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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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Microfiber Towels...can you clean and reuse them?

Can you clean a MF towel and reuse it? Not trying to be cheap...especially for the final cleaning stages (I always use new)...but for drying or cleaning glass...headlights...etc...they get dirty and I hate throwing them out or turning them into rim cleaners.
 
Old May 10, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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I do reuse them until they get a lot of junk in them. Soak them in a bucket over night with a little detergent then wash them the next day in the machine, gentle cycle, cold water!
 
Old May 11, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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I reuse them on other household jobs, but never again on my car - a bag of them is like $5.00...Al Gore's carbon credits can eat my shorts.
 
Old May 11, 2007 | 02:24 AM
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I wash and reuse them all the time.
 
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You all only use a MF towel once?
A touch of Woolite in the sink with cool water, soak, rinse and hang to dry!

I will take your used MF towels, PM me your address, I will send you postage paid box for them.

Jkjk - they are still fine to reuse in most cases.
 

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I reuse them, but, never wash with any additional softeners...etc to contaminate the fabric. (But Im thinking about 4-5x is about it).

What I've done is have two large sets of them from Wallyworld (aka Walmart). Blue for the windows, and Orange for waxing........again so the ones used for waxing will never hit the windows.
 
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There are some special detergents you can get for them to keep them in tip top shape...

www.autopia.org has all your car care needs and wants in the forums
 
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Also you can try Griot's garage but Woolite and soak will do the trick until you notice they're not soft anymore, then they are for brake dust!
 
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Yup! Keep on washing/re-use until they're no good...
 
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Yup! Keep on washing/re-use until they're no good...
Me too. Save the Earth
 
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i wash and reuse all the time - hot water wash, hot water rinse, lots of detergent and a hot dry, good as new
 
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Yes you can, bought them from a https://linenmart.ca/products/premium-white-towels]Canadian Linen store and they were washable.
 

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