Cleaning Microfiber Towels Question

[2010 Bumblebee]

I'm washing my microfiber towel because I can't buy them all the time.

Also, it would be a waist.

I can't keep track of which towels where used where.

If I use a microfiber towels on the wheels and wash them in the washing machine and dry it in the dryer, are they safe to use on the rest of the car again????

[AntzV]

Yea they should be good just when you dry them DO NOT put in a dryer sheet with them

[jeffny09]

u sholuld get this cleaner called microfiber restore, not a good idea to put in dryer, and theres also a cleaner called apc? its a degreaser theat u ca put in there to

[NoUCantDriveIt]

I picked up a pack of towels for just the tires, and another for the lower panels. The different colours makes it easy to keep track of what towel was used where.

[Rich1]

Don't wash them with regular towels either because they will get little pieces of the towel all over them...

[2LTRS]

Here's a decent thread on proper care of microfibers...

[Junkman2008]

How to Wash Microfiber Towels

First off, you only want to wash them in COLD water. DO NOT use a lot of soap. My towels never get very dirty or greasy because they are only used to wipe polish or wax from the car, thus I can use a gentle detergent like Woolite. You don't want to use the hash detergents like the stuff you use on your regular clothing. If your towels are a little dirtier than normal, let them soak in the washing machine overnight. Simply add the proper amount of Woolite to the washer, add the towels and fill the washer to the proper level. Use the gentle cycle to wash these towels. Allow the wash cycle to begin for 1 minute so that the Woolite has a chance to mix with the towels and then shut the washer down. Let it sit for as long as necessary (overnight if that's what you need, shorter times for towels not as bad), and then start the washer back up later.

DO NOT use any fabric softener of any kind! Do not use too much Woolite! Read the bottle, a little goes a long way. If 1x is good, 2x is worse in this case. Also NEVER. EVER, EVER wash these towels with any other article of clothing, especially bath towels and wash clothes. That will ruin them too.

After the wash, DO NOT DRY THEM IN A DRYER USING HIGH HEAT!!! (if you do, you may as well use them to check the oil because they are useless at that point). I don't use a dryer at all. I allow them to air dry. String up a clothes line in your garage or outside somewhere and buy some clothes pins (if you can find some, that's some old school equipment right there!). If fabric sheets are used with these towels, it will destroy them. That will cause them to start scratching the crap out of your car. Drying them in the dryer with too much heat will do the same thing, that why I tell guys never to machine dry them.

If you follow these rules, your towels will keep the consistency and softness that they had from day one. If you allow your wives or girlfriends to do this, trust me, they will screw them up unless they have read this. Don't assume that they know how to do this and don't let them tell you that they know what they are doing when it comes to microfiber. They do not own, nor have they probably ever owned a piece of material like this so they will not be aware of these requirements. Test them before you hand them over and see if they get it right. I guarantee they won't.

One thing that can be done for lint in your new microfiber towels is to wash them, and then run them in the dryer with no heat. That will fluff them and remove the lint.

I just had a funny thought. I would love to see the look on some of your wives faces when you ask for some Woolite.