Dealing With Damp Microfiber Towels

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3browns

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I am continually walking by my bins of MF towels and grabbing 2-3 to clean bird bombs, wipe down the interior, QD, etc.



I end up with a handful of damp towels in each of my 2 towel sorting buckets at the end of the week and I hate doing a small load of towels.



I usually end up waiting until I do a full blown detail and have enough of each type of towel to do a real load.



So far I haven't noticed any mold or mildew or damage to my towels, but it cant be good for them to sit damp for a week or two.



I guess I could hang them to dry and then store them to wash as a load, but I hate leaving my paint safe towels out in the open to collect dirt and grit.



Am I over thinking this and being too anal or should I just let it go and wash them when I have a full load? :think:



Chilly
 
I have the same problem , this is what I am doing , I attached sum eye hooks under the shelving in my garage.....I stretched bungie cords between them , this makes a make shift clothes line....towel line in this case. I hand my drying towels ,cleaning micros and grunge towels. It works great...when they are dry I put them in my rubbermaid can.....you can string them pretty close together, just leave a little space for air movement. Why bungie's ?....its nice and portable and ya cant have too many bungie's.....:grinno:
 
Bungie cords and duct tape.....how did we ever get along without them!



Thanks Frog, I knew I couldn't be the only one thinking about this. I like the idea of the bungie under the cabinet to cut down on the amount of stuff that can settle on the towels.



Chilly
 
chilly said:
Bungie cords and duct tape.....how did we ever get along without them!



Thanks Frog, I knew I couldn't be the only one thinking about this. I like the idea of the bungie under the cabinet to cut down on the amount of stuff that can settle on the towels.



Chilly
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My garage is pretty small for a two car....the ******* that built this house was cheap....I need to make good use of every inch , especially since I have the detail virus.....my stuff occupies more space than my cars. :buffing:
 
I have a pail (lowes grey one; have several for washing) with a grit guard in the bottom.

I stash my used MF in there and they dry out enough after a day or two.



For really wet MFs I have a second pail with a grit guard;same idea. This seems to work well for me.
 
hplaceap said:
I have a pail (lowes grey one; have several for washing) with a grit guard in the bottom.

I stash my used MF in there and they dry out enough after a day or two.



For really wet MFs I have a second pail with a grit guard;same idea. This seems to work well for me.
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That is an excellent idea. The grit guard would allow air flow which would help them dry out.



Thanks



Chilly
 
FWIW, and I bet there are a lot of variables here....I just let my MFs stay damp. Some of 'em dry, some don't, but I never have any issues with mildew or anything like that.



No, I wouldn't want to leave cotton towels lie around damp like that, but it's never an issue for me with my MFs, and some sit around for an awfully long time.



(Yeah, I know..better to wash 'em promptly, but I don't :o )
 
I am with accumulator. I keep a bag with good MF towels (for polishing, waxing, etc.) and one with "ok" MF towels...you know, the ones for wiping down wheel wells, etc. Anyway, my wife doesn't like me to do the MF's in the same washer/dryer as we wash our clothes in, so I take them to the local dry cleaner. They wash (not dry clean them), and I request the good ones be done seperate from the bad ones, no bleach, etc. They say they do it, and I have not had any problems with scratching, etc. since I have been taking them there. For around 30 towels, it is around $6.00.
 
My washing machine has multiple load size settings, including "small" and "extra small". I sometimes wash just 2 or 3 small towels at a time. No big deal to me.
 
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