Cleaning microfiber towels??

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Is it okay to wash all microfiber towels together?

Appreciate all your help and advise

Chris
 
yes but different loads:
paint- compound/polish/wax/sealant
wheels + door jam
interior (hand wash) if not many
window (hand wash) if not many

or

compound + polish

wax / sealant

QD

interior

Wheels + door jam

depends what's your expectation :xyxthumbs:
 
i generally wash all my good microfiber towels together with a mf detergent and extra rinse cycle, and then into the dryer on the lowest heat setting. the other seperate pile would be the costco microfiber towels that would be used for less important tasks...
 
It depends on how much you want to preserve your investment. technically speaking, yes, its fine.

I personally do not.

First thing I do is color coordinate them. then sort them based on the task their used for.

for example,

- Light colored drying towels get washed together in one load.

- All Purpose exterior towels (Costco yellow and gray wheel towels) get washed together (not color coordinated because I consider these expendable after some use)

- Exterior paint towels

- Interior towels (some interior cleaners and chemicals have a tendency to wear out towels fairly quickly)

At a minimum I do 4 separate loads.

Keep in mind if you wash your high quality NON-Linting towels with some tatty all purpose towels there is a good chance they will ALL lint after being mixed up together

Also if you have really nice white or light colored towels and wash them with dark colored towels they will all wind up being dark after being mixed up. When it comes to color bleeding you have to really keep an eye on DARK BLUE, BLACK/GRAY and ORANGE as the non-color fast culprits. They can bleed for their entire service life, not just the first couple wash's.
 
A general question, and I mean no disrespect as I was once a forum newbie too.

Is there a sticky thread that points out to new members the basics of using forum features like "search", "new posts", etc.? Generally when one begins to read here, the list of threads is more than one page long. Yet it seems as son as a discussion drops off the fist page (which takes about six hours if there have been no replies), someone starts a new thread with the same questions.

Now, I realize that not everyone here has been on bulletin boards like this for 15 or 20 years, or usenet even before that. That's why I'm asking.
 
Just 2 loads for me. 1st pile: everything that touches the paint. 2nd pile: everything else (interior, wheels, doorjambs, engine, etc.)
 
SameGuy said:
A general question, and I mean no disrespect as I was once a forum newbie too.

Is there a sticky thread that points out to new members the basics of using forum features like "search", "new posts", etc.? Generally when one begins to read here, the list of threads is more than one page long. Yet it seems as son as a discussion drops off the fist page (which takes about six hours if there have been no replies), someone starts a new thread with the same questions.

Now, I realize that not everyone here has been on bulletin boards like this for 15 or 20 years, or usenet even before that. That's why I'm asking.
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:iagree: it only takes a few seconds to use the search function (its your friend) and it would create less clutter on repeated topics... :props:
 
Feed back please
Moldavite said:
yes but different loads:
paint- compound/polish/wax/sealant
wheels + door jam
interior (hand wash) if not many
window (hand wash) if not many

or

compound + polish

wax / sealant

QD

interior

Wheels + door jam

depends what's your expectation :xyxthumbs:
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If you have a decent washer and dryer, going to these lengths is not required

I just don't wash filthy, greasy engine/wheel towels with my nice towels

I think the real trick is to buy enough of each type of towel, so you can wait until you have a full load


I am curious about towels used to remove sealants like WGDGPS 3.0 If the sealant is hazed on the paint prior to touching it with the towel...does the dried sealant have any effect on the towel? Does it re-activate when it gets wet in the wash or would solvents be requires to re-activate it
 
allenk4 said:
Feed back please

If you have a decent washer and dryer, going to these lengths is not required

I just don't wash filthy, greasy engine/wheel towels with my nice towels

I think the real trick is to buy enough of each type of towel, so you can wait until you have a full load


I am curious about towels used to remove sealants like WGDGPS 3.0 If the sealant is hazed on the paint prior to touching it with the towel...does the dried sealant have any effect on the towel? Does it re-activate when it gets wet in the wash or would solvents be requires to re-activate it
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^agreed :)

For me i wash my microfiber separately
-wax/sealant/QD
-compound/polish
-interior
-glass
-wheels/jam

most of them are hand wash(woolite/vinegar) as i only detail my 2 cars.wheels and jams get liquid detergent + vinegar.
i usually prepare a bucket mix with water/woolite and dump in the towels use for lsp straight :)
i yet tried wolfgang sealant but so far my towel stays functional:props:
 
allenk4 said:
I am curious about towels used to remove sealants like WGDGPS 3.0 If the sealant is hazed on the paint prior to touching it with the towel...does the dried sealant have any effect on the towel? Does it re-activate when it gets wet in the wash or would solvents be requires to re-activate it
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Well I can answer with personal experience. I've been using WDGPS 3.0 annually on 2 cars for the past 7 years, following manufacturer's instructions to the letter (let dry for at least 45 minutes, then buff, then let cure for at least 24 hours with zero moisture before topping with wax - if so desired).

I've been washing all the towels that touch paint together in one load, like I said. So all my wash, drying, buffing, etc. towels are washed together, and that includes post-wash, post-polishing, post-wax and post-sealant towels, i.e. anything that touched paint and glass. All my towels look and behave like new after each wash, i.e. absorbent, soft, grabby, etc. I just don't see the need to separate into smaller loads. Then again, I only stick to my tried-and-true products, and don't tend to experiment wildly, so YMMV.
 
I try to keep anything that cleans glass/dry and what contacts paint separate from the grungy stuff.
 
That brings up a question I asked in another thread...

Is the sealant "deactivated" when it dries and basically made inert, so that it has no effect on the absorbency of the towels washed in the same load?

I too use WGDGPS and have seen no degradation of my towels
 
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