Clean by itself and I don't like the results as much as what I'm doing now.
 
Hey guys .I wash mine with any liquid detergent as long as it does not contain any bleach or bleach alternatives. Any heavily soiled towels i pre treat with any oxy wash solution and wash on hot wash/cold rinse and dry on low heat and they come out nice.
 
 
Not sure if this applies to the cleaning of microfiber with the vinegar but I know when in the line of work I do mostely part-time I use the vinegar with hot water mix after stripping a floor to remove any residue from the stripper. Works quit well for this purpose. There is a big difference in removing the stripper with hot water alone and hot water/vinegar mixture. Sounds right to me that it would work for the MF's. Can't see any cleaning power that it would have or any purpose it might have durring the actual wash but deffinately see the benefit in it on the rinse cycle. BTW, that's how I wash my MF's as well. Hot water wash with favorite laundry soap/powder, and throw some white distilled vinegar in there on the rinse cycle. Comes out night and no suds to worry about drying on the MF's.
 
I use about a cup of detergent, about a cup Zep Citrus Degreaser, run it through once complete cycle and another half cycle rinse. Dry 'em on low on the normal setting and that's all there is to it.

I've only used the Zep in the wash cycle about 4 times now, but since I've added it I swear my towels come out freakin' SOFT, way better than before. Can't explain why, but I'm digging it :dnaughty
 
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