When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

[MyFirstES300]

Today I QD'd my Lexus. On the trunk of the car there were a few brown spots on the hood. I assume it's bee vomit or something. I had to rub a bit hard to get the spots off.

In the process, I noticed I instilled swirls where I rubbed to get the spots off. Did this come from the MF towel I was using or from the debris I was attempting to remove?

If it is from the microfiber towel, is that a strong indication that it's time to retire it?

[Tuck91]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

Well, I think the what caused the swirls was rubbing the bee droppings in the paint.

I usually get 6 months out of my Supreme Shines, I stop using them when they dont feel plush or when they are a pain to perform a quik detail with.

You can always use retired paint towels for door jams, wheels, interiors etc.

hope this helps.

[MrCLRider]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

Today I QD'd my Lexus. On the trunk of the car there were a few brown spots on the hood. I assume it's bee vomit or something. I had to rub a bit hard to get the spots off.

In the process, I noticed I instilled swirls where I rubbed to get the spots off. Did this come from the MF towel I was using or from the debris I was attempting to remove?

If it is from the microfiber towel, is that a strong indication that it's time to retire it?

to me I think that any time you have to do what you did, it will put a small amount of swirls in the paint, I don't care how nice the towel is. There are so many factors of why it did it...dust, material wiping off, or whatever

[TLMitchell]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

I usually get 6 months out of my Supreme Shines, I stop using them when they dont feel plush or when they are a pain to perform a quik detail with.

I tried something I'd heard about long ago today... poured some vinegar in with the MF rinse. Dried on the lowest heat, as usual and the older ones came out fluffy again, almost like new! Your mileage may vary.

TL

[Tuck91]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

I tried something I'd heard about long ago today... poured some vinegar in with the MF rinse. Dried on the lowest heat, as usual and the older ones came out fluffy again, almost like new! Your mileage may vary.

TL

I am going to have to try this out.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

The vinegar rinse is a great way to rejuvenate your Microfibers. Works very well.

I would just add run the rinse cycle a second time to be sure you removed all the vinegar.

[ClearlyCoated]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

Today I QD'd my Lexus. On the trunk of the car there were a few brown spots on the hood. I assume it's bee vomit or something. I had to rub a bit hard to get the spots off.

In the process, I noticed I instilled swirls where I rubbed to get the spots off. Did this come from the MF towel I was using or from the debris I was attempting to remove?

If it is from the microfiber towel, is that a strong indication that it's time to retire it?

Use your fingernail or plastic razor blade to gently remove those brown or yellowish-green spots. They break up very easily and the particles can then be brushed off with a microfiber.

Or you can saturate the spots with UQD or Last Touch, let it sit for a minute, and blot or wick it away with a microfiber towel. This is also the method I use on bird droppings.

[Nappers]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

Vinegar FTW!

I've had the bulk of my MF towels and they are still plush, do a vinegar rinse about every other wash and double rinse.

Using any type of cloth on your paint and adding elbow grease will instill swirls.

I get a lot of tree sap on our Yukon roof and it dries out and I flake it off with my fingernail and rinse it (as I wash the car of course).

Aaron

[john m.]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

Im going to have to try this vinegar sometime with everyone talking about it!

[BarryK]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

I didn't know about the vinegar trick until reading this thread so tried it today with a batch of about 30 older MF towels.
WOW!! what a difference, they really came out much softer and plusher than they were, almost like new again in the feel of them.

[TLMitchell]

Re: When is it time to "retire" a microfiber towel?

I didn't know about the vinegar trick until reading this thread so tried it today with a batch of about 30 older MF towels.
WOW!! what a difference, they really came out much softer and plusher than they were, almost like new again in the feel of them.

It's not just for breakfast anymore

http://www.heloise.com/hints_topten_vinegar_hints.html