Adams MF towels question...

[MillerTime]

I friggin LOVE the Adams double soft MF towels... Problem is after doing the two bucket wash, applying the wax with the PC, and wiping it off... I always get more grime on the towel from God knows where...

I wash the towels and the grime is gone...but the towels are discolored and you can still see where the grime was.... normal??

My car is a DD so I will never have Junkman perfect paint... I have no swirls in the paint, just the light occasional microscopic scratch which i can never seem to get around..

Any tips? Or am i just way to anal with my paint?

Here he is after the last dealing session..










And here is how it sits at work..

[Moni]

Mine does the same thing. They still perform the same after wash.

[Sir Nuke]

obviously you know to wash them seperatly (no other towels).....and use detergant that has no color, or perfumes......and YES, its ok to put a little bleach in the wash to BRIGHTEN them up. I got that info straight from Adams.

[MillerTime]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

obviously you know to wash them seperatly (no other towels).....and use detergant that has no color, or perfumes......and YES, its ok to put a little bleach in the wash to BRIGHTEN them up. I got that info straight from Adams.

Yeah i know that part, I also heard to use the liquid soap and not the particulate soap?

I'll have to try the bleach i guess. I don't mind having grungy looking towels..it's a mental thing i guess...

[garcmol]

Looks sweet, and yes my towels do the same. Now, if Junkman comes in here and sees that you drive your car and then cover it, you know your going to get the lecture, right?

A dirty car can't get scratched if you don't touch it. Slap a cover on a car and all that fresh brake dust, road grime, etc etc and you've got scratch city.

(I guess you got the lecture already, lol)

[Sir Nuke]

Originally Posted by MillerTime

Yeah i know that part, I also heard to use the liquid soap and not the particulate soap?

I'll have to try the bleach i guess. I don't mind having grungy looking towels..it's a mental thing i guess...

I was having the same problem you are, and ask the question about the bleach......after I got the "go ahead" from Adams....and after I washed my MF towels....they look SO MUCH BETTER.

[Adam's Polishes]

Just try to limit how often you bleach them... while it will whiten them up its extremely hard on the towels and will shorten their usable life.

Personally I spot treat any nasty stains RIGHT WHEN THEY HAPPEN with our All Purpose Cleaner... spray into the towel, agitate by hand, then let them soak overnight in a bucket that contains clean water and a few ounces of APC as well... pull them out, run them thru the normal wash routine immediately and about 80% of the time they come out sparkling white.

[Moni]

Originally Posted by Dylan@Adams

Just try to limit how often you bleach them... while it will whiten them up its extremely hard on the towels and will shorten their usable life.

Personally I spot treat any nasty stains RIGHT WHEN THEY HAPPEN with our All Purpose Cleaner... spray into the towel, agitate by hand, then let them soak overnight in a bucket that contains clean water and a few ounces of APC as well... pull them out, run them thru the normal wash routine immediately and about 80% of the time they come out sparkling white.

Hey, good tip..I don't like bleach, but love the APC. thanks!!!

[Sir Nuke]

Originally Posted by Dylan@Adams

Just try to limit how often you bleach them... while it will whiten them up its extremely hard on the towels and will shorten their usable life.

Personally I spot treat any nasty stains RIGHT WHEN THEY HAPPEN with our All Purpose Cleaner... spray into the towel, agitate by hand, then let them soak overnight in a bucket that contains clean water and a few ounces of APC as well... pull them out, run them thru the normal wash routine immediately and about 80% of the time they come out sparkling white.

hmmmmmm thats just as easy.....and not as hard on our GREAT MF towels....I will use that technique the next time I need to do anything other than the normal wash.

[MillerTime]

Originally Posted by garcmol

Looks sweet, and yes my towels do the same. Now, if Junkman comes in here and sees that you drive your car and then cover it, you know your going to get the lecture, right?

A dirty car can't get scratched if you don't touch it. Slap a cover on a car and all that fresh brake dust, road grime, etc etc and you've got scratch city.

(I guess you got the lecture already, lol)

Oh it gets a good dust off before the cover goes on...but it is a DD..soooo it's going to get scratches..just no swirls. heck.. I wash the car every week at least once..and try and wax it too... Plus I look at it this way... If it gets covered in dust (only takes 1 night of sitting in az) i have to wash it..so theoretically it will get more scratches just from drying than it would from the cover on it.

Originally Posted by Dylan@Adams

Just try to limit how often you bleach them... while it will whiten them up its extremely hard on the towels and will shorten their usable life.

Personally I spot treat any nasty stains RIGHT WHEN THEY HAPPEN with our All Purpose Cleaner... spray into the towel, agitate by hand, then let them soak overnight in a bucket that contains clean water and a few ounces of APC as well... pull them out, run them thru the normal wash routine immediately and about 80% of the time they come out sparkling white.

Good tips there... I'll have to try it!!

[Adam's Polishes]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

hmmmmmm thats just as easy.....and not as hard on our GREAT MF towels....I will use that technique the next time I need to do anything other than the normal wash.

Cool... a big part of it is treating them EARLY... the longer it sits the more stubborn the stain becomes.

[Parkmad]

I love mine too and have the same issue, but I am not worried about slight discoloration. Surprisingly, the detail spray has turned one of mine pink.

[Chobbs11]

I am surprised that no one has said this. And not to sound like a "know it all" but, if your getting dirt on your polishing towels on a regular basis, perhaps your not doing a thorough washing??? If there is still dirt on the car I would think the detail process could damage the paint, no? So far, and I'm new to this type of detailing, my white towels have stayed white through the polishing process. but it takes me around 3hrs or more just for a wash and dry.

[MillerTime]

Originally Posted by Chobbs11

I am surprised that no one has said this. And not to sound like a "know it all" but, if your getting dirt on your polishing towels on a regular basis, perhaps your not doing a thorough washing??? If there is still dirt on the car I would think the detail process could damage the paint, no? So far, and I'm new to this type of detailing, my white towels have stayed white through the polishing process. but it takes me around 3hrs or more just for a wash and dry.

3 hours to wash the outside of your car?? I'd have a car covered in water spots if i took that long... I'm cleaning it thuroughly but yea i may miss a spot.. I'm not to worried with missing a spot every now and then.. it's easier to clean the rag and move on!