Will the water repelling characteristics of Hydro reduce the absorbing effect of microfiber drying towels over time?

 

Yes, I have found that after about three applications of Hydro the absorbing power of my waffle weave drying towel is reduced quite a bit.

 

Wash all your MF with Tide Free and Griot's MicroFiber & Foam Pad Cleaner, they'll last longer and keep their absorbancy!!

 

I'd say that ALL microfiber towels over time will lose their ability to pick up crud including absorbing water if they are not properly cared for.

1.) No softeners
2.) No dryer sheets
3.) Use microfiber detergent
4.) Wash them immediately after soiling them

Unlike your paint, synthetics won't bond to your towels to form a barrier. They will wash off, just as easily as Hydro will wash off your hands with soap and water.

If your towels aren't absorbing as well, give this a try.

Your towels will be soft as new again and will perform like they did when you first got them.

Richard

https://showcarsupplies.com/shopexd.asp?id=236&bc=no

 

You can try boiling them.

 

Huh! Microfiber detergent? Whoda thunk it!

Dave

 

I would highly recommend AGAINST boiling your microfibers...we're not talking about cotton here. Ever taken a microfiber to a hot stove? It turns into a pile of sticky plastic.
Haha Dave...yes and it works amazingly well, especially since this is OUR formula. There is a product out there called Micro Restore, but this one is so new that we haven't gotten labels yet. We've been testing it out for the past 6 months and I really like it. Makes all my older microfibers that were washed using regular liquid laundry soap for years feel new again.

 

http://www.detailcity.org/forums/det...mf-towels.html

 

Irontree, this is a great link that confirms what I said. Don't boil your microfibers. The discussion here is that boiling will weaken the microfibers so they suggest hot water, not boiling water, and to use microfiber detergent.

Thanks!

 

I guess the founder of poorboy's would know what would hurt microfibers since he contact the mfg of the microfibers he sells.
this is his post below.
I've been told by my mf mfg that boiling too long will weaken the fibers ... I advise people in this situation or even when good towels stop absorbing, to bring a large pot of water to a boil and dip each towel for no longer than 2 minutes ... that should be long enough to release anything in the cloth... remember mf is a blend of polyester and should be treated similarly.

 

Yes, but no longer than 2 minutes....your original post said to simply boil the towels...so how is that helpful? The bottom line is that boiling the towels can result in weakening of the fibers...do you really want to risk damaging your expensive microfibers when Hydro will simply wash out with soap and water?

I also talked to the manufacturers of Prima and that was what they told me about Hydro and microfibers.

I'm not exactly sure why you are on this mission to somehow prove that you are always right?