Do you all wash a detail spray rag after one use?

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Just curious what others do. I'm trying to improve my car care routine and was wondering what others do so I would appreciate as many responses as possible. Say when you use a detail spray microfiber for just one little smudge, finger print or light dust so do you toss it in the ready to wash pile or put it back to use again later? I have always put it back and waited until I have used it either several times, or it starts to pick up any dirt, but wanted to see if this was a no no or not.

Also do you wash your wax removal and spray wax towels separately from your detail spray towels or wash mitts? Seems like it would make sense to keep wax stuff separate?

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I always throw it in the dirty pile no matter what. It may collect something while you wait for your next wipe or it may transfer some to your clean towels. Also I wash my paint towels separately. Wax towels by them selves, anything towel that touches the paint separate. Interior on its own and extra dirty engine ones by it self. Just keeps them from cross contaminating each other. Plus it keeps your new nice towels for paint fluffy and soft.

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Nah, I just fold it over and use it for the next smudge. Lets not get carried away for one little smudge.

Now if its for dust then I toss it in the wash cause Ive used more than one side at that point. I wash all my microfibers at once no matter what I use em for. (unless its used in the engine)
 
Thanks for the replies guys, so do you just toss them into a can or something until you have enough to do a wash, or do you actually wash 1 towel? If so I imagine some of you have a few different "piles" to throw things in then? I put mine into a container a it was in there a week or so before washing, came out smelling kind of musty/foul so looking for another idea. Seems like if I wait before I have enough towels to wash it would take forever, and I don't like the though of closing them up with product on them either so????
 
I use grocery bags, let's them breath but still closed up enough not to get anything in it. I have one for each section of towel. Then once the bag is full it's big enough to do a load.

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cfiiman said:
Thanks for the replies guys, so do you just toss them into a can or something until you have enough to do a wash, or do you actually wash 1 towel? If so I imagine some of you have a few different "piles" to throw things in then? I put mine into a container a it was in there a week or so before washing, came out smelling kind of musty/foul so looking for another idea. Seems like if I wait before I have enough towels to wash it would take forever, and I don't like the though of closing them up with product on them either so????
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for the sake of not having them smell nasty from bacteria and being damp. and not just being washed in a tiny load. i believe the best way is to have a place to hang them out to dry after use (if they are damp from cleaners and/or ONR type washes, or drying). and after a day just toss them into a bucket or something once dry.

when you get ready to wash, fill the bucket with hot water and detergent/oxyclean to get any stains pre-treated then throw em in the wash with some tide free and vinegar. should be good as new and won't suffer by being in a water solution for weeks, or in a bucket collecting mold.
 
cfiiman said:
Thanks for the replies guys, so do you just toss them into a can or something until you have enough to do a wash, or do you actually wash 1 towel? If so I imagine some of you have a few different "piles" to throw things in then? I put mine into a container a it was in there a week or so before washing, came out smelling kind of musty/foul so looking for another idea. Seems like if I wait before I have enough towels to wash it would take forever, and I don't like the though of closing them up with product on them either so????
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I use a home depot bucket, once it gets filled I wash em. I do use a micro fiber specific detergent. They all come out perfectly clean.
 
TurboToys said:
for the sake of not having them smell nasty from bacteria and being damp. and not just being washed in a tiny load. i believe the best way is to have a place to hang them out to dry after use (if they are damp from cleaners and/or ONR type washes, or drying). and after a day just toss them into a bucket or something once dry.

when you get ready to wash, fill the bucket with hot water and detergent/oxyclean to get any stains pre-treated then throw em in the wash with some tide free and vinegar. should be good as new and won't suffer by being in a water solution for weeks, or in a bucket collecting mold.
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Thanks for all the replies guys! I'm assuming the vinegar is there to break down wax? Would you only use it for wax towels, and how much do you use? I'm a little worried about Vinegar making the towels smell/look funny?
 
I can never find only "one" smudge. I usually find something else somewhere on the vehicle that needs attention, flip the towel and address the situation

Usually, my softest most plush towels are for detail sprays...which I seldomly use anymore..
 
cfiiman said:
Thanks for all the replies guys! I'm assuming the vinegar is there to break down wax? Would you only use it for wax towels, and how much do you use? I'm a little worried about Vinegar making the towels smell/look funny?
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Vinegar is a natural fabric softener, it wont leave smells behind and leaves your towels in better shape afterwards, and I use the tide free because the "free" laundry soaps are just cleaners, no fragrances or dyes, so they wont leave extra junk in your towels to streak. And oxyclean is an oxygenated bleach, wont ruin colors and helps dissolve stains and grease/wax prior to washing
 
I always put them in the wash rack(s) once I have used a towel for anything. I have a cabinet with a bunch of racks in it. 4 of the racks are for storing dirty towels of various sorts. When I get a number of dirty towels of a particlular type, I wash them. The exception is towels containing coatings or sealants. They get washed right after use because it is easier to get them clean when they are still fresh.
 
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