How to clean microfiber towels
07-03-2015, 08:08 AM
#21
Former Vendor
http://www.autogeek.net/3d-towel-kleen.html
We got in the 3D line recently, and this towel cleaner is getting some nice reviews. The pricing is reasonable for a gallon also.
We got in the 3D line recently, and this towel cleaner is getting some nice reviews. The pricing is reasonable for a gallon also.
07-03-2015, 10:00 AM
#22
Le Mans Master
I use the bleach to get out the staining that gets on them. Also, I only have small towels and I only use them to put on the Zaino, one color for the paint and one color for the rest of the car and only in vertical and horizontal strokes, since day one.
07-05-2015, 02:33 AM
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Well, you learn something everyday. I use the bleach to get out the staining that gets on them. Also, I only have small towels and I only use them to put on the Zaino, one color for the paint and one color for the rest of the car and only in vertical and horizontal strokes, since day one.
I use the bleach to get out the staining that gets on them. Also, I only have small towels and I only use them to put on the Zaino, one color for the paint and one color for the rest of the car and only in vertical and horizontal strokes, since day one. It's the little things we do at my shop that make a difference when you have this type of clientele
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10-07-2017, 02:02 PM
#24
Instructor
I used to presoak in APC then wash in Woolite. It never seemed to clean the towels especially my fine polishing towels. Then I started washing them alone with Tide original liquid. Warm /cold water setting and then dry on low heat. They get very clean and no more issues.
10-09-2017, 07:04 PM
#25
Race Director
You can presoak wax caked towels in a product like DP Pad Rejuvinator which is citrus based. Washing is often best with a dedicated MF towel soap. Never use fabric softener. If you feel towels need softening, then use a cup of white vinegar in the rinse. Wash and dry separately from other laundry, and if you find too much lint and static, consider those dryer *****.
This is it! Always dry on low heat, if you dry on high heat you will cause toe towels to shed those little bitty MF fibers all over everything. Those towels should be delegated to non-painted surfaces.
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10-10-2017, 05:18 PM
#27
Former Vendor
Here's some good info on taking care of MF towels.
http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/279...ofiber-towels/
http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/279...ofiber-towels/
10-11-2017, 06:03 AM
#28
Race Director
Call me crazy but I don't wash my microfiber towels anymore, I just throw them away and buy new ones all the time. I get them when they are on sale or pick up the giant pack from Costco and so I only go through about $25 or $30 worth of them per year. I could never get them to come perfectly clean in the past so I just find this way gives me a perfect towel every time with no worries that I washed it wrong and am going to get static or have leftover dirt still in it.
10-13-2017, 10:01 PM
#29
Le Mans Master
Ive always used Dawn and the best results with the towels from BJ S. The expensive towels seem to leave lint behind. Thats usually a sign of product and humidity. I can only control the product
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10-23-2017, 09:15 PM
#30
Le Mans Master
I don't live in the country where some people still use clothes lines..Hanging them on a clothes line the wind will blow dust and every thing else in the air on them...Dryer only!
10-23-2017, 09:33 PM
#31
Le Mans Master
I use Wolfgang microfiber cleaner and rejuvenator. I wash all of my microfiber towels 3 times. I wash them with the microfiber cleaner first, and then with vinegar. My third wash is with plain water. I have well over 100 microfiber towels and use about 20 each time I wipe my car down. All of my towels are color coded and I have specific ones that I use on the body, wheels, etc. Yup, I have OCD. 
10-29-2017, 10:10 PM
#32
Safety Car
My clothes line is indoors. That said, I have switched to the $2-$3 chinese microfiber plush towels and am moving away from the eagle blue $4-$5 towels because I don't want to take care of them all that much.
10-30-2017, 06:35 AM
#33
Team Owner
Call me crazy but I don't wash my microfiber towels anymore, I just throw them away and buy new ones all the time. I get them when they are on sale or pick up the giant pack from Costco and so I only go through about $25 or $30 worth of them per year. I could never get them to come perfectly clean in the past so I just find this way gives me a perfect towel every time with no worries that I washed it wrong and am going to get static or have leftover dirt still in it.
10-30-2017, 06:45 AM
#34
Race Director
In my defence, after reading this thread I did try cleaning a bunch of my towels the other day but they still didn't come out looking perfectly clean, they still had dark stains on them. So I just can't see how they could be reused safely without scratching. And Canadian Tire just had a sale on the towels I like to use and I got 50 of them for $26. I know I could get 50 of them from E Bay for about $15 but I just don't know the quality of those ones.
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10-31-2017, 02:17 AM
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Regular Tide will do the trick, however, the real trick is to wash your microfiber towels by themselves. Never mix them with cotton or synthetic fibers as the microfibers will get damaged. By design they attract and trap dirt and particles, mixing them in the cleaning cycle render them damaged.
Every towel goes through the CD test(Rub Your towel with medium pressure in the recorded side, in one direction and see if you see straight line scratches. If so... relegate it to anything but paint. However, I would run it through two washes of solid vinegar and see what happens.
Having said that, you NEVER, NEVER dry your MF towels on high heat. If you dry them in a dryer and get static, they are wasted and toss them or use them on your engine and wheels.
High heat destroyed the tender microfibers. You won't see it, but trust me, they are done and will micromar your paint..
They should be dried on the lowest heat possible and pulled out before they are completely dry.
My qualifications - I own a detailing shop in Silicon Valley and it is not unusual for my shop to have $1,000,000 worth of cars in my shop at anyone time(Read that as Corvettes are the lower priced cars.) I have other detailers sending people with Black/Dark colored cars to my shop..
11-12-2017, 10:06 AM
#37
Instructor
I soak mine in a 5 gallon bucket with a combination of simple green and some dishwashing detergent then wash and a double, exta water rinse in the machine. They still come out with some stains here and there but there is never any evidence of the hell I put them through with waxes, oil, grease,etc. The combo of SG and dishwashing liquid does a great job breaking down all the nasty stuff. I have about 40 that soak overnight and get washed about every other month...
