How to clean microfiber towels the EASY way!

Thanks! I was also reading your review of it and you say drying with too much heat can put static electricity into the towels and cause them to scratch paint? I dry on Low or Med heat but still get some static. How would static in the towel scratch the paint? I believe it, I just dont understand it.
 
WRXINXS said:
Thanks! I was also reading your review of it and you say drying with too much heat can put static electricity into the towels and cause them to scratch paint? I dry on Low or Med heat but still get some static. How would static in the towel scratch the paint? I believe it, I just dont understand it.
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I'm not completely sure on the science, but it is my understanding that static charge will actually repel liquid, so when you are wiping something, it's like wiping a microfiber against the paint dry. Not as severe as that, but you get the idea. And remember, when doing a waterless wash or quick detail, there's lots of dust on the paint surface! So wiping the MF towel against the dust on the paint dry might be a better description.

At least, that is my understanding.
 
ihaveacamaro said:
Yeah I don't get why you wouldn't?

You still don't get why? Where has my message, to not do so, failed to reach you?
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ihaveacamaro said:
If you presoak your MF Towels, do you use two different buckets of APC for your cheap MF towels and your expensive MF towels?

I do not use an APC for pre-soaking MF towels---cheap or expensive.
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ihaveacamaro said:
...do you use two different buckets...? I wouldn't. <<<Your choice...not mine.
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ihaveacamaro said:
The whole point of washing is to get the towels clean, and in my experience, if you're using the right cleaner, it doesn't matter what you put in the washer. Yes, I've put cheap MF towels that had dirt from interiors and exhaust in the same load with an expensive MF towel that I used to remove polish residue.

Again...Your choice not mine!!
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ihaveacamaro said:
Both towels come out of the washer clean as a whistle and I inspect every towel before it goes into the dryer.

The expensive towels have not lost their characteristics or changed texture or feel at all.

That's good.
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Suffice it to say:

-You have: "your way" of washing MF towels...

-I have a: "separation-way"...of doing mine.

-It appears, from our discussion, the twain shall never meet.


:)

Bob
 
Except for wheel towels, I'm guilty of pre-soaking them together in the same bucket.

I'll go even further - sometimes, dirty towels would sit in the solution for over a week before washing... :eek:
 
FUNX725 said:
Suffice it to say:

-You have: "your way" of washing MF towels...

-I have a: "separation-way"...of doing mine.

-It appears, from our discussion, the twain shall never meet.


:)

Bob
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Bob, it does seem like an agreement between the two of us on this subject will not be met lol :D

But to answer your first question, I still do not have a reason from you other than "it's a no brainer."

For example: Do you think that when mixing two varying qualities of MF, the expensive MFs will go bad? Do you think there will be contamination in the expensive MFs left over? Do you think washing the expensive and cheap MFs will make the expensive ones prone to scratching? Does it have to do with the dirt that is picked up from the exhaust mixing with expensive MFs?

I know your position, but I still don't know specifically why it is your position.
 
BrutalNoodle said:
Except for wheel towels, I'm guilty of pre-soaking them together in the same bucket.

I'll go even further - sometimes, dirty towels would sit in the solution for over a week before washing... :eek:
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I would do the same if I presoaked my towels... which is why I also do the same once it's in the washer.
 
ihaveacamaro said:
Do you think that when mixing two varying qualities of MF, the expensive MFs will go bad?

Does it have to do with the dirt that is picked up from the exhaust mixing with expensive MFs?

I know your position, but I still don't know specifically why it is your position.
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I'll try then, Roshan, to clarify my position/viewpoint.

In a nut-shell:

-No...It's not: Inexpesive vs. expensive MF towels, per se...

-It's the pre-soaking/washing/drying/storing: "The Commingling", as it were...of MF towels that have been
'soiled' by the particular-particulate-contaminates that come from being used on exhaust-systems' components...

With:

Any other MF towels that are used specifically on, exempli gratia:
Paint-work, auto-glass...Even other bright-work (id est: chromed wheels)


-That, my friend, is what, seemingly, has us situated as to being
diametrically opposed to one anothers: MF towels' care/usage.


My contentions, then, are:

-Will total removal of exhaust-sytem components' contaminates from MF towels ever be possible. IMHO: No.

-Why take the chance of cross-contamination. It is a definite possibility, IMHO.

-Why risk the damage to other vehicle surfaces that would/could be caused by some small, minute contaminates...
Some that may even be of a "metallic-nature"!! :eek:


Please excuse my earlier: 'In a nut-shell' connotation.
-I do tend to blather somewhat.


:)

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
I'll try then, Roshan, to clarify my position/viewpoint.

In a nut-shell:

-No...It's not: Inexpesive vs. expensive MF towels, per se...

-It's the pre-soaking/washing/drying/storing: "The Commingling", as it were...of MF towels that have been
'soiled' by the particular-particulate-contaminates that come from being used on exhaust-systems' components...

With:

Any other MF towels that are used specifically on, exempli gratia:
Paint-work, auto-glass...Even other bright-work (id est: chromed wheels)


-That, my friend, is what, seemingly, has us situated as to being
diametrically opposed to one anothers: MF towels' care/usage.


My contentions, then, are:

-Will total removal of exhaust-sytem components' contaminates from MF towels ever be possible. IMHO: No.

-Why take the chance of cross-contamination. It is a definite possibility, IMHO.

-Why risk the damage to other vehicle surfaces that would/could be caused by some small, minute contaminates...
Some that may even be of a "metallic-nature"!! :eek:


Please excuse my earlier: 'In a nut-shell' connotation.
-I do tend to blather somewhat.


:)

Bob
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Thanks for the clarification Bob. I understand and see your point, even if I don't agree with it :xyxthumbs:
 
ihaveacamaro said:
I understand and see your point, even if I don't agree with it :xyxthumbs:

I also understand your position.
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Reckon we'll take care of our MF towels a little differently from one another:


BTW, Roshan...

Thanks for posting this thread, as well as the discussions that have ensued, as a consequence thereof.


:)

Bob
 
Thank you for commenting, I always enjoy our friendly discussions whether or not we agree :)
 
FUNX725 said:
Reckon we'll take care of our MF towels a little differently from one another:


:)

Bob
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Bob, mind telling us how to properly remove chloroform from microfiber? Thanks!


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Hey Roshan I gotta agree with Bob on this one and I speak from real world experience.

Last summer I started buying cobras and all these nice towels, and I would wash all towels together.

And I noticed that it ruined my good ones and they would have excess lint from the crappy towels and I had to retire them.

For washing towels I have 3 separate buckets that collect towels.

First Bucket
Nicest towel that touch the paint for polishing and lsp removal, (These get washed once a month)

Second Bucket
Rinesless or waterless towels

Third Bucket
Dirty towels, exhaust, wheels, and engine.
These do get pre-soaked before washing.
 
CM8 6MT said:
Roshan, I put 2oz of Blackfire on a small load of dirty cheap MF towels, they didnt clean out as well as this did for you. Maybe depends on brand/gsm?

For this reason I still pre-soak mine with some pad rejuvenator. That alone takes most of the stains out.
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I believe this is due to Roshan's washing machine. He has an older tank that actually uses plenty of water and agitation as compared to the new HE machines that barely clean anything because they are more concerned with energy credits than results. I bet the exact same towel washed in my HE washer would not come out nearly as clean after one cycle. Maybe I am wrong...
 
BrutalNoodle said:
Bob, mind telling us how to properly remove chloroform from microfiber? Thanks!


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After using a MF towel that's been saturated with chloroform...
I generally just toss 'em.


Also:
A long time ago...
I came to a realization that there was a particular "Aromatherapy-product"
that once was a favorite of mine: Chloroform.

Chloroform...
1. When Rohypnol just wasn’t enough!!

2. For putting sensual into non-consensual.

3. As a 'pick-up line':
"Hey Babe…Does this cloth smell like chloroform…Or is it just me"?

:D

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
After using a MF towel that's been saturated with chloroform...
I generally just toss 'em.


Also:
A long time ago...
I came to a realization that there was a particular "Aromatherapy-product"
that once was a favorite of mine: Chloroform.

Chloroform...
1. When Rohypnol just wasn’t enough!!

2. For putting sensual into non-consensual.

3. As a 'pick-up line':
"Hey Babe…Does this cloth smell like chloroform…Or is it just me"?

:D

Bob
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:urtheman:

How did number 2 and number 3 work out for you? Feed back please

:laughing:
 
camaro2ssblack said:
I believe this is due to Roshan's washing machine. He has an older tank that actually uses plenty of water and agitation as compared to the new HE machines that barely clean anything because they are more concerned with energy credits than results. I bet the exact same towel washed in my HE washer would not come out nearly as clean after one cycle. Maybe I am wrong...
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college budget washer = awesome microfiber cleaner

Im the MAN
 
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