I am wondering how most detailers clean microfibers and wash mitts

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Hello forum I wash all my towels by hand in the sink 3 separate fills and then in the washer. All my interior and cleaning towels go in the sink with dawn, oxyclean, and 2oz of micro-restore. I only use the microrestore on the first soak and the washer. I let them sit and agitate every now and then. Next I drain the water and rinse out each individual towel, fill back up with dawn and oxyclean 2 more times then off to the washer with micro-restore. I do this with wash mitts, drying towels, wax towels, window towels, etc. never mixing them. I was curious to see how other detailers clean their towels.
 
Do a search, most just toss in the laundry with some micro restore or a "clear" type laundry detergent.
 
I use a bucket full of water, then add about 2-3 oz. of a water based degreaser. Every time I use a towel it goes in there to soak until I get to it. You don't want to let sealants and dirt setup on the towel, and this immediate submersion into cleaner helps to prevent that. I add in some Oxiclean the night before I wash. (It's only chemically effective for about 6 hours after contact with water.)

I use Towel Kleen but it's hard to find a good detergent. Even most of the "free and clear" brands will have optical brighteners (dyes to make cloths look brighter), which are not beneficial to microfiber. Even Towel Kleen has these.

After I remove them from the bucket, they go into the washer with 2oz. Towel Kleen and 2oz. water based degreaser, on hot. The degreaser helps to remove dirt and hopefully will interfere with the optical brighteners and other junk in most detergents. 8oz. of distilled white vinegar into the "fabric softener" dispenser.

Once done, into the dryer on LOW.
 
No where near a detailer, but I use 3D towel kleen. 1oz for a light load and 2oz for a heavy load - followed by an extra rinse.

The towels are then dried indoors on a stand as I do not have a dryer.
 
I used to use just Tide free, now the new Poorboys Micro cleaner. Very impressed.
 
3d towel kleen or dawn free. light wash quick dry on low. Been doing it this way for years.
 
3D Towel Kleen for me too!

Can't beat the price, and it has been cleaning for me as good as any of the others I've tried. Dark spots on my micro's always get a pre-treatment with a dash of McKee's 37 Pad Cleaner rubbed in.
 
@OP. Wow that sounds like alot of work... At the very most I'll fill a bucket with water and a couple oz. of car wash and put a grit guard in it and quikly agitate the dirtiest towels just prior to washing the load.. Lately I haven't even bothered. I just put em in the washer, hot water, 2oz. of Towel Kleen per 10 dirty towels, dry on low for about 30min., Done.

Glass towels get washed in the same load as my wash mitts. Never a problem.
 
Yup Towel Kleen is the way to go. Don't make it difficult. Sometimes I will presoak some of the towels in Meg's APC.
 
Tempest45 said:
I use a bucket full of water, then add about 2-3 oz. of a water based degreaser. Every time I use a towel it goes in there to soak until I get to it. You don't want to let sealants and dirt setup on the towel, and this immediate submersion into cleaner helps to prevent that. I add in some Oxiclean the night before I wash. (It's only chemically effective for about 6 hours after contact with water.)

I use Towel Kleen but it's hard to find a good detergent. Even most of the "free and clear" brands will have optical brighteners (dyes to make cloths look brighter), which are not beneficial to microfiber. Even Towel Kleen has these.

After I remove them from the bucket, they go into the washer with 2oz. Towel Kleen and 2oz. water based degreaser, on hot. The degreaser helps to remove dirt and hopefully will interfere with the optical brighteners and other junk in most detergents. 8oz. of distilled white vinegar into the "fabric softener" dispenser.

Once done, into the dryer on LOW.
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all i do is throw them in the washing machine with some microfiber cleaner and clear detergent then i wash them on hot ad they come out perfect every time, some of them sit for two months before i use enough of them to do a load cuz i have a lot of towels
 
wash with __________ (i use a dedicated mf detergent) in warm water with an extra rinse cycle (you can add vinegar), then into the dryer with no dryer sheet on the lowest heat setting. it's probably a good idea to buy a few dozen mf towels so you don't have to keep doing a wash often and seperate the good towels (paint) from the general ones (engine, wheels, etc,)...
 
In addition to what I stated above, if the MF towels or CarPro MF sued towels are used for coatings, I immediately toss them in a bucket filled with LC Snappy Clean. Then they go through the regular cycle with the rest of the MF's later.

Glad this thread came up, had a bunch in the dryer I forgot about! And just took advantage of the MF Sale on AG, and ordered 30 Gold Plush Jr 16x16... Good deal!
 
I just throw everything in the washer except for acidic stuff.For the coatings I use the 3 inch red foam pad.After use I have a can dedicated for that for immediate cleaning.
 
GSKR said:
I just throw everything in the washer except for acidic stuff.For the coatings I use the 3 inch red foam pad.After use I have a can dedicated for that for immediate cleaning.
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3 inch foam pad as in DA pad?
 
fightnews said:
all i do is throw them in the washing machine with some microfiber cleaner and clear detergent then i wash them on hot ad they come out perfect every time, some of them sit for two months before i use enough of them to do a load cuz i have a lot of towels
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I would ask if you do waterless washes?

Or does laundry detergent remove the cured sealants from your paint?
 
fightnews said:
all i do is throw them in the washing machine with some microfiber cleaner and clear detergent then i wash them on hot ad they come out perfect every time, some of them sit for two months before i use enough of them to do a load cuz i have a lot of towels
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Not with Sonax BSD & PNS. Do this and say good bye to absorbancy. These German chemists don't mess around. lol

These two are some great stuff. I have a specific set of towels for them. Rags go into a soak bucket as soon as I'm done detailing.
 
Ok, so i just got my first batch of eagle edgeless towels in and they dont feel as soft as i would have expected, but I have heard great thing about the MF towels. They left lint on my shirt so im guessing I should at least take a lint roller to them.

Should I wash them?
 
Consoleman said:
Ok, so i just got my first batch of eagle edgeless towels in and they dont feel as soft as i would have expected, but I have heard great thing about the MF towels. They left lint on my shirt so im guessing I should at least take a lint roller to them.

Should I wash them?
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A good rule of thumb is to ALWAYS wash your microfibers when they are received prior to use. I typically wash mine twice.

I'm actually surprised to see that a lot of people wash in "cold" water.

I've always washed mine with the hottest water, on the super/heavily soiled setting, with a dedicated microfiber cleaner.

I also don't go through enough typically to warrant a wash immediately, so I'll throw them in a solution of water and the microfiber detergent until I'm ready to do a load.
 
Consoleman said:
Ok, so i just got my first batch of eagle edgeless towels in and they dont feel as soft as i would have expected, but I have heard great thing about the MF towels. They left lint on my shirt so im guessing I should at least take a lint roller to them.

Should I wash them?
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I always wash them 1st.. But rather than the normL hot water wash, I simply run them on warm water wash that 1st time. Light on the soap since there's no grime to actually wash off them. Dry on low for the shortest amount of time till they're dry and they're set for a long life of paint care.


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