Ran out of microfiber cleaner

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I ran out of microfiber cleaner. I know I should have kept a better inventory but I made a mistake. Now I need some off my towels cleaned but I don't know what to use in a pinch.
Any suggestions would be great?
Thanks so much in advance, I placed another order but I need something now
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Thanks, I appreciate it. I guess it won't leave a residue or anything

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wash just like anything you wash and put 1 cup of bleach in and 1/2 cup of degrease in .Let the water fill the the washer 1/2 way then put mr in thats it been doing this for 3 yrs now works real good
 
master detailer said:
wash just like anything you wash and put 1 cup of bleach in and 1/2 cup of degrease in .Let the water fill the the washer 1/2 way then put mr in thats it been doing this for 3 yrs now works real good
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I have to respectfully disagree with you on the bleach.

Most of the microfiber care instructions I have come across include bleach on their "do not use" list.

See here:
How to Care For Microfiber
 
Use your regular laundry detergent, with a small scoop of baking soda, and a couple "glugs" of white vinegar. It'll come out very clean and super soft.
 
parttimer said:
I have heard the vinegar stuff too.
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I've used vinegar numerous times and works very well. For heavily soiled MF towels ill boil them for 3-5 min adding 1-2 cap fulls of distilled white vinegar. The towels will feel brand new afterwards :dblthumb2:
 
Thanks for all the tips, I tried the vinegar thing and it really does work. Again thanks guys

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I use 1/2 the recommended amount of All Free and Clear for you load size and 1/2 cup of distilled white vinegar. Works like a charm. This is what we use on a daily basis and occasionally use Adam's microfiber revitalizer to give the towels a boost.
 
Jeff120 said:
vinegar is during the rinse, not wash
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You know i used to use vinegar during rinse but now i use both baking soda and vinegar during wash and it works great! Try it. I'f i'm not too lazy i try to add a little vinegar during rinse also since it helps to remove any excess soaps and its a natural softener.
 
I'd say your regular liquid plus you can add a half shot of Woolite. I would *never* however put bleach on MF towels.

We have one of those washers that measures the load and adds whatever water it thinks it needs. (Goes through a bunch of little spins and twists then starts filling.) I'll trick it by wetting the towels first and putting them in, or just pouring water in on top of them. That way I end up with more water for the presoak stage.

I even set aside different custom cycles for car towels and microfiber towels. That way I don't have to remember to presoak, extra spin, extra rinse, etc. Then once it's done it'll transmit to the dryer based on what it just did and the dryer 'knows' what's coming and how long to dry it. :)
 
Ditto on "All Free and Clear" plus white Vinegar. - BIG NO on bleach or fabric softeners. And do not dry with heat or high heat.
 
The vinegar seems to soften them but what about breaking all the chemicals down in the laundry?

To those that added bleach. I wouldn't worry about it now, too late, and a lot of city water has about 1ppm in chlorine content so you truly won't be chlorine "free."
 
Mach1USMC said:
Ditto on "All Free and Clear" plus white Vinegar. - BIG NO on bleach or fabric softeners. And do not dry with heat or high heat.
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Why is that? I understand fabric softeners harden the fabric, but why not dry? I figure they'll fluff up and loosen up more particles. Ill read/listen though...
 
BuffaloBill said:
Why is that? I understand fabric softeners harden the fabric, but why not dry? I figure they'll fluff up and loosen up more particles. Ill read/listen though...
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Because of the high content of synthetic materials that are found in most microfiber towels, they tend to be sensitive to heat and have been known to start to melt in some dryers that produce a lot of heat. This will cause the tips of the fibers to become brittle and hard- exactly what you don't want touching your paint. I have found low heat does the job just fine. The tumbling effect of the dryer will loosen particles up regardless of the temperature.
 
anonymoususer said:
Use your regular laundry detergent, with a small scoop of baking soda, and a couple "glugs" of white vinegar. It'll come out very clean and super soft.
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THIS!

Also - you can use your hottest water setting, BUT, don't use your hot setting in the dryer. Some dryers can get hot enough to melt or weaken the microfiber's plush-ness. I always use the "delicate" setting :)

If you really want... you can use the no-dye detergents like ALL Free & Clear, but really, regular ones do more than fine, especially with the baking soda and white vinegar above :)
 
I've been using woolite for years works great and safe for microfiber towels.
 
I posted this same question and tried the All free and clear and added vinegar. It really worked and its what I use all the time now

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