What microfiber wash do you like?

I used Liquid Tide Free and Clear HE with Sonus - this worked well with my MF towels.



I also used Charlies Soap and Sonus - This worked well for my foam pads.



I use to wash my MF with only Tide. It did get them clean. I can't describe it but the Sonus Wonder Wasche seems to do something to the absorbacy of the MF towels.



Charlies soap used by iteself would probably work well, I think that I will try that next. I am not too fond of putting the Sonus Wasche in my machine where I wash my family's clothes. I make sure to do an extra rinse in between loads before I use the machine again. That is just to make sure that I got all of the Sonus Washce rinsed out of the machine. If I just use Charlies, then chemicals would be a non-issue.



Sonus Washche is basically a powerful degreaser and boy does it have a strong smell.
 
I use Pinnacle MF detergent but it smells funny...gonna give Micro Restore a try when my current container runs out. Here's a question for everyone though. How do you dry your MF towels? Regular cycle or low heat? And do you use dryer sheets or not?
 
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DanSTi said:
..........How do you dry your MF towels? Regular cycle or low heat? And do you use dryer sheets or not?
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I dry them on low heat and remove while they're just a bit damp to cut down on static. You never want to use a liquid fabric softener, bleach, or dryer sheets on your MF's.
 
a.k.a. Patrick said:
I have converted all my laundering with Charliesoap, chonies, shirts, jeans everthing. It just leaves that no scent no residue........clean feeling.

We have enough chemicals in this world, I dont need any foo foo on my clothes. Shampoo, deodorant and cologne are more then enough......And theres really no need to add a rinse cycle wasting water and electricity either..
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Do you use the liquid or the powder? I'm deciding between the two so I can place an order.



- Andrew
 
stiffdogg06 said:
Do you use the liquid or the powder? I'm deciding between the two so I can place an order.
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I use the liquid as well, although I suspect the powder is more economical. I read somewhere that one of the ingredients in the powder can react with hard water to form deposits that may make your clothes stiff...I'm not sure if that was at the Charlie's site or the "laundry forum" where one of the "Charlie" family members was posting.
 
DanSTi - Heh heh, *noine* of the MF detergents I've tried smelled very appealing.



I dry mine in the dryer on "medium". DFTowel posted some good info about dryer temps; you can't melt MFs unless your dryer is seriously messed up and overheating.



Hope you guys get better results with the Charlie's than we did :nixweiss
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I use the liquid as well, although I suspect the powder is more economical.
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Well, Patrick only charges 19.99 for a gallon of Charlie's liquid and Autogeek only charges 24.99 for a gallon of Micro Restore so it may come to about the same using liquid or powder.



When you look at what Proctor and Gamble charges for a gallon of Tide and the fact that you use more Tide per load than you do Charlie's or Micro Restore, the cost per load may be about the same in that case also.
 
I've never read any thread as funny as this... grown men discussing laundry detergents :rofl



Jeez, just use something without dyes or scents (preferabley Earth Choice or similar but Cheer Free'll do), rinse well and move on. It's not hard to clean a synthetic piece of cloth thoroughly. All those "specialist" detergents are just marketing hype IMO -- detergent is detergent. Waste you money on something with a fancy name if you want, but I'm sticking with the basics.
 
pipspeak said:
I've never read any thread as funny as this... grown men discussing laundry detergents..
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Oh, I dunno, this guy does a lot of laundry :D I wash clothes all the time but I hardly ever polish cars....nice to discuss something other than marring removal or what wax is best.

Jeez, just use something without dyes or scents (preferabley Earth Choice or similar but Cheer Free'll do), rinse well and move on. It's not hard to clean a synthetic piece of cloth thoroughly. All those "specialist" detergents are just marketing hype IMO...
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Well, I thought they were just hype too, until I tried them and got rather astonishing results. And it's not just about detailing cloths either; when we switched to Charlie's our clothing gradually got downright *dingy* to the point where my wife insisted that we quit using it.



Seems that, for whatever reason, some people have to work a lot harder at getting textiles clean :nixweiss
 
Accumulator said:
Well, I thought they were just hype too, until I tried them and got rather astonishing results. And it's not just about detailing cloths either; when we switched to Charlie's our clothing gradually got downright *dingy* to the point where my wife insisted that we quit using it.
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It is scary what's in regular laundry detergent but it's also the case AFAIK that modern textiles need such detergents to look their best, as you discovered. It seems modern textile dyes and fabrics just aren't tough enough to survive without some pampering in the washing machine. Good old fashioned stuff like Charlie's was probably fine for good old fashioned fabrics dyed with good old fashioned carcinogenic dyes ;)



I just stick with whatever laundry liquids are relatively clear (which usually means the "free" versions or the earth-friendly versions), wash anything dark in cold water and maybe throw in some old fashioned bleach for whites.



Great, now you've got me discussing laundry detergent details, too :cry:
 
stiffdogg06 said:
Do you use the liquid or the powder? I'm deciding between the two so I can place an order.



- Andrew
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Powder.......were only talking a tablespoon here. Water soluble obviously, never had any issues with it not dissolving. Theres no "masking" with any of the specialty products, they just come out clean ime.
 
pipspeak said:
It is scary what's in regular laundry detergent but it's also the case AFAIK that modern textiles need such detergents to look their best, as you discovered. It seems modern textile dyes and fabrics just aren't tough enough to survive without some pampering in the washing machine. Good old fashioned stuff like Charlie's was probably fine for good old fashioned fabrics dyed with good old fashioned carcinogenic dyes..
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And one of the weird things in my case was that our clothing is almost all natural fibers. The real shocker was how some detergents just didn't get all white, 100% cotton clean :nixweiss Heh heh other than some "technical clothing" for athletic pursuits, I'm a burns-not-melts kinda guy when it comes to my clothes :D
 
stiffdogg06 said:
Do you use the liquid or the powder? I'm deciding between the two so I can place an order.



- Andrew
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Save your money, Charlies laundry soap is nothing big. Didnt clean any better than normal laundry soap.



Their APC is nice but not very strong.
 
You guys actually use a "microfiber detergent"?..Im having a hard time understanding how Tide and hot water in the washing machine won't do the same thing.
 
Ok this thread is getting kind of big now. : ) Who would have thought that cleaning MF towels would generate such a turnout. Well I have a little more to add to this.



Some on the thread say they use hot water and also put their towels in the dryer on low heat. I could be wrong but from what I read on MF towels heat is the enemy, becuse it causes the fibers to shrink. I personally have never tried washing the MF towels in hot water so I do not know. Also powder detergents were also not suggested, becuse if it does not rinse out then it could scratch, there again I would not personally know because I have not used powder since 1988. I am just going off what I read. Just my $.02



I have a process that seems to work for me so I am sticking with it. :spot
 
Save your money, Charlies laundry soap is nothing big. Didnt clean any better than normal laundry soap.
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Its been a while since I bought Tide, but 80 loads for $10.00 (I think) is cheaper then Tide. Do the math:

Tide Original Scent 2x Liquid Detergent-64 Load - 100 Fl. Oz. $16.99

And if neither cleans better then the other, wouldnt CS be a better buy?:sign
 
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