Wash new microfiber towels before first use?

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Just got a new batch of microfiber towels for my spring detailing, & was just wondering if it was recommended to wash them before first use? Not sure if there are any volatile chemicals that might be left on them from manufacturing. Thanks.

Cheers,

Al
 
Zune said:
Just got a new batch of microfiber towels for my spring detailing, & was just wondering if it was recommended to wash them before first use? Not sure if there are any volatile chemicals that might be left on them from manufacturing. Thanks.

Cheers,

Al
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Yes, always wash new ones before you use them
 
Yes, you never know what got on them or if they were dropped from manufacturing, shipping to the vender, storage there, and shipping to you
 
100% of the time, wash new towels or any that are sitting around unsealed for a period of time as they will collect cooties !!!
 
Mr Zune, A few years back I opened a new package of microfibers and immediately went to work drying off the vehicle when my girlfriend yells "HEY!, you dont know where those have been!" We got a good laugh out of it and kinda stuck with me since. I dont wash em twice like Mr cardaddy but then again I dont own half the stock of North America. :) Steve
 
Yep, always wash first.

Cool on low heat and DO NOT use fabric softners or dryer sheets.
 
Then again...
I know of a local guy, (high-end guy in fact) that for the LONGEST time... ONLY used the $8.95 for 8 in a pack Wal-Mart, thin, crappy, junk, sewn edge, about 280 GSM towels that came/come in white and blue. He NEVER washed them first, used them once, then threw them away. :eek:

I tried with no success to get him to split a case of GOOD 365 GSM, as well as Korean Edgeless towels with me and he wanted NOTHING to do with it. Dude stuck with Wally World junk and kept on going. :rolleyes: :dunno:
 
@CarDaddy. You really wash them 2 times before using? Why?
IMO microfiber towels hit certain levels of degradation based on how hard they've been put to use, and the other factor being how many times they've been washed. Certain microfiber towels such as waffle weaves are less susceptible to show their age and seem to last forever as long as they remain clean, but there's nothing better than a young microfiber towel. [i.e. towel that's basically as brand new with it's original fluff in tact]
 
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