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-Matt-
02-05-2010, 09:45 AM
I have a bunch of microfiber cloths and towls, how are you guys washing/drying them? Some have spray wax on em.

CBT
02-05-2010, 09:49 AM
Normal wash, not mixed in with clothes, no bounce sheet tossed in the dryer with them.

justbob
02-05-2010, 10:09 AM
Same here..

Paul T. Casey
02-05-2010, 10:28 AM
I have my Indian Princess beat them on rocks at the creek. (Her rocks and creek say Whirlpool). Hot water, detergent, no bleach. Dry with not softner as you prefer the static when removing excess wax.

bawazir
02-05-2010, 10:31 AM
dude ask the wife?

2,4shofast
02-05-2010, 10:33 AM
Hot water with no softner.

fastblackmerc
02-05-2010, 10:37 AM
All of the above.

Blk Mamba
02-05-2010, 10:50 AM
generally just wash all the micro fibers together, detergent, & water, when they become stained they become engine cleaners, wheel cleaners, then the trash man gets them.

CBT
02-05-2010, 10:53 AM
generally just wash all the micro fibers together, detergent, & water, when they become stained they become engine cleaners, wheel cleaners, then the trash man gets them.

But....but...your screen name...does this mean you never actually get rid of any?....the CBT's brain hurts now....

Blk Mamba
02-05-2010, 11:04 AM
trash= total recall about strange happenings, ( I thought I said this before), and I usually try to refrain from using, "trash", and use refuse in it's place.

-Matt-
02-05-2010, 11:47 AM
Thanks, you all are my buddys

CBT
02-05-2010, 11:53 AM
Thanks, you all are my buddys

Whoa, easy now, let's not get all crazy.

LSp8
02-05-2010, 11:59 AM
A few times I had thrown them with my colored clothes during laundry days and they came out fine lol. I just let them air dry, avoiding fabric softeners. At my shop we just threw them in the wash together and reused them each day 40-60 plus times. The older they get the better they work so keep reusing them. I hate using brand new ones that you have to break in. Same deal goes for Chamois too.

Bigdogjim
02-05-2010, 12:01 PM
Well CBT looks like you make friends real easy:lol:

CBT
02-05-2010, 12:09 PM
Well CBT looks like you make friends real easy:lol:

I'm a people person, dammit. :D

MM2004
02-05-2010, 12:19 PM
I have a bunch of microfiber cloths and towls, how are you guys washing/drying them? Some have spray wax on em.

I have always used a detergent that is 'free' from scents, softeners and bleach.

Warm water, regular wash.

Run them thru a second complete cycle (cold water only) to rinse them thoroughly.

Low heat tumble dry.

:D

Mike.

-Matt-
02-05-2010, 12:34 PM
Whoa, easy now, let's not get all crazy.

Too late for that lil buddy ;)

marvin
02-05-2010, 01:16 PM
when washing a microfiber towel you are only supposed to wash them with any kind of laundry detergent. DO NOT put them in the dryer. let them air dry and the microfiber towel will be like new.

SC Cheesehead
02-05-2010, 01:44 PM
I have a bunch of microfiber cloths and towls, how are you guys washing/drying them? Some have spray wax on em.

Mine too. I wash mine with my underwear, everything comes out nice, clean and silky smooth! ;)


Seriously, the main thing to remember is don't dry them in loads with fabirc softener sheets.

Bigdogjim
02-05-2010, 02:13 PM
mine too. I wash mine with my underwear, everything comes out nice, clean and silky smooth!


wow!! TMI .......................

CBT
02-05-2010, 03:49 PM
Mine too. I wash mine with my underwear, everything comes out nice, clean and silky smooth! ;)

Do you ever go to put on your undies and its like "Hey, there's those 3 missing shammys!" as they fall out when you put your leg thru the first hole?

ckadiddle
02-05-2010, 04:19 PM
Normal wash, not mixed in with clothes, no bounce sheet tossed in the dryer with them.
Ditto on that method. Seems to work fine to get the Turtle Wax Ice out of them.

CBT
02-05-2010, 04:30 PM
Ditto on that method. Seems to work fine to get the Turtle Wax Ice out of them.

I use Bounce sheets, but they have actually caused dryer fires. There is something on them, like a waxy something, and it WILL clog your dryer lint screen if you don't keep it fairly clean. It's recommended scrubbing the screen with soapy water every now and then if you use fabric softener sheets all the time, to unclog the holes. So it stands to reason that if you use fabric softener sheets with your microfiber towels, they too will get coated in whatever those sheets are made out of, and make them not as absorbent. Okay that's my public service announcement for the year, lol.

guspech750
02-05-2010, 04:45 PM
I just throw them in the washer and dryer and I use them for wiping other items. I dont reuse them for removing wax. I just buy new ones.......and occasionaly I like to gag my wife with an old one. J/K

SC Cheesehead
02-05-2010, 04:46 PM
Do you ever go to put on your undies and its like "Hey, there's those 3 missing shammys!" as they fall out when you put your leg thru the first hole?

No, but if you leave 'em in there and roll 'em up real tight....;)

bob6364
02-05-2010, 04:48 PM
I add some simple green to the wash so they come out ultra clean...absolutely no softeners tho ....

CBT
02-05-2010, 04:48 PM
No, but if you leave 'em in there and roll 'em up real tight....;)

Yeah, but you keep them in the back, it looks like you have a half sack of potatos back there:lol:

Phrog_gunner
02-05-2010, 04:49 PM
Yeah, but you keep them in the back, it looks like you have a half sack of potatos back there:lol:

Uncle Lumpy!!!!!!

CBT
02-05-2010, 04:49 PM
I add some simple green to the wash so they come out ultra clean...absolutely no softeners tho ....
!!!Interesting!!! I wonder if Simple Green would jack up an "H.E." type washer?

SC Cheesehead
02-05-2010, 04:53 PM
Yeah, but you keep them in the back, it looks like you have a half sack of potatos back there:lol:


Uncle Lumpy!!!!!!


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bob6364
02-05-2010, 04:55 PM
!!!Interesting!!! I wonder if Simple Green would jack up an "H.E." type washer?

Not sure but mrs.bob6364 hates it when i do the simple green thing she says the next 2 loads smell like simple green....oh well....

Phrog_gunner
02-05-2010, 05:04 PM
the next 2 loads smell like simple green

That's what she said.

bob6364
02-05-2010, 05:16 PM
That's what she said.

actually I was impressed how big a load it was for my age....

Big Black Beast
02-05-2010, 05:18 PM
I rinse & wring everything out, then throw it in with my clothes.

Screw it, I'm single. Im lucky I even do laundry.:rolleyes:

CBT
02-05-2010, 05:42 PM
Screw it, I'm single.

That's what she said! :beer:

Phrog_gunner
02-05-2010, 05:48 PM
actually I was impressed how big a load it was for my age....

Yeah at your age your lucky if you can even get the washer turned on.

CBT
02-05-2010, 05:50 PM
Yeah at your age your lucky if you can even get the washer turned on.

Oh SNIZ-aaaaaaaaaap!!

bob6364
02-05-2010, 05:51 PM
I talk to the washer all sweet then when its in the mood to wash I just lay on my back and let it wash....

CBT
02-05-2010, 05:53 PM
I talk to the washer all sweet then when its in the mood to wash I just lay on my back and let it wash....

Light load or heavy duty?

Phrog_gunner
02-05-2010, 05:57 PM
I like the extra rinse.

bob6364
02-05-2010, 06:00 PM
Gentile cycle as long as the washer will allow....

dakslim
02-05-2010, 07:40 PM
Every thread I go to is going downhill!!!!

SC Cheesehead
02-05-2010, 08:56 PM
Yeah at your age your lucky if you can even get the washer turned on.

bob, tell 'em how us old guys turn on a washer...

dakslim
02-05-2010, 08:59 PM
bob, tell 'em how us old guys turn on a washer...

Go ahead Bob...I'm not going there!:P

bob6364
02-05-2010, 09:14 PM
bob, tell 'em how us old guys turn on a washer...

Well..you see the older washers don't have all those special cycles like the new washers do,but once you have been with a certain washer as long as I have (25 years this year) you don't even have to turn the lights on to know where to spin the dial too and what buttons to push to get the cycle you want :D. Sometimes some of those fancy wash additives don't hurt either.....

SC Cheesehead
02-05-2010, 09:20 PM
Well..you see the older washers don't have all those special cycles like the new washers do,but once you have been with a certain washer as long as I have (25 years this year) you don't even have to turn the lights on to know where to spin the dial too and what buttons to push to get the cycle you want :D. Sometimes some of those fancy wash additives don't hurt either.....


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marvin
02-06-2010, 04:03 AM
if you let the towel air dry, it will be as good as new. try it. you will like the results