Boil MF's for deep cleaning?

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Based on the questionable credibility Adam (www.adamspolishes.com) has created for himself through his less than ideal washing techniques portrayed in his online videos, I had to question his recommendation to place MF's in boiling water for deep cleaning. I had never heard this elsewhere and it sparked my curiosity. I've got a few MF's that are stained and I cannot get them clean. I am using liquid detergent regularly, and have also tried the PakShak MicroPak rejuvenator, and the Pinnacle MF detergent, which work great, but did not remove the deep stains.



I have yet to try vinegar during the rinse cycle (how much would I use?) and I have also not tried presoaking them in anything, since the stains have been there for quite some time, I made the assumption this would not help.



Has anyone tried soaking their MFs in boiling water on the stove top? :think:



http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/microfiber_towel.cfm
 
i havent placed mine in boiling water, but i did have some old microfibers that needed to be thrown away and i thought lets see what we can do before i throw them out since i wouldnt be out anything, i put them in the washer on a hot wash, a full scoop of tide and 2 cups of castrol super clean and soaked them over night after they were agitated for a bit. the next morning i ran them through a normal wash and rinsed twice, all the stains were gone and they felt like new, although i wouldnt use them for anything but door jams and other dirty work its still more pleasant to have a clean looking microfiber even for dirty work in my opinion :D
 
I asked in a thread a pretty long while ago if putting MF's in boiling water would hurt them and I got an overwhelming answer that it wouldnt. If you've tried everything else, throwing them into a pot of boiling water and making a MF stew wouldn't be a bad idea to try out before you give up. Maybe even throwing in a couple ounces of apc into the brew would help...
 
This is a tough one.

I have tried it a couple of times and no problems but repeated boiling from what I've heard will render the MFs useless.

I wouldn't leave any MF in boiling water for more than 5 minutes or so.
 
I believe you will find that those using boiling water didnt do so as a regular thing. It is used occassionally to help rejuvinate(?) the fibers.

Vinegar....I just put in the fabric softner cup and then give a second rinse without. Trust me if not you will know you used vinegar.

About once a month I will use the micro-restore type liquids. My normal is Tide Free and OxyClean warm water, vinegar rinse and normal rinse, cold water.
 
Like Scottlee, I've added Castrol Super Clean in the wash cycle and have had favorable results. As with any fabric, sometimes it isn't possible to completely remove stains or discoloration but the MFs should still perform safely.
 
The small thin polyster filament would be damaged by boiling water or steam. Your MFs might look clean, but the configuration of the filaments will change and harden thus causing scratches to you finish.
 
3Dog said:
Vinegar....I just put in the fabric softner cup and then give a second rinse without. Trust me if not you will know you used vinegar.
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The way I understood it it was the Fabric softener that does the most damage to the Fibres? I thought this was the biggest no, no of all when it comes to MF's?
 
Richt said:
The way I understood it it was the Fabric softener that does the most damage to the Fibres? I thought this was the biggest no, no of all when it comes to MF's?
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You misread..put Vinegar in the cup not fabric softner.
 
Boiling will do no harm whatsoever. However, it is not really necessary. ALWAYS wash your towels in HOT water in the washer, never use cold or warm. Stains do nothing to effect the perfoprmance of any fabric, it is purely an aesthetic concern. If you really want to get stains out try overnight soaking in liquid detergent.
 
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