Microfiber Nightmare

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I have a big evergreen that hangs over part of my driveway, so you can imagine all the little pine needles and stuff that fall on the ground. Well, when I cut the grass those needles get pulverized into super fine teeny pieces. I try to keep my driveway blown off, but the wind likes to fight this process a lot.

I was buffing off my Car the other day with one of my Brand New Gold Plush Micofiber towels, when I accidentally dropped it on top of a small pile of that stuff! Never will I allow that to happen again! I mean the Towel is pretty much shot after that. Me and my damn OCD decided to spend 2 hours with a pair of tweezers picking each and every tiny piece of pine needle out of there. I guess I was riding the CRAZY Train that day. Next time I'm just going to consider the Towel for Tire Duty and buy a new one. It's not worth it picking through all that stuff!

$8 for a new one sure beats 2 hours of craziness. And I will make sure my driveway is spotless too.
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You guys have any Microfiber horror stories?
 
I'm sure we all have some similar story.

I've had my fair share of accidentally dropping a MF on the ground. Unfortunately we park our cars on a gravel parking pad so you can imagine how it would feel to know that the towel is pretty much a useless rag once it falls on the gravel.
 
Yup, I have done the same. A split second on the grass, and it found 2-3 thousand little pieces of debris.

That MF instantly became my new wheel well cleaner. :/


(And in full disclosure, YES I did sit there for a little while picking crap out of it before thinking "What in the hell am I doing?!?") :dunno:
 
if you aren't sure after cleaning the microfiber, better safe than sorry and demote it to wiping down the engine and/or wheels (non-painted). not worth the risk...
 
That sucks. If you'd like a free replacement let me know. I still have 9 dozen brand new. I have them to sell to customers that want to maintain there ride after I Detail for them.
 
Sawdust, and Live Oak pollen curlicues have ruined a lot of good microfibers for me...
 
Man, I've done that too. Also dropped a clay bar....trashed that one immediately though. Switched to clay mitt and sponges.... better alternatives for me.
 
If you're going to pick debris out, do it with a lot of water. Something about the fibers allows them to loosen their grip when soaking wet. At least that's my experience.
 
Avgguy said:
Man, I've done that too. Also dropped a clay bar....trashed that one immediately though. Switched to clay mitt and sponges.... better alternatives for me.
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The clay bar is right where my brain went too! Fresh bar, right out of the package. Knead it, pancake it, swipe, swipe, plop. :doh:

That's a bummer about the towel! I'd have to think long and hard about if it was even worth saving...
 
ducksfan said:
If you're going to pick debris out, do it with a lot of water. Something about the fibers allows them to loosen their grip when soaking wet. At least that's my experience.
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Thankyou for this Great tip Ducksfan!


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oneheadlite said:
The clay bar is right where my brain went too! Fresh bar, right out of the package. Knead it, pancake it, swipe, swipe, plop. :doh:

That's a bummer about the towel! I'd have to think long and hard about if it was even worth saving...
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Man, that clay bar incident was No Bueno! Sorry to hear about that one. That too, is why I use a mitt now.


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PaulMys said:
Yup, I have done the same. A split second on the grass, and it found 2-3 thousand little pieces of debris.

That MF instantly became my new wheel well cleaner. :/


(And in full disclosure, YES I did sit there for a little while picking crap out of it before thinking "What in the hell am I doing?!?") :dunno:
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Lol about that full disclosure! It sucks though!


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willowcat11 said:
I have a big evergreen that hangs over part of my driveway, so you can imagine all the little pine needles and stuff that fall on the ground. Well, when I cut the grass those needles get pulverized into super fine teeny pieces. I try to keep my driveway blown off, but the wind likes to fight this process a lot.

I was buffing off my Car the other day with one of my Brand New Gold Plush Micofiber towels, when I accidentally dropped it on top of a small pile of that stuff! Never will I allow that to happen again! I mean the Towel is pretty much shot after that. Me and my damn OCD decided to spend 2 hours with a pair of tweezers picking each and every tiny piece of pine needle out of there. I guess I was riding the CRAZY Train that day. Next time I'm just going to consider the Towel for Tire Duty and buy a new one. It's not worth it picking through all that stuff!

$8 for a new one sure beats 2 hours of craziness. And I will make sure my driveway is spotless too.
Sorry, I forgot to take photos.

You guys have any Microfiber horror stories?
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Have you tried a lint roller? Worst case, get some duct tape or other very sticky tape and try to pull the stuff out that way.

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$8 for 1 gold plush towel? Which towel are you talking about?
 
The Cobra Gold Plush MF Towel 16 x 24 $7.99


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What timing for a thread titled Microfiber nightmare:

Got a chance to do some car cleaning this weekend, afterwards I ran a load of my good towels (Speed shine, PFM, PFM drying, polish and wax removal towels, gold plush jr`s, and some shine and buff towels) through the wash and dryer Sunday night, planning on folding and putting them away Monday evening after work.

My wife had run our Toddler's shoes through the wash on Saturday, and left them out to air dry for the weekend. Monday morning (in her defense, around 6/630am), when she found out the shoes weren't dry enough, she picked the pair most dry and tossed them in the dryer, not realizing what the towels were.

I didn't know anything about it until Monday night when I empty the dryer and find a thin layer of fine playground sand at the bottom of the drum and around the paddles. :cry: :cry: :cry:

The look on her face when I told her what they were was apology enough. Honest mistake, but now I have to try to make sure all those towels are safe to reinstate. :doh:
 
Non-detailing people would never understand the struggles like this. Never.
 
Avgguy said:
Man, I've done that too. Also dropped a clay bar....trashed that one immediately though. Switched to clay mitt and sponges.... better alternatives for me.
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Alas, after the second clay bar claimed by the ground I spent the money of Naoskin products. Drop em, rinse em off with water, good as new. Paid for itself in 3 drops.
 
oneheadlite said:
What timing for a thread titled Microfiber nightmare:

Got a chance to do some car cleaning this weekend, afterwards I ran a load of my good towels (Speed shine, PFM, PFM drying, polish and wax removal towels, gold plush jr`s, and some shine and buff towels) through the wash and dryer Sunday night, planning on folding and putting them away Monday evening after work.

My wife had run our Toddler's shoes through the wash on Saturday, and left them out to air dry for the weekend. Monday morning (in her defense, around 6/630am), when she found out the shoes weren't dry enough, she picked the pair most dry and tossed them in the dryer, not realizing what the towels were.

I didn't know anything about it until Monday night when I empty the dryer and find a thin layer of fine playground sand at the bottom of the drum and around the paddles. :cry: :cry: :cry:

The look on her face when I told her what they were was apology enough. Honest mistake, but now I have to try to make sure all those towels are safe to reinstate. :doh:
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Noooooooooo! Now that is truly a nightmare! I hope those towels can possibly be ok. But knowing how coarse sand can be, that is frieghtening.
 
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