Micro Towels Nightmare

[BILL]

My 5 year old daughter and friends decided to help her daddy and wash all his micro towels in tide with softener.......

what i did was rinse thoroughly and rewash with micro restore wash

am i saved??????:work:

[Mike T]

I think the best way would be to test them out. Spray a QD on a panel on your car. Gently wipe the towel over the surface, and if cleans the surface right up, then your good. If it just smears, then they are shot.

If your worried about marring, then do the test on your windshield or side windows.
I'm by-no-means a towel expert.

[BILL]

I think the best way would be to test them out. Spray a QD on a panel on your car. Gently wipe the towel over the surface, and if cleans the surface right up, then your good. If it just smears, then they are shot.



ok..........ill post back again.........thanks much......:)

[Al-53]

Bill..the fabric softener is just a type of a silicone...it will wash out no problem....either Micro restore or something like Wisk or Tide free...

only problem a fabric softener can do is cause streaking from the residual product on the fibers...and also make it less absorbent for a drying towel...

even a soak in a bucket with some APC and then a good wash will do it...your ok...they will clean up

Al

[Jimmie]

You may be OK Bill. I'm no expert by any means but guys have posted that after using a fabric softener with their MF's they put them in boiling water for 5 minutes. It will release stuff into the water so when finished pour out the water. If you pull out the towel first it will reintroduce the stuff floating. Wish that I could remember who posted this??????? Good luck.

[BILL]

You may be OK Bill. I'm no expert by any means but guys have posted that after using a fabric softener with their MF's they put them in boiling water for 5 minutes. It will release stuff into the water so when finished pour out the water. If you pull out the towel first it will reintroduce the stuff floating. Wish that I could remember who posted this??????? Good luck.


MIKE, AL, AND JIMMIE thanks.....i feel better now...i told my baby that she was a good girl for helping daddy and here is some special towels for you in your own PINK box daddy made especially for you, and you can wash them when ever you want.... BUT NOT THESE TOWELS IN THE RED BOX:D.......

[ old beat up cotton towels in the PINK box......]

[supercharged]

You might even have to wash them twice in Micro Restore...

[BILL]

You might even have to wash them twice in Micro Restore...


Did that......thanks......luckily i had just bought another container....:-)

[supercharged]

Did that......thanks......luckily i had just bought another container....:-)
I have a friend who borrowed a few of my MF towels, washed them, and yes, used fabric softener. Had to rewash them later myself.

[Surfer]

I usually leave my towels in buckets filled with hot water and some apc or other cleaner type wash. Gets all gunk out including wax. Tricky part is carrying the buckets from inside w/o spilling very hot water:D

[jesselyons2002]

I was wondering if you could clean mfs with a 1/4 cup of simple green. Like how it say to do to clean your clothes ???

[TOGWT]

You may be OK Bill. I'm no expert by any means but guys have posted that after using a fabric softener with their MF's they put them in boiling water for 5 minutes. It will release stuff into the water so when finished pour out the water. If you pull out the towel first it will reintroduce the stuff floating. Wish that I could remember who posted this??????? Good luck.

:D You have learned well Crasshopper

[dengood1]

Jon (TOGWT) posted this initially about pulling the towels "through" the soot that is boiled out.

[ScottB]

a wash or two with some cleaner or a cup of vinegar should help.

[BILL]

a wash or two with some cleaner or a cup of vinegar should help.


Thank you....