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Picking grit out of microfiber nap
I managed to get some debris (small leaves and larger grit) in my ultra-plush/long nap MF towels. I washed with microrestore, and the debris did not come out.
Is there a better way to get this out? Right now I'm just doing it by hand. I tried combing with a fine comb and it doesn't seem to be any easier.
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Re: Picking grit out of microfiber nap
Toss it. On to wheels duty, Not worth the risk IMO
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try grit guard. rub towel against a grit guard in a soap solution give me clean towels.
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Re: Picking grit out of microfiber nap
Originally Posted by HeavyD
Toss it. On to wheels duty, Not worth the risk IMO
eh...I was afraid of that.
I need to raise my 'paint microfiber' hamper to a spot where my 18mo daughter can't get to it.
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Re: Picking grit out of microfiber nap
Originally Posted by aray
I need to raise my 'paint microfiber' hamper to a spot where my 18mo daughter can't get to it.
I hope so...That's genuinely a scary scenario you presented!
Bob
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~Joaquin de Setanti
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Re: Picking grit out of microfiber nap
If it's not more than a few pine needles or some other kind of organic debris you could probably use tweezers.
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I just use my finger nails.
Ive had some stuff get stuck in the nap and I just rip it out.
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You are braver than myself. I always look at the cost / time of swirling a paint job with it. I fyou go to the point of using 2 buckets and grit guards to wash a car, why would you try to reuse a MF towel that hit the ground.
Pad or towel hits the floor, in the non car bin it goes.
The Mrs one day dropped 3 towels in quick succession, each time I picked it up before she could, and cut it in half. She stopped that day, was having a bad time of it.
I will check through them, and use them for "damp" sanding with an old rubber sanding block on Easy sand 5min drywall compound.
Works great for reuse of the low nap side, and depending on the size patch ( and how thick you go ), you can get 5 uses out of them before they turn to the grit of newspaper. Just rinse in a bucket and go back at it. I keep a stock of 10 strips in the drywall tools, soak them all when I start a patch, so I can just go at it and clean them when I am letting that dry. You will get the hang of which ones work better for the type of finishing work. The older they get, the closer to the final coat of drywall compound you use them.
Waffle weave are great for correcting someone's "flour paste topographical relief map" drywall job someone asks you to fix.
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Re: Picking grit out of microfiber nap
I inspect each towel before use and use a hemostat to pluck any minor debris from the towel. If it hits the ground, it either goes in trash or gets a big "X" marked on it with a sharpie and is used for door jams, etc. I wont even used contaminated ones on my wheels. They are clear coated as well.
Kevin
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Flex 3401, Porter Cable PC7424 (the old non-XP model).
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