Washing micro fiber towel's.

[Murr1525]

Re: Washing micro fiber towel's.

Do you do this with any "fluffy" MF towels? The static thing seems to be a problem for me and I can't seem to correct it. I'm wondering if I'm using the wrong towel for the application or if the static is pulling loose fibers from the towel onto the surface. By "fluffy" I mean the towels that are thick like bathroom towels.

What sort of things are you using them for?

[SD_Racer]

Re: Washing micro fiber towel's.

Perhaps I'm overly anal about my MF towels but I would never wash the towels that I use for the paint with towels loaded with brake dust.

I never use a powder soap to wash MF towels I prefer liquid Tide.
Dawn dish soap is best for soaking because of it's ability to cut wax and grease.

If towel are soiled pre-soak then do a double wash if needed to get them clean then a double rinse.
Use vinegar on final rise. Dry on low heat until barley damp and finish drying on air fluff this will leave them very soft and static free.

The Vinegar in the Rise Cycle has taken my ability to refresh my towels to another level. Since we detail a fair amount of car every week my "BAD" towels were starting to grow... The Vinegar in the "RISE" Cycle is HUGE guys, I can't over state the results.

Thank you Black Bart as you have saved us some serious $$$$$$

Also to restate, don't wash your wheel/rim/tire towels in the same load as what you are using on Paint. Brake dust causes mirco swrils and the black dirt/rubber from the tires will diminish the ability of any cleaner to remove the dirt and build up in the non-wheel/rim/tire towels. That's my $.02

[JG_Detailing]

Re: Washing micro fiber towel's.

This is what I do when my towels get stained. I use them for other purposes like cleaning the inside of the engine compartment, tire cleaning and wheel wells.

[SD_Racer]

Re: Washing micro fiber towel's.

What sort of things are you using them for?

I'm using them when applying Spray On Wax. A final whipe after polishing, applying quick detailer to paint. And to whipe away dried wax and buff.

I was washing the towels wrong and the problem is gone. Separating certain kinds of towels and using vinegar in the rise cycle has seemed to cure the problem. I would guess that polish, wax, etc... was getting captured up inside the towel and during the wash they were not coming out. Vinegar being a mild acid would react with the polish (a base) and pull it out, with the "high spin" rise cycle. I'm drying the towels using a method in this post and the combination of all the improvements is working for me.

So I think I'm good. Thank you for the follow up!

[Sevy316]

Re: Washing micro fiber towel's.

rub a bar of like ivory soap on the stain and then rub the microfiber vigorously against itself between your fingers to help lift the stain b4 throwing it in the wash.

[Ol' Red]

Re: Washing micro fiber towel's.

I'm using them when applying Spray On Wax. A final whipe after polishing, applying quick detailer to paint. And to whipe away dried wax and buff.

I was washing the towels wrong and the problem is gone. Separating certain kinds of towels and using vinegar in the rise cycle has seemed to cure the problem. I would guess that polish, wax, etc... was getting captured up inside the towel and during the wash they were not coming out. Vinegar being a mild acid would react with the polish (a base) and pull it out, with the "high spin" rise cycle. I'm drying the towels using a method in this post and the combination of all the improvements is working for me.

So I think I'm good. Thank you for the follow up!

I'm not trying to be a *****, but you do know that it is spelled wipe, not whipe, right?