How to dry artic white microfiber towels

gentle wash cold with 'clear' detergent only. Low dryer for short duration until almost dry then hang them to finish drying. always been my process. no softeners, detergents, purfumes...

The exception is presoak/prewash of heavily soiled ones that I don't really care as much about. They might get hot water soaks.
 
I have boiled my plush MF's that were used with sealants and now coatings. I then wash them along with my other MF's. I like to think that any robust sealant or coating chemicals still in the towels may succumb to 212°+. I have never had any issues with those towels.

I don't boil every time they're used but maybe every 4th time and again only my sealant and coating "leveling" towels.

I heard about this practice quite a few years ago when MF's were first gaining popularity.

To Waterman (OP), why would there be a difference in your arctic white towels and your other MF towels?
 
Rsurfer said:
Give me a break..mf towels will melt in a dryer on high. Your using a dryer which is regulated and not a oven on high.
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What I suggested is the way that the Rag Company recommends caring for MF towels and the reason why.

If you choose to go a different route have at it.
 
Eldorado2k said:
I'm going to do an experiment soon to find out for myself if there's a noticeable difference between drying a microfiber towel in low heat vs. high heat.

As far as water temperature, I always wash them on hot water setting and that part at least hasn't hurt them 1 bit.

I forgot where exactly I heard it, but I recall listening to a very knowledgeable guy break down how the polyester/polyamide in a microfiber towel in its finished form is not susceptible to "melting" for at least another 400 degrees above what we've somehow concluded between ourselves in the detailing community. He pretty much called us idiots for believing such nonsense.

Does anyone know who that was or what podcast/interview that was from? I know I can't be the only 1 who remembers listening to that...

What I do remember for sure is that he sure sounded liken he knew exactly what he was talking about and 1 of the several examples he gave was the fact that microfiber towels don't suddenly melt before our eyes when we use them with professional grade steam cleaners which reach extreme temperatures. The microfiber towels survive just fine!
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That means nothing. Right off the bat the fact that he's using a straw man argument about the towel "melting before our eyes" proves he's an idiot.

Who ever said the towel will "melt before our eyes". I've always taken it as the heat will damage the towel prematurely which it does. Technically you call that melting. That doesn't mean it's going to turn into a liquid in the drier. The towel is damaged on a microscopic level.

Who here thought the towel would literally melt like an ice cube in 140 degree water?

The water in my house is hotter then in most. The water heater is turned up high. It can get to 130 degrees and that's measured with a thermometer. It has damaged my towels that's a fact. It makes the fibers clump together and become rough.
 
Eldorado2k said:
How many people reading this have boiled their microfiber towels to renew their absorbency? I've never done so myself, as I've never had my towels somehow go lame... But I've read about that trick many times, and not once have I heard any of the people who've boiled their towels come back and complain about it ruining their microfibers.

How could microfiber towels possibly survive the boiling temperature of 212 degrees and hotter? They're supposed to have melted... It makes about as much sense as astronauts surviving through the Van Allen Belts.
Unless of course microfibers aren't susceptible to melting at such temperatures...

"Don't wash in hot water"
"God forbid you dry in high heat"

"But if you happen to lose absorbency, boil them and they'll be like new again"! Lmao
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I guarantee you if you boil an eagle edgeless it will be degraded. Wash one cold then boil 1. Dry both on low and you will see the difference. Again it's not going to literally melt like an ice cube but it will degrade. Gold plush will too.
 
dublifeMKVII said:
gentle wash cold with 'clear' detergent only. Low dryer for short duration until almost dry then hang them to finish drying. always been my process. no softeners, detergents, purfumes...

The exception is presoak/prewash of heavily soiled ones that I don't really care as much about. They might get hot water soaks.
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I like to presoak all my microfiber at least 10-15 minutes. I've even been doing that with my regular luandry
 
Paul A. said:
I have boiled my plush MF's that were used with sealants and now coatings. I then wash them along with my other MF's. I like to think that any robust sealant or coating chemicals still in the towels may succumb to 212°+. I have never had any issues with those towels.

I don't boil every time they're used but maybe every 4th time and again only my sealant and coating "leveling" towels.

I heard about this practice quite a few years ago when MF's were first gaining popularity.

To Waterman (OP), why would there be a difference in your arctic white towels and your other MF towels?
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I asked because I normally wash in warm water but the last two washes I used hot water and high heat. My arctic white came out feeling rough and had a lot of static. My griots pfm and polish towels I always air dry or put on low heat. My waterless towels I dry the same way.

I rewashed the arctic towels and used low heat and the feel a little softer and don't have as much static.

Lou
 
fightnews said:
I guarantee you if you boil an eagle edgeless it will be degraded. Wash one cold then boil 1. Dry both on low and you will see the difference. Again it's not going to literally melt like an ice cube but it will degrade. Gold plush will too.
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I'll be more than happy to try that... And even if it does degrade or even ruin it I won't mind. I'll boil it tomorrow.

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waterman said:
I asked because I normally wash in warm water but the last two washes I used hot water and high heat. My arctic white came out feeling rough and had a lot of static. My griots pfm and polish towels I always air dry or put on low heat. My waterless towels I dry the same way.

I rewashed the arctic towels and used low heat and the feel a little softer and don't have as much static.

Lou
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Dry on low heat... Why'd you dry on high?
Your microfiber towels are supposed to have static cling when they come out of the dryer, that's a good thing.
 
Eldorado2k said:
I'll be more than happy to try that... And even if it does degrade or even ruin it I won't mind. I'll boil it tomorrow.

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Dry on low heat... Why'd you dry on high?
Your microfiber towels are supposed to have static cling when they come out of the dryer, that's a good thing.
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PM and settings are screwed again.
 
Adam’s says 60-90 seconds at a low boil, stirring continuously.
 
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