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    Cleaning your microfiber towels after use?

    So I need to clean a great number of microfiber towels. I have Costco free/clear laundry detergent which clean ok but not heavily soiled towels. I have a number of microfibers that are badly soiled...sooo can I add Oxy Clean or Borax to this as a booster or is that bad to do? What do you guys do to wash towels?
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    Re: Cleaning your microfiber towels after use?

    Any of my towels that are "badly soiled" get downgraded to wheel/wheel well/door jamb duty.

    But, you can try and pre-soak very dirty towels in an APC solution before washing.
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    Re: Cleaning your microfiber towels after use?

    Quote Originally Posted by soapboxpreacher View Post
    I have a number of microfibers that are
    badly soiled...sooo can I add Oxy Clean
    or Borax to this as a booster or is that
    bad to do? What do you guys do to
    wash towels?
    •I’ll often pre-soak badly soiled MF-towels
    in a big bucket containing a solution of my
    Free ‘n’ Clear liquid laundry detergent, along
    with a capful or so of OxiClean Liquid Free &
    Clear
    ...way before they go into the washer.


    •Note:
    -I never use the powdery versions of any
    laundry detergents or laundry ‘additives’
    to clean MF-towels.

    -In fact: watching “Death Valley Days”
    re-runs is as close as I ever get to Borax.



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    Re: Cleaning your microfiber towels after use?

    Quote Originally Posted by PaulMys View Post
    Any of my towels that are "badly soiled" get downgraded to wheel/wheel well/door jamb duty.

    But, you can try and pre-soak very dirty towels in an APC solution before washing.
    Excuse me for asking, what is APC Solution?
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    Re: Cleaning your microfiber towels after use?

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    Excuse me for asking, what is APC Solution?
    All Purpose Cleaner


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    Re: Cleaning your microfiber towels after use?

    If towels heavily soiled or cake on with product i soak them in snappy clean. Awesome product.

    Snappy Clean Pad Cleaning Powder 12 pack


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    Re: Cleaning your microfiber towels after use?

    Get some ZEP heavy-duty citrus degreaser, add a glug to a 5 gallon bucket and let them soak for a couple days.

    Rinse and wring them before washing or you might have a suds fest during the wash.

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    Re: Cleaning your microfiber towels after use?

    Quote Originally Posted by spazzz View Post
    Get some ZEP heavy-duty citrus degreaser, add a glug to a 5 gallon bucket and let them soak for a couple days.

    Rinse and wring them before washing or you might have a suds fest during the wash.
    I would imagine dawn would work as well...gentle and cuts grease pretty well without being too strong. Would need to rinse the hell out of the rags prior as that could be a HE washing machine nightmare.
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