Stained MF from car oxidation: Throw out?

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jasonatv22

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Title says nearly all. I have a single stage black which has recently stained up about five of my MF. I'm concerned that they are "compromised". My hands can tell a difference, but there has to be something there to make them stained, and I'm not sure I want that rubbing against the car.



Should they stay or should they go?
 
Worse case is that you save the MF for your grunge work...ie door jambs, wheels, engine work....



That way your not worrying if it gets messed up...



I have a bunch of old MF's that are specifically for these purposes.
 
Here's the pecking order for DEMOTED MF towels....



1. New or nearly new [exterior paint]

2. Frayed / stained [wheels, door jambs]

3. Heavily stained, frayed [engine bay]

4. Totalled! [rag pile]
 
I have a single stage black car too and the paint comes out after I wash them. But if you think they are compromised, what the others said.
 
MF is a petroleum-based product and will stain. I don't feel that it affects the effectiveness or safety of the MF, but I can see where it would make someone uncomfortable.



Most of my personal WW towels are stained and seem to be fine.
 
Slackmeister, yes, they are truley stained. After more reading, I think I will try washing them with dishwashing detergent, the kind that goes into the dishwasher, in the clothes washer. If that doesn't take the stains out, I will consider them compromised.



If that's the case, I think I'll incorporate a pecking order as Luster suggested.
 
A stain won't scratch or interfere with the performance of any fabric, microfiber or standard. It's is just that, a stain, no different than the dyes that are there already. The stain doesn't contain any grit or particles, it is only the pigment of the paint "dyeing" the fabric.
 
Luster said:
Here's the pecking order for DEMOTED MF towels....



1. New or nearly new [exterior paint]

2. Frayed / stained [wheels, door jambs]

3. Heavily stained, frayed [engine bay]

4. Totalled! [rag pile]
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That's my exact method.:up
 
If your concerned about the stain - bin it. Towels are relatively cheap.



I must admit I had not thought about a league table for old MF towels but I will seriously consider it now.
 
DFTowel said:
A stain won't scratch or interfere with the performance of any fabric, microfiber or standard. It's is just that, a stain, no different than the dyes that are there already. The stain doesn't contain any grit or particles, it is only the pigment of the paint "dyeing" the fabric.
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:what he said



DF said what I felt like saying but didn't know how to say... :D A stain is ugly but that's the only downside. I use stained mf's all the time with no problems other than I don't like looking at them.



Hmmmmm....come to think of it...although I keep my stained mf's in the same pile as the pretty ones I don't use the stained ones for paint polishing, only for grunt work...door jambs etc. It's kind of an unconscious prejudice working there. I "know" there's nothing wrong with them so they go in the good towel stack but I pass over the stained ones when I'm working. :doh Anyone want to know what I had for breakfast?
 
Thanks everyone. I think I'll keep the stained MFs and just introduce an unofficial caste system basted on coloration prejudgice.



But...I'm going to buy some more MF anyway. :)
 
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