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    Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    I have some chemical guys towels (yellow with silk edge)
    And I used them to clean the Polish residue when I was cleaning up the paint on my suv.
    If I clean them in the washer with some chemical guys microfiber cleaner could I use them with detail spray on the fresh paint or are they now strictly for cleaning up polish residue?
    I'm really not trying to buy more right now. If only my wife knew how much I've spent..... ($450+ lol )

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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    As long as the towels are actually coming clean, you should have no problems using them for different tasks. If you're still concerned, do a small test spot with the towels and make sure there are no issues. An area that is not frequently seen works great for test spots, something like a section of paint under the hood, inside a trunklid, door jamb, etc.

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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    Thanks

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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    Go for it! Polish is supposed to be water soluble so as long as you washed it with a good microfiber cleaner you are good to go!

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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    Yes, absolutely.The products such as chemical guys microfiber cleaner or Micro Restore do an amazing job at restoring the MF's to like new.
    Wash: on Cold/Cold; 2 rinses; extra-fast
    Dry: Extra Low Heat/Gentle for 30 minutes
    Use a lint roller to roll both sides of the towels, fold and place back in your storage bin, or wherever you keep them.

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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    Quote Originally Posted by lalojamesliz View Post
    If I clean them in the washer with
    some chemical guys microfiber cleaner
    could I use them with detail spray
    •Even though I have no experience
    with Chemical Guys' (CGs') microfiber
    cleaner, I'll go out on a limb and say:
    -Yes.


    •Now, the $64,000 question:
    -If you clean the microfiber towels,
    (that have been used with detail
    sprays), in the washer with CGs'
    microfiber cleaner...can they then
    be used "to polish", and/or, for other
    car-care tasks as well?
    -{Some detail spray products'
    formulations can be quite robust.}



    Bob
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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    Quote Originally Posted by FUNX650 View Post
    •Now, the $64,000 question:
    -If you clean the microfiber towels,
    (that have been used with detail
    sprays), in the washer with CGs'
    microfiber cleaner...can they then
    be used "to polish", and/or, for other
    car-care tasks as well?
    -{Some detail spray products'
    formulations can be quite robust.}



    Bob
    Very good point Bob.


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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    Bob has a great point, and to which I have one bin of dedicated Gold Plush JR just for polish & compound removal, and another full bin of Gold Plush Jr. just for LSP, QD, etc..

    One could go absolutely obsessive, and then start to break out bins for specific polishes/compounds/qd's/Coatings & Sealants... This is where a certain amount of line-crossing of OCD'ism happens and I'm NOT going to cross it.

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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    Sweet! Thanks guys!
    I currently have a new bottle of CG microfiber cleaner so I'll be using that.
    The bottle says it's good for removing wax from the towels also
    I only had a dozen towels when I was polishing my suv and I used some for the Polish and the rest for the wax
    Should I pre-wash them in a bucket with something or just toss them in my washer?
    A few have black paint from my rear bumper and door handles.
    That's really all I have to ask guys....... now it's time to make some situations up ha ha ha j/k

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    Re: Can I use towels I cleaned polish with for detail?

    Quote Originally Posted by lalojamesliz View Post
    Sweet! Thanks guys!
    Should I pre-wash them in a bucket with something or just toss them in my washer?
    I always pre-wash new towels out of the package before use.
    Same instructions as given above...

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