I just got my Detailers Paridise shipment, How does every one wash all the micro fibers? I have wallfle weave, dual pile, premium and glass. does everyone wash them together? I also have their wash mitt do I just rinse out and hang dry?

Oh and this is my first time using Hydro and my wallfle weave had a reddish tint to it, is that normal?

thanks for the help

 

I wash all my microfibers (the same DP ones you have) together with regular laundry detergent and dry them on low to medium heat in the drying with no problems.

Hydro is kinda peach colored - so it will tint your towel a bit, especially if you use a lot (very little is needed). Washes right out.

I rinse my DP wool mitt with the hose and hang to dry.

 

Wow that was quick. thanks for letting me know, i was afraid with them being diffrent they could mess each other up

 

I use a product called Micro-Restore which is a detergent for washing microfibers. The claim is that normal detergents will erode the performance of the microfibers over time. I do not know if this is true, but the MicroRestore seems to work well.

 

can you wash "fluffy" towels i.e. monster fluffy along with the DP drying towells? What about small MF towels (the multicolored ones) that I use for Nero, Aerospace 303, etc.?

 

The most important thing is to make sure you do not use fabric softener or dryer sheets with them. If you are going to dry them, you probably don't want to use high heat. If you want you can toss them in with your other laundry, though I would prefer to wash them separate.
Regular detergent should be fine, or if you want you can use a Microfiber-specific cleaner. I simply save my MF and other car wash items, and do a separate small load with the Der Wonder Wasche.
I air dry everything as well.

 

I wash them all together regularly - all towel types, all chemicals, all uses - with no issues.

 

+1

 

didn't we recently have a thread about washing MF towels and not with
shop towels cause some people like to mod cars and use shop towels to
clean off hands and tools, and etc.

 

Yeah, but I don't do that

I don't mix them with the regular bath towels I use for things like drying off the tires or sitting on the damp driveway to dress trim and tires and detail wheels and the bumpers. I just allow all the MFs to mingle with one another.

 

^^ yah, im pretty sure i mentioned that too.

MF with MF, cotton towels with cotton towels.
clothes with cloths.

one time my son's tiny sock fell into my pile of MF
towels and washed it together. yep, i was
not happy. (i doubt it did anything though).

 

I certainly hope you beat that child for letting that happen.

JK, JK

 

Yes, you can wash microfiber of all types together with no problems.

Here is a summary of what I would call the "Rules of Washing Microfiber"

• Wash your grimy microfiber separately from your nice microfiber (ie, wash the microfiber you use on your wheels/brake dust separately from the microfiber you use on your paint). In general, everything other than what you use on wheels, lower panels, and the engine bay can be considered the "nice" microfiber and can thus be washed together. The reason for this is because engine grease, brake dust and the like can permanently or semi-permanently infiltrate the microfiber you use on paint (which can then causes a host of problems).
• Do not use powdered laundry detergent, as the particles often do not break down all the way and can lodge in your microfiber (and then cause scratching later on). Use only liquid detergents.
• Do not use fabric softeners: neither the liquid fabric softeners nor the dryer sheets. The chemicals in these products essentially clog the fibers, rendering them ineffective.
• Do not use bleach, no matter how stained your microfibers may get. Bleach also renders the microfibers considerably less effective- it essentially melts the fibers to a degree.
• Wash only with other microfiber (or at least things that are non-linty, like a dress shirt). If you wash microfiber with cotton towels, for example, your cotton towels will end up with less lint but your microfiber will have become filled with lint. Believe it or not, microfiber grabs particles like lint so well that it is very difficult and sometimes impossible to completely get rid of the cotton lint in the microfiber.

Here are a couple of other tips which can be helpful too:

• Use a laundry detergent that is free of dyes and perfumes (like "All Free & Clear" or something like that). Similar to the fabric softeners, these can clog the microfibers. However, they do so to a significantly lesser extent than fabric softeners and don't have as great an impact. In most cases, the concern here is that with continued washings, some of the chemical components of the dyes and perfumes can buildup and eventually cause you to lose some effectiveness. *An alternative would be to use a microfiber detergent like MicroRestore. FYI, we've done tests using both alternatives (a laundry detergent without dyes/perfumes vs. a microfiber detergent) without any difference in microfiber performance, short term or long term. Microfiber detergents are essentially laundry detergents without dyes/perfumes. Your choice.
• Most microfiber can be machine dried (again, no dryer sheets!) while some perform better over the long run when air dried. When machine drying, do so on a low (best) or medium setting and never use the hottest heat setting. When in doubt, air dry. (note that we machine dry almost all of our own microfiber with no problems) The Monster Fluffy is an example of a microfiber cloth that performs better when air dried; however, machine drying will not ruin it either.

For cleaning microfiber that is really dirty or that does not seem to be performing as well as it once did (often a sign of wax buildup in the fibers), either/or:

• Wash the microfiber for one full wash cycle normally. Then wash again, except this time open the lid and let it soak overnight. In the morning, close the lid and let the cycle finish.
• Wash the microfiber for one full wash cycle normally. Then wash again, except do not use any laundry detergent. Instead, add 1/2 Cup of white vinegar to the load (assuming a medium to full size load). Run the cycle normally.

I hope these "rules" and tips help! (they're mostly just a summary of what everyone else already said! )

-Heather

 

Heather, you're wonderful.

She just starts typin' and all that comes out. Incredible.

 

Thanks Paul! Glad I can be of help.

-Heather

 

For a liquid detergent, I just use Woolite in the washing machine,.....seems to work well....does anyone else use Woolite?

 

i use ALL no fragrance, no thing.

 

Anyone else think we should gather all of Heather's detailing dissertations and post them together in a sticky? She's written some great ones!