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DavidKnoll
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Legacy99 said:
This is a direct quote from AutoGeek under the DP Microfiber Cleaner.
I do agree that WASHING and having fibers melt is odd, but DRYING is a big no-no.
Microfiber Care Tips:
* Always wash microfiber separately from ordinary laundry. It will attract lint from other fabrics.
* Never use bleach, fabric softener, or dryer sheets.
* Tumble dry microfiber on low heat or no heat. Because microfiber is made of manmade materials, intense heat could actually melt the fibers.
I'll continue to edit this with other things I find.
Accumulator
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Maybe some dryers get much hotter than either of mine do. Maybe other dryers don't. Maybe some dryers malfunction and get *really* hot, maybe those dryers have defective (or nonexistent) thermal switches that don't shut-em off when that happens.
MFs melt at a given temperature. Don't subject them to that high of a temperature.
Hey, I know people who won't leave a dryer unattended because one burned their house down once (yeah, true story..guess that dryer *did* get mighty hot!), but I don't worry about that happening either ).
Maybe people oughta err on the side of caution, maybe it's not important enough to worry about.
Sigh...Do we really have to :argue about it?
Sheesh, I just wasted how many minutes of my life posting this
MFs melt at a given temperature. Don't subject them to that high of a temperature.
Hey, I know people who won't leave a dryer unattended because one burned their house down once (yeah, true story..guess that dryer *did* get mighty hot!), but I don't worry about that happening either ).
Maybe people oughta err on the side of caution, maybe it's not important enough to worry about.
Sigh...Do we really have to :argue about it?
Sheesh, I just wasted how many minutes of my life posting this
I agree David, I do not dry on high heat. The quote from AG say's INTENSE heat could melt the fibers...not high heat but intense heat. Like Accumulator said some dryers may have there themostats malfuntioning and will give off excessive (intense) heat. My point to WAS is that no way can hot water melt the fibers of the MF. When someone posts misinformation it gets to me.DavidK said:
WAS
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Legacy99 said:
Wow, aren't you mature
I hope you don't have any employees (assuming you're a detail business owner), because I sure would feel sorry for them. I didn't say it WILL melt the fibers every single time. I said, it's happened to me once, therefore, I will share my experience on this forum, as that's what this forum is for.Legacy99 said:
Oh, so now it's possible to melt MFs in the dryer without much argument from you. Funny how you turn right around when more than 1 person chimes in.
What I said was, I've had MFs melt in the washing machine. Was it due simply to the supreme hot water ? Or maybe the combination of water and high agitation ? Or hot water, agitation and the particular MF detergent I used combined with the APC I use ? I honestly don't know, but all I do know is that ever since, I've always washed in cold water and never had an issue. If you want to believe that my personal experience is mis-information, then go ahead, be my guest.
WAS said:Wow, aren't you mature
Oh, so now it's possible to melt MFs in the dryer without much argument from you. Funny how you turn right around when more than 1 person chimes in.
What I said was, I've had MFs melt in the washing machine. Was it due simply to the supreme hot water ? Or maybe the combination of water and high agitation ? Or hot water, agitation and the particular MF detergent I used combined with the APC I use ? I honestly don't know, but all I do know is that ever since, I've always washed in cold water and never had an issueOh, so now it's possible to melt MFs in the dryer without much argument from you. Funny how you turn right around when more than 1 person chimes in.
. If you want to believe that my personal experience is mis-information, then go ahead, be my guest.
Quote: Oh, so now it's possible to melt MFs in the dryer without much argument from you. Funny how you turn right around when more than 1 person chimes in. End quote. Go back and read all of my posts..never once did I say to dry on high heat or high heat will not damage your mf's. I did accidently dry on high heat with no issues. Never did I reccomend that you dry on high heat. Again, you say things that are not true. I'm done with your bull ****!!
WAS
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Legacy99 said:
Let's see here:
Legacy99 said:
Didn't make any single mention that high heat might be an issue, did you ? Rather you just quickly agreed with someone who happened to make a comment that followed your train of thought. Again, you resort to childish remarks at the end of your post, and again, I'm impressed with your level of maturity. I don't even really understand why you're so riled up. I stated what happened to me (maybe I'm the freak exception, who knows), not really sure what your problem with me is or why you seem to think that I'm trying to BS everyone.
DavidKnoll
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Would you guys like me to get out my measuring stick so we can solve this with the old fashion ePenis measurement?
Seriously...
I don't deny that you might have melted fibers on a MF through washing (it sounds odd to say the least) but more ridiculous things have happened. But in order to back-up your claim more it would be helpful to provide quotes from other posts, forums, websites... if not a reputable person, many! I know I have "agreed" with you somewhat on the fact that I don't wash using hot water, but I've yet to re-find the thread(s) that led me to do so.
Back to the Topic... please
Seriously...
I don't deny that you might have melted fibers on a MF through washing (it sounds odd to say the least) but more ridiculous things have happened. But in order to back-up your claim more it would be helpful to provide quotes from other posts, forums, websites... if not a reputable person, many! I know I have "agreed" with you somewhat on the fact that I don't wash using hot water, but I've yet to re-find the thread(s) that led me to do so.
Back to the Topic... please
lasthope05 said:
Calm down guys... Let's settle with lasthope05 post here....
microfibers is essentially plastic and the melting point of PE/PA is at arond 250C.... You wouldn't melt the MF hand washing them since your hands would melt at 80 C/176 F and you'll be hospitalized, unless you're ironman there's no way you're washing more than 40-60C... Also with machines.. There's no washing machine that can handle 250 C/480 F of temperature as well since the drum of your washing machine is plastic... PE is essentially plastic both your MF and your washing machine would melt and malfunction at this point...
Don't think anyone with a bit of common sense would dry MFs at very high temperature as well... It takes a while to get your drying machine to 480F...I've never dried more than one hour even with the largest of loads
The only bad thing I've experienced with high temp drying is MF feeling rock hard (1 hour drying of two MF towels on high heat)...Other bad thing about high heat drying is excessive static..Patrick at Excel detail recommends drying up to 90% to prevent static build up...My overdried MF still absorb and cleans well.. it doesn't scratch CDs.. It just feels unsafe though since it's hard..
WAS
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Legacy99 said:
After the server move so my reply doesn't disappear. Don't worry
