How to clean just a few microfiber towels

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I need to clean 4 of 5 16x16 microfiber towels. How should I do that w/out running the washing machine?

I have Groit's Garage microfiber cleaner along with liquid Tide free/clear.

Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas!!

--Shagnat
 
Throw them in the wash with your other cloths if your using the tide free stuff.

Or wash them when you have more.
 
i have about 60 microfibers and will wait until i have about 25 of them ready to be washed and just throw them in with CG Microfiber detergent.
 
Thanks guys. I guess waiting till I have enough for a small load sounds like a good idea. I just have a few new towels which say to wash first and guess my OCD wants all of them clean..... hard for me to let dirty towels/rags to just sit :)
 
Depending how quickly you use them, you could toss the dirty ones in a bucket with some detergent to let them Presoak. I'll usually let them sit over night, or two, in the cleaner. I normally use cold water as to not set the stains in.

When I have enough, I'll do a load. Usually a full detail for me requires about 20 towels. I keep my wax/sealant towels separate from all others, to keep from contamination between towels.

I'm also ocd, so I run the washer empty with dawn and scrub it by hand halfway through the cycle. I'll also run as much hot water in the softener reservoir to clean it. After the cycle is finished I like to wipe the machine out with vinegar. I do the same after washing my towels.

That's more than you asked, but my fingers wont stop! Haha

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I stack 'em until it's time to clean 'em. But I've also found that my washing machine on the 'small load' setting is able to efficiently do just a few towels without wasting a ton of energy. (Though, of course, the most efficient way would be to wait for a full load!)
 
ken tuep said:
Depending how quickly you use them, you could toss the dirty ones in a bucket with some detergent to let them Presoak. I'll usually let them sit over night, or two, in the cleaner. I normally use cold water as to not set the stains in.

When I have enough, I'll do a load. Usually a full detail for me requires about 20 towels. I keep my wax/sealant towels separate from all others, to keep from contamination between towels.

I'm also ocd, so I run the washer empty with dawn and scrub it by hand halfway through the cycle. I'll also run as much hot water in the softener reservoir to clean it. After the cycle is finished I like to wipe the machine out with vinegar. I do the same after washing my towels.

That's more than you asked, but my fingers wont stop! Haha

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Actually all you said was very worthwhile. See, I'm not very different from you in this regard. I just didn't want to type an essay question as peeps tend to lose the original question in my ramblings :) :dblthumb2:
 
Going thru the same dilemma right now. Have about 7 towels and 2 pads sitting in bucket with cleaner. Though it's a cleaner solution I should still wring out when putting in washer with MF detergent right?
 
Get a dirty clothes bin that has 3 dividers. I use one and toss my dirty towels in there until I have enough for a full load. I have 3 categories: wax removal towels, compound/polish towels, and other. Got this idea from Mike Phillip's book.
 
If you dont want bins, you can buy 3 dollar laundry bags and hang them. I have one for quality towels and one for general use.I just toss them in till there is enough for a load. other than that, use your car wash bucket and the grit gard put your cleaner and det inmix by hand and wash by hand 1800s style. use grit gard as your wash board. soak scrub twist wringhold up and check then dump soap water and rince. Me, Ill buy enough towels to not have to do it that way.
 
KillaCam said:
Get a dirty clothes bin that has 3 dividers. I use one and toss my dirty towels in there until I have enough for a full load. I have 3 categories: wax removal towels, compound/polish towels, and other. Got this idea from Mike Phillip's book.
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Exactly what I do! But, I haven't read Mike's book (sorry Mike :o). I was strolling through Wally world one day and saw a 3-compartment hamper for cheap and the proverbial light bulb went on and I flopped for one. Been using it ever since. It's on csters too which makes it nice for moving it around obviously. :D
 
I cleaned 5 Microfiber Towels last week without a washing machine. The towels were all dirty waterless wash towels

I filled a bucket with warm water and Oxi Clean. I let the towels soak in the bucket of Oxi Clean ( no soap) for about 30 minutes while moving the towels around in the bucket a few times during the 30 minute period (hand wash). I removed the towels from the bucket, rinsed the towels in a sink with warm water, and hung them up in front of a fan to dry. You could also throw them in the dryer on low heat if the towels come clean enough from the hand wash.
 
shagnat said:
Thanks guys. I guess waiting till I have enough for a small load sounds like a good idea. I just have a few new towels which say to wash first and guess my OCD wants all of them clean..... hard for me to let dirty towels/rags to just sit :)
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Here's a tip that i learned from another detailer..

Have 2-3 black trash bags..

1. Extra Dirty towels (cannot be used again and need wash)

2. Dirty towels ( can be used for wheels, wells once more before they become classified as Extra Dirty Towels)

3. Clean towels ready for anything ( i usually save any blue towel for paint, green for wheels, yellow for interior, brown for leather, and orange for glass)

Hope this helps!
 
I have a 3 gallon bucket hanging from a hook in the garage where I place dirty towels in. When the bucket is piling over full, I wash towels. I don't separate towels by wheels, etc... I mean, I likely only have one wheel towel in there - as I use mostly brushes.

However, there are 2 towels I wash by hand or alone on delicate: Microfiber Madness Dry Me Crazy and the AG foamed core Guzzler. I know it sounds crazy, but sometimes I'll wash one towel. A single towel in the machine only with 1oz of MF detergent. That towel is often the Microfiber Madness Wave Riders. I do this because they are snow white - and I want them to stay that way.

I kind of see it as, it's likely a huge waste of money to wash a single towel, but it's my money and I can waste it how I choose. I don't drink, so it probably only cost as much (or less) as a pint of Guinness to wash that towel.
 
shagnat said:
I just didn't want to type an essay question

as peeps tend to lose the original question in my ramblings
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You lost me with: "as peeps"...


However...I did get some of these for
"The Good Wife"s Christmas Stocking




Bob
 
Woob said:
Wash by hand with HOT water.
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Yes, hot water is best for the wash. To put some numbers on that (i.e. what does "hot" mean), according to microfiber industry experts, microfiber towels can withstand wash temperatures of 200 to 210F (but most residential water heaters are set way below that, at 140F or below, so it's perfectly fine to use hot water for the wash). They say it's actually better to wash in hot since this can expand the fibers and cleans them more thoroughly.

For drying, you should not exceed 140F. Dry heat can damage the fibers. You'll have to read your manual for your dryer to see what setting corresponds to 140F or less. Air drying is allegedly the best, but that takes a while compared to even a low heat setting on a dryer.
 
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