I wish my microfiber towels didn't do this...

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Pennypacker

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..because I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to.



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Here's a shot of a new towel that doesn't display this water globule characteristic (same time interval as above between when water was added and when photo was taken)...



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Here's a shot of the same brand of towel, Pakshak's Ultra-Soft Waffle Weave, the one on the left being the old one compared to the one on the right, which is new (as if you couldn't tell that)...



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My wash process:



MF towels only

Hot water wash usually with Micro-Restore, sometimes with Charlie's

Extra rinse

Machine dry on delicate setting



I've also tried incorporating a 1/4 cup of vinegar during the extra rinse cycle, but still have this problem. Any suggestions...



Thanks!



BTW: I took the first photo about an hour ago and it still looks pretty much the same even now with the water blobs.
 
o man. thats not good. I alwasy just wash mine with a little original tide.



Ive never seen that. Yet Ive probably only washed mine about 5 times.
 
Boil those things and they should be as good as new. (Make sure your wife is not around though) :D



Either your washing machine has residual fabric softener in it or you are using fabric softener sheets in the dyer. That is my first guess. In addition maybe the strength of the washing solution is too weak and it is not getting all of the product out.



Try some Charlie's soap and the micro-restore for an extra kick. That should also help, but boiling would be my first thing to try.
 
I've boiled mine when the wife wasn't home and you'd be amazed what kind of crap will be released from it...



I wash all of mine in Woolite with great results.
 
Do you use any wax-as-you-dry type products when drying the car? Do you use a QD with these towels? These products can permanently embed themselves in the towel and block absorbency.
 
I second the possibility of fabric softener. I hate that stuff, I don't even use it on my clothes or towels...Just some liquid Tide and a low or no-heat dry for me!
 
Be very careful with boiling them!! One guy on here fell asleep and almost burnt his freaken house down!



I boiled mine out on our grills side burner. Worked out great.
 
Pennypacker:



Thanks for asking that question and posting your pics. I have the same problem. Seems like they do nothing until you get them wet and ring them out then they work like decent drying towel should. Except they are damp.



I do not use fabric softener and DO use Vinegar to no avail.



I will definitely try the boiling thing. I have used WAUD :think: and that may be the culprit.



Now if anyone can tell me why some of them lint like mad when I do windows or buff off polish that would be great.



Thanks

Ray
 
Thanks for the advice. I live in a condo and share 6 washing machines with all the other people that live here--goodness knows what the heck they put in those things. I'm sure many do use fabric softener.



I haven't used a WAUD product with them, but I do use these sometimes for QD work (except the Ultra-Softs).
 
BigJimZ28 said:
vinegar is a fabric softener!

use a cap full max
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Big Jim is right on with this one also. Vinegar when used too often can actually start to repel water. Ranney from pakshack gave us that little bit of info.
 
Rainman said:
Pennypacker:

Now if anyone can tell me why some of them lint like mad when I do windows or buff off polish that would be great.



Thanks

Ray
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The lint is picked up from other fabrics. Make sure that you wash microfiber materials by themselves (nothing else).
 
howareb said:
The lint is picked up from other fabrics. Make sure that you wash microfiber materials by themselves (nothing else).
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That's only true if it's non-microfiber lint. Many of us have experienced actual microfiber lint (which is tiny..er..micro fibers) that are especially noticeable on glass and tend to stick and be difficult to remove.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
That's only true if it's non-microfiber lint. Many of us have experienced actual microfiber lint (which is tiny..er..micro fibers) that are especially noticeable on glass and tend to stick and be difficult to remove.
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I have not had this type of lint issue with my towels, so I cannot speak on it from experience. Is this something that happens when the towels get very old and worn, or when the towels are new? I have some very old MF towels that are still performing fine.



Question though: Is this even noticed when using the so-called short napped glass towels.
 
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