OK to wash MF's in Woolite?

SpoiledMan,



I just answered your PM, so the info is there too.



I did some research on Woolite, and it looks like a pretty gentle detergent. No bleach or fabric softeners, so it will not harm the towels. But at the same time I do not know how effective it will be at removing heavy wax, polish, and other car care products from the towels.



I will be interested to hear how it works.



Remember not to wash the towels with other non-microfiber products. This can lead to linting.



Thanks,

Ian

Autofiber.com
 
I would think that would be a little on the gentle side....They really need a good cleaning to be truly effective for their next use......
 
I use Woolite, works fine. When they're really dirty I use something stronger. Woolite is actually a pretty good cleanser.
 
Woolite worked fine for me, except for those really tough stains wouldn't come out even if I scratched at it with my fingernails. I now just avoid contact with that spot on the towel and with the surface of the car.
 
Microfiber does stain pretty easy. That doens't mean that it is dirty and unsafe to use. A perfectly clean towel can have some stains. But it is better to be safe than sorry.....so just use your best judgement.



Ian

Autofiber.com
 
Thanks for the reply's so far!! This would just be for a first washing and therefore pretty clean towels. After they are good and dirty, would "All Free" be a good option? I can get a big jug of that pretty cheap.
 
Did the wash with Woolite and the towels came out softer (Costco MF's) and clean. Process was washed with cold water and just before the washer started the drain process, I started the wash cycle over again. Double rinse and dry on low temp til just a little damp and then laid out to finish drying.
 
turbologist said:
So what do you guys recommend for clean heavier soiled MF towels?
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...removing some very old stains on MFs by pre-soaking them (.5 hr) in the Micro-Restore cleaner....these are MFs that have been washed many time previously in regular detergent.
 
~One man’s opinion / observations ~



Microfiber Towel Care:

If the towel becomes too dirty, it will begin to “streak�, it is then time to wash the towel. Pre-soak in a liquid detergent / water and then squeeze out wax/polish with your hands and rinse thoroughly. Hand or machine wash in hot (>150oF) water with liquid detergent (Auto-Fiber’s Micro-Restore) this will remove wax or polish, rinse thoroughly twice, do not use bleach (bleach will shorten the life of your Microfiber cloths.) Do not use fabric softener (most contain silicone that the towel will adsorb and it will weaken the towels static charge thereby reducing their effectiveness) towel will also treat the fabric softener as if it was dirt by trying to store the tiny particles of the softener in the towel fibres. This will clog up the micro fibres and render the towel ineffective. Add a quarter of a cup of distilled white vinegar in place of a softener, the vinegar doesn't coat the fibres but instead works to eliminate detergent residue. Be careful when machine washing or drying in mixed loads (Microfiber cloths will pick up lint from other fabrics.) Air dry or you can dry Microfiber cloths in any dryer on low heat, just be sure that the dryer does not dry at temperatures above 235 degrees F as Microfiber will melt if heated too high. Colours may bleed during first washing. Just recently, a cleaning solution was developed specifically for cleaning Microfiber towels, a product called Micro-Restore Detergent that claims to effectively remove dirt without using the bleaches and softeners commonly found in laundry detergents.





~Hope this helps~



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