Detail Spray & Microfiber Towels Question??

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Hi,
I've been using microfiber towels with QD sprays for years. Over time, I have noticed a lack of absorbency. I do use microfiber rejuvenator in my wash cycles with liquid detergent, no additives and no fabric softner. Towels are dried on low to no heat. Also, I only wash microfiber towels by themselves.
I use certain microfiber towels for drying off water when washing my vehicles. I use certain microfiber towels for removing sealants and wax.
Now here's the dilemma; As you know, QD's have certain ingredients such as polymers, oils, acrylic.... the list goes on and on. Correct me if I'm wrong, I believe these chemicals is what's killing my towels.
Now the question; How can I expect to use a QD spray and wipe it off keeping a given microfiber towel absorbent after being washed?
I purposely keep my microfiber towels seperate from one another due to it's given use. We all know what would happen if we wash our buffing towels with our drying towels.
How do you keep your QD microfiber towels absorbent. Thanks, Ray :dunno:
 
I have towels for everything and I wash each kind alone and never have a problem with towels absorbing anything. How old are your towels?
 
I've heard this about waffle weave towels , some people complaining they are not soaking up the water , what to do ? suggestion was to boil the towels
 
I have the same problem. I boiled my waffle weaves with Oxiclean and was surprised how much contamination came out. A theory I have is that today's consumer washing machines just don't clean as well as a commercial machine. I quit using special cleaners and now just use Tide. I accept that some stains just won't come out. I am testing some different brands of towels because I think the Cobra products are overrated.
 
Hi,
I have towels anywhere from 6 months to 5 years old. Usually after about 6 washings the towels begin to loose some absorbency. By the way, all the towels are waffle weave with most of them being branded as the Big Blue . http://www.autopia-carcare.com/big-blue-towel.html
These towels were suppose to be great towels, but not so much for me. Maybe there new III towels are better. Either way, I feel that chemicals have been the culprit.
I just purchased the Cobra Guzzler towels for drying along with the Sonus Der Wunder Microfiber towel (red border) for buffing. I will try the boiling technique. How long do you boil them? I'm assuming in plain water then followed up with a wash. Thanks to all for the help, Ray :dblthumb2:
 
sorry, I can't tell ya how long to boil . i have not ran into this problem yet . few mins 5-10? if ya use search and enter boiling towels there are a few that pop up . I only have cobra guzzlers and purple and gold plush towels I use for drying . I use a cheap free and clear detergent with a touch of oxyclean and with any towels that been used for polish, wax , spray detailers ... I use micro restore . all towels get double rinse cycle with a cup of vinegar in it .
 
I use BF cleaner and restorer. And I never have these issues with my towels. Also if you have some towels 5+ years old. Gotta get some new stuff.
 
The reality is that the ingredients in water based sealants and waxes very often are chemically attracted to fibres, like those in your towels. Fundamentally it is very similar to the way a lot of sealants bond to your paint work. It is also very similar to the way which cheaper fabric softeners function - before anyone gets ideas, paint sealants would give water repellency to fabric (this is your problem here) but in no way would they be expected to soften!

In all practice you need a fairly harsh wash to get rid of some of these adsorbed chemicals and that might not be guaranteed when considering some of the more strongly binding ingredients. There is little reason to fear a simple washing powder, it is only when they have things like softeners incorporated that there is a problem. These days it is entirely possible to soften without damaging the absorbency but I cannot honestly tell you who on the market would use this, more modern, approach.
 
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