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General => Detailing => Topic started by: JDM82 on 05 December 2010, 19:32
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Right I have no doubt this question has been asked and answered before therefore I apologise :undecided: However ive done a search and nothing came back so I thought id ask.
I have a sh!t load of microfibre clothes that Ive used and just bought some more. I didnt the know the correct way to wash them so I just bought more but enough is enough id like to wash them. What do I use and at what temp? Is there a solution you can buy to wash them in to keep them soft etc etc.
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Cloth should have a label on it indicating temp it should be washed at. I stick them in the washing machine at that temp, with no fabric softeners.
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i just wash mine on 30 degress for half hour with a detergant tablet.. most people recommend liquid tablets tho as the detergent doesnt stay in the fibres.. ive had no problems..
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40 degrees LIQUID detergent with NO fabric softener :wink:
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Cheers for the replys
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i just hand my cleaning stuff over to the gf and she sorts it! :rolleyes:
although i do insist that it all (wash mitt, microfibres, chamais) gets washed after every use
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I usually add some vinegar to the drum as it helps shift some of the more stubborn stains.
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As above, 40 degrees with no fabric softener :wink:
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40 degree's with a non bio liquid and a cap full of white vineger.....Dont forget to cut the labels off as they can leave marks on the body work... :grin: :grin:
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Ive bought a bio liquid detergent instead of a non bio :cry: is it a big no no?
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Ive bought a bio liquid detergent instead of a non bio :cry: is it a big no no?
Hasn't make a difference so far for me. Just no fabric softener as mentioned.
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Cheers Katy I wouldn't have thought it would have made a difference but Ive been wrong with things like this before and known my luck it would have ruined the cloths or something :smiley:
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As above, 40 degrees with no fabric softener :wink:
Nice one i'll have to remember thsi too :cool:
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I have washed my batch of microfibres as stated and now they seem to leave fluff on the car when cleaning, didn't happen before I washed them. Have I done something wrong? 40Deg Liquid detergent.
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Prob just some loose fibre's coming out......What brand are they bud, as mine have never lost any fibre....
How did you dry them afterwards...???
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Dont know what brand, just cheapo ones, I just hung them out to dry afterwards.
Probably just cos there cheap. Used some others since from the same wash and they are fine.
Thinking its maybe the surface of the car + being so cold.
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I have about 30 i got from ALDI......Did the cd test on them and they are ok.... :grin: :grin:
After mine have been washed I always dry them in the tumble dryer.. :grin: :grin:
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you cant beat brand new microfibres
a problem i find, is that no matter how well and detailed i wash the car, when it comes to drying, i seem to still drag up dirt and stain the towel with what seems like oil
just asking the ball and chain what shes uses when washing my cleaning stuff, its non bio at 40 degrees
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Me to bud, still drag stuff from under mouldings ect :grin: :grin: