Microfiber Detergent, which one?

Hey guys, hope all is well with you...i had a question about what kind of MF detergent you guys are using and how you feel it performs

I have tried both MicroRestore and DP MF cleaner...both of which are ok but i am looking for something better...

Problem is, i dont know of that many more brands to choose from haha...I have inquired about the CG one and have been told that it is "average"...which is where i rank the first two that i tried....any ideas fellas?

 

The only MF detergent I have used is from CG. I used whatever laundry detergent we had at the time prior to me getting the GC stuff. I will say the MF came out softer/fluffier with using GC. Not that it helps ya but figured id throw it in here

 

Thanks buddy, actually that does help...i shouldve addressed a big problem that i have with the two i have tried...my MF doesnt ever get fully clean in my opinion..how is the CG on cleaning power?

 

I use the CG one as a pad cleaner, it cleans the pads well

For normal dirty its awesome, for tale pipe MF not so much ( gets a lot oout but not all)

 

I've tried many, but always come back to Danase Microfiber Wash and the Sonus Der Wunder Wasche. Both are excellent, but IMO, the Sonus though pricey is absolutely the best out there.

 

The only thing I have found that it dosent get clean is like PhoToGo pointed out......Your workhorse towels dont come fully clean.........I dont know if any detergent would get them fully clean either though :shead:

 

I have used both CG and MicroRestore. MicroRestore has my vote for now!

 

I don't know, I've always seemed to read mixed results from everyone and as a result I just stick to normal laundry detergent. It would be cool though if someone had done or is willing to do a comparison test.

 

Well I've been using Micro-Restore but I've been fooling around with some of my old microfiber towels and I've boiled a set and I was pleased with the end result of boiling the towels. I used some of my wax removing towels (cookie monsters) boiled about 5 of them and they looked really good, I don't boil them often after I boil them and I use them (dirty again) I wash them with Micro-Restore.

But I have to admit the boiling suggestion one of the members shared here actually worked great.

 

I may try that with a few "workhorses" to see how they turn out.

 

Yeah it is my workhorse towels that just look terrible...a lot of grunge has been on them and cant ever seem to get them remotely clean at all....i soak them for 15 or 20 min in warm water before i actually let the machine begin...I might give the CG a try, nothing else seems to be working.

Not to start a relabel discussion, but do you figure the Danase MF wash is the CG wash?

 

how were the towels boiled?

 

I allways use a HOT wash and a WARM rinse with vinegar.

 

Well I just use regular tap water, fill up a pot, descent size pot. Let the water boil, then I throw in the towels bring the heat down a bit so the towels are just boiling. I let them boil for about 15min..I've done longer but that's because I forgot about them...but no harm was done :shrug:...they were boiling for about 25min....one thing to be aware of that if you lave them for too long you'll have to add more water to the pot.

Well that's what I've been doing, seems to work fine...I wonder if leaving them too long to boil would lead to some thread damage :shead: I honestly don't know if there is negative effect on boiling the towels...but I don't do it that often, just when I feel the towels really need it...specially towels I use to buff of wax, I apply wax really thick and my towels get saturated with wax. Regular machine wash just wasn't cutting it for me so I boil them. Like I said so far so good.

 

So you boil and don't wash them or do you boil them, then throw them in the laundry machine with MF Detergent?

 

Nica you boil towels with detergent or just clean water?

 

Well what I've done in the past is wash them first and if the towels still have the wax residue on them I'll just boil them. Once I'm done boiling them I give them a rinse in the sink and then just hang them to dry.

Oh I've also done this with my waffle weaved towels, a few times I've accidently mixed the wax removing towels with my waffle weaved towels I use to dry vehicles and I noticed that my waffle weaved towels were repelling water, instead of absorbing. So i boiled one and it seemed to remove what ever wax residue was in them.

The waffle weaved towels though I haven't boiled to much just once, I was experimenting, seemed to work fine though :shrug:

 

Well I've only tried it with clean water...I've never tried adding detergent in the boiling water :shrug: I wonder if adding detergent would help, I just assumed that the temperature of the water would nullify the detergent...but just me 'assuming' I honestly don't know what would happen if you add detergent to boiling water? Maybe too many bubbles wold form? Don't know.

 

Thanks

 

Micro-Restore gets my vote. Try pre-soaking those towels if you have a presoak cycle, or just soak them in a bucket with hot water for an hour or so.