3D Towel Kleen
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NotQuiteAPro
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Accumulator said:
What were you issues? I've have good results with getting my towels good and clean? Before I bought it I read lots of threads about it, and your right almost all of them had people getting mixed results. I thought I would give it a shot because the small bottle was on sale for 6-7 dollars. It has worked well for me.
Regular old top loader, super wash (twice as long) double rinse cycle, followed by one spin cycle, using 4 caps for a large load. I almost always pre-soak them in a bucket as well (the really dirty tire/motor/wheel well).
I wash polishing towel separate but they get the same treatment except I throw some vinegar in the mix as well, maybe an ounce. They come out nice, I want to say that I have notice the towels are more fluffed and softer when rinsed with vinegar in the mix. This, however, could be simply the Korean spun fibers versus the China fibers of my hard work towels that see the really grimy duty.
Accumulator
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NotQuiteAPro said:
I wouldn't go so far as to say I had "issues", it just didn't seem to clean as well as MicroRestore. I'd expected the performance to be identical and it didn't seem to be (I put in that "didn't seem..." disclaimer as different wash loads are, well...different).
Not like I wouldn't buy it again, but I do want to know how the TowelKleen compares.
NotQuiteAPro
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Ok I'm following, see this is the first micro detergent I've tried so my opinion is some what unintentionally bias. If you say it simply lacked cleaning power, I am interigued because this just makes me want to try a few.
Towels can never be too clean right?
Towels can never be too clean right?
Accumulator
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NotQuiteAPro said:
Yeah, I too tried a few and was kinda surprised to have diffs in performance. Made me wonder if it was the detergent, or the soiling on the towels, or...just what :think: I finally decided it was the detergent as the wash loads/soiling couldn't be all that different all the time.
But hey, I just remembered that I bought some *more* CG MF detergent recently, when [somebody, forget who..] had a sale on it. So I must not think it's all that [crappy].
Towels can never be too clean right?
RIGHT! But I'm not opposed to saving a buck if I can get away with it either :chuckle:
Now if this batch of CG detergent performs badly, I'll try to remember to post back about it. But I'm not getting my MFs all *that* dirty these days...though my WWs get soaked with leaves-stuff-behind QDs, and then I let them dry and sit for ages until I have enough for a full wash load. If they start performing (even) worse than usual I might blame the detergent (but somebody might blame *me* for not just washing them right away).
Dellinger
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I purchased some 3D Towel Clean and although I'm no pro detailer... I do know how MF towels feel when NOT cared for, lol. Anyway, I had ordered some new MF towels to replace my junk Wal-Mart ones.
So, I went ahead and did a pre-cleaning rinse with straight water and vinegar to clean out our top-loading, old school, agitator washing machine.
(I did this just to be on the safe side... besides, I make my own laundry detergent out of Borax, A&H Laundry Booster, A&H Baking Soda, Oxyclean, & some grated up Fells-Naptha, so I don't think there would be any accumulated amount of 'soap' as we only use 2 tablespoons per load and it doesn't "sud." Again, just playing it safe.)
Anyway, and to the point- After the pre-cleaning-rinse of the machine, I did my old, nasty, stained, heavily-linted, MF, Wal-Mart rags with a cap full or two of (clueless on how many ounces this ended up being) on a medium water setting. Then dried them on low heat in the dryer.
BAM! No lint, old stains mostly gone, and the feeling of them was amazing! Couldn't believe the difference in the Wal-Mart rags! At least I can keep them to do some wheel or window cleaning.
The 2nd load with my new 'better' MF towels (washed them just to be sure they were clean) were just as soft and 'fluffy' as when I pulled 'em out of the pkg.
Nice job 3D! I told my wife..."Hey, that green liquid stuff... stay out of it! And don't touch THESE towels...EVER!" (pointing to my new MFs)
Note: I don't have anything to compare Towel Clean to, as I have just used only it as a dedicated MF detergent. Well, I can compare it to Tide I used quite a few years ago before making my own detergent and it is WORLDS BETTER than Tide.
So, I went ahead and did a pre-cleaning rinse with straight water and vinegar to clean out our top-loading, old school, agitator washing machine.
(I did this just to be on the safe side... besides, I make my own laundry detergent out of Borax, A&H Laundry Booster, A&H Baking Soda, Oxyclean, & some grated up Fells-Naptha, so I don't think there would be any accumulated amount of 'soap' as we only use 2 tablespoons per load and it doesn't "sud." Again, just playing it safe.)
Anyway, and to the point- After the pre-cleaning-rinse of the machine, I did my old, nasty, stained, heavily-linted, MF, Wal-Mart rags with a cap full or two of (clueless on how many ounces this ended up being) on a medium water setting. Then dried them on low heat in the dryer.
BAM! No lint, old stains mostly gone, and the feeling of them was amazing! Couldn't believe the difference in the Wal-Mart rags! At least I can keep them to do some wheel or window cleaning.
The 2nd load with my new 'better' MF towels (washed them just to be sure they were clean) were just as soft and 'fluffy' as when I pulled 'em out of the pkg.
Nice job 3D! I told my wife..."Hey, that green liquid stuff... stay out of it! And don't touch THESE towels...EVER!" (pointing to my new MFs)
Note: I don't have anything to compare Towel Clean to, as I have just used only it as a dedicated MF detergent. Well, I can compare it to Tide I used quite a few years ago before making my own detergent and it is WORLDS BETTER than Tide.
Dellinger
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pwaug said:
pwaug- it sure hasn't. Mine sits in our laundry room which is bordered by our attached garage and so it stays pretty cool out there. Usually 10 degrees cooler than the house. It is stored under the sink in darkness and I haven't used it in 2 weeks so it has sat a decent while.
David Fermani
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Dellinger said:
Excellent testimonial. There really isn't a need to spend nearly 3 times as much on high priced towel cleaners with a product like this. I've been using it and my towels have made an incredible transformation.
Accumulator - if you still have some credit @ the 3D store, this should be on your "laundry" list of must haves! :biggrin1:
Pwaug - let me know if you run into any performance issues with your Towel Kleen. Their not happy if you're not happy.
Accumulator
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David Fermani said:
Heh heh, eh, I used that up getting products for the Jag Club's charity raffle.
But yeah, I do need to call up Barry one of these days, wanna get some Speed and Polish, might as well ty the Towel Kleen too.
Ben@3D
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Accumulator said:
Dont call Barry, he will be too busy driving his Bentley's and making youtube videos. :nana:
Accumulator
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Heh heh heh :chuckle:
Ok, I've been using Towel Kleen for a couple months now so as to get a feel for it.
I have to say that it's the best MF cleaner I've ever used. After years of trying different laundry soaps, cleaners, water softeners, water temps,vinegar rinse, washing cycles, blah blah blah, TK gives the best results and it's easy!
I've learnt a few tricks that really help which I'd like to share.
With WW towels:
TK is really strong. Use only 1oz per wash (seriously!). Half fill washer with hot water, allow a few minutes of agitation to mix the detergent in. Pause wash and allow to soak a couple of hours. (This doubles the detergent concentration for the soak stage). Then resume the wash cycle after setting the water level to 'High'. Allow the wash cycles to continue as normal...no need to add anything like vinegar for rinsing.
We have very hard water and the towels come out clean and soft like never before, almost like new.
For regular MF:
Do as above but add 1.5oz. You can let soak overnight if they're very dirty.
MF used with ONR are the worst to clean for me and they don't always come out completely clean (I use very long nap MF with ONR). However, they come out better than other methods I've tried.
If they're really dirty, use 2oz per wash following the above procedure. However, you may need to do two rinses to remove all the TK residue to make them soft again.
For me, the most important application is for WWs. They have always come out slightly stiff regardless of what I did, due to our hard water. With TK they are always soft and absorbent, almost like new, which is amazing as some of them are 5 year old Pakshaks and TK have restored them to like-new.
Everyone has to have this stuff in their laundry...and it's so cheap!!!!
I have to say that it's the best MF cleaner I've ever used. After years of trying different laundry soaps, cleaners, water softeners, water temps,vinegar rinse, washing cycles, blah blah blah, TK gives the best results and it's easy!
I've learnt a few tricks that really help which I'd like to share.
With WW towels:
TK is really strong. Use only 1oz per wash (seriously!). Half fill washer with hot water, allow a few minutes of agitation to mix the detergent in. Pause wash and allow to soak a couple of hours. (This doubles the detergent concentration for the soak stage). Then resume the wash cycle after setting the water level to 'High'. Allow the wash cycles to continue as normal...no need to add anything like vinegar for rinsing.
We have very hard water and the towels come out clean and soft like never before, almost like new.
For regular MF:
Do as above but add 1.5oz. You can let soak overnight if they're very dirty.
MF used with ONR are the worst to clean for me and they don't always come out completely clean (I use very long nap MF with ONR). However, they come out better than other methods I've tried.
If they're really dirty, use 2oz per wash following the above procedure. However, you may need to do two rinses to remove all the TK residue to make them soft again.
For me, the most important application is for WWs. They have always come out slightly stiff regardless of what I did, due to our hard water. With TK they are always soft and absorbent, almost like new, which is amazing as some of them are 5 year old Pakshaks and TK have restored them to like-new.
Everyone has to have this stuff in their laundry...and it's so cheap!!!!
Accumulator
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Alfisti- Thanks for posting that.
With my soft water, I suspect I'll have to do numerous rinses, but that's no worse than I'm doing now.
With my soft water, I suspect I'll have to do numerous rinses, but that's no worse than I'm doing now.
) just use less TK. Accumulator
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Alfisti- Yeah, I'm all about (very) extended soak-times Hey, not like it costs anything!
I don't actually add detergent the "regular" way anyhow; I just pre-treat the obviously dirty areas with it and let that be sufficient (more than, usually...) for the whole load.
And heh heh, I'll remember how lucky I am next time I spend a bundle for a Tahoe-load of softener salt :chuckle:
Hey, not like it costs anything!I don't actually add detergent the "regular" way anyhow; I just pre-treat the obviously dirty areas with it and let that be sufficient (more than, usually...) for the whole load.
And heh heh, I'll remember how lucky I am next time I spend a bundle for a Tahoe-load of softener salt :chuckle: