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Question about using microfiber revitalizer


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Currently have one of the high efficiency washing machines, my normal microfiber wash routine is a few ounces of liquid detergent (whatever brand the wife buys), then a few ounces of mfrb poured directly on the towels. Should I be using detergent along with revitalizer, or just strictly use the revitalizer by itself? Should I put the revitalizer in the detergent tray or directly pour on the towels? Just got quite a few micro fibers to stock up for next year and want to ensure I maintain them correctly

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I add both detergent and revitalizer in the recommended amounts and add them both to the opening in the tray. I know a lot of ppl say you don't need detergent that just the revitalizer is enough but this is the routine I got into and am happy with the results. I too have an HE machine.

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I use both detergent and revitalizer pour both into tray on HE washing machine. The detergent (contains no fabric softener) I use says use half an ounce for front end loading machine and then I pour 2 ounces of the revitilizer along with it. I also just spray each towel once, before putting into machine. They come out nice and clean.

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When I used it I always added Tide as the detergent and used MFR as the PreSoak and Fabric Softener. Just have to know how your washing machine works.

 

Ours has 4 Rinse Cycles and a Presoak.

 

  1. Presoak - MFR
  2. Rinse Cycle 1 - Tide - Detergent Stage
  3. Rinse Cycle 2
  4. Rinse Cycle 3 - MFR - Fabric Softener Stage
  5. Rinse Cycle 4 - Just Water

Sit in front of the washer, figure out what it does and go from there with how you want to use it.

 

I always sprayed a little MFR on stains on the towels and gave them a good rub together.

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^^^Agree with Jason above, with the amount of detergent you guys are using make sure you're doing at least a double rinse lol.

 

I follow directions on my MF detergent, it says for large loads 2 oz (similar product to MFR), I usually do a large load of water regardless because I like more water cleaning the towels, so I'm usually always adding 2 oz, washing on hot to release the dirt from the fibers.  I spray soiled towels with either diluted MF detergent as a pre-soak, or APC.

 

Tumble dry on low.

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I use straight MFR as the sole detergent with an 'extra rinse' cycle added on.  I also use a half cup of distilled white vinegar in the fabric softener tray.  It acts as the 'make sure 1000000% of the soap/detergent is rinsed out' stage.  I bought a gallon of it at Target for around $4 I think.

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Here's my routine and it woks phenomenally well in my front load HE machine!

Sometimes I'm amazed at how clean my wheel only towels get after washing.

I do have a water softener.

 

1. After use, all towels are hung to dry then placed in an open air bin/box once dry.

2. Start with a decent amount of towels, too few towels don't clean very well. They sit in the bin/box for weeks sometimes.

3. I'll pre-treat every spot and stain on the towel by spraying a mixture of 25% MFRB and 75% distilled water onto the towel, front and rear. I'll either clothes pin the towels to a clothes line, or have my wife hold them up while I spray.

4. Allow the towel to sit, pre-treated for 30 minutes inside a five gallon bucket.

   a. During this 30 minute pre-sit, I pull the dispenser from the machine and rinse out the fabric softener tray, soap tray and bleach tray and re-install.

5. 1 ounce of MFRB into the Soap Dispenser, and run the machine on it's 30 minute soak cycle; warm water setting.

6. Let them sit in the machine for another 30 minutes to soak after the cycle has completed.

7. Another 1 ounce of MFRB into the soap dispenser, this time run the machine on the Normal wash setting; hot water setting.

8. Run the machine one more time on the Normal setting, Hot water, with NO SOAP in the soap dispenser; I also, on this wash, select Extra Rinse and add 1 ounce of Distilled White Vinegar to the machine's Fabric Softener Tray.

9. Machine dry on warm air setting.

 

A bit over the top?

Yes, I'll admit, but;

my towels, even my oldest, still appear almost new.

All towels get boiled once every year.

I'll detail a vehicle, on average, every other week year round.

 

The last set of towels I washed last week, my wife said, "next time you need to take before and after pictures". I just might do that.

IMG_6893resize_zpsng3hcbcm.jpg

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For my typical washes I just go with regular laundry detergent, but I pre-treat nasty spots with MFRB. My wife already buys dye free/perfume free detergent since allergies to those things run in the family.

 

About every 3rd or 4th wash I do a cleaning with MFRB only - just to do a refresh.

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Here's my routine and it woks phenomenally well in my front load HE machine!

Sometimes I'm amazed at how clean my wheel only towels get after washing.

I do have a water softener.

 

1. After use, all towels are hung to dry then placed in an open air bin/box once dry.

2. Start with a decent amount of towels, too few towels don't clean very well. They sit in the bin/box for weeks sometimes.

3. I'll pre-treat every spot and stain on the towel by spraying a mixture of 25% MFRB and 75% distilled water onto the towel, front and rear. I'll either clothes pin the towels to a clothes line, or have my wife hold them up while I spray.

4. Allow the towel to sit, pre-treated for 30 minutes inside a five gallon bucket.

   a. During this 30 minute pre-sit, I pull the dispenser from the machine and rinse out the fabric softener tray, soap tray and bleach tray and re-install.

5. 1 ounce of MFRB into the Soap Dispenser, and run the machine on it's 30 minute soak cycle; warm water setting.

6. Let them sit in the machine for another 30 minutes to soak after the cycle has completed.

7. Another 1 ounce of MFRB into the soap dispenser, this time run the machine on the Normal wash setting; hot water setting.

8. Run the machine one more time on the Normal setting, Hot water, with NO SOAP in the soap dispenser; I also, on this wash, select Extra Rinse and add 1 ounce of Distilled White Vinegar to the machine's Fabric Softener Tray.

9. Machine dry on warm air setting.

 

A bit over the top?

Yes, I'll admit, but;

my towels, even my oldest, still appear almost new.

All towels get boiled once every year.

I'll detail a vehicle, on average, every other week year round.

 

The last set of towels I washed last week, my wife said, "next time you need to take before and after pictures". I just might do that.

IMG_6893resize_zpsng3hcbcm.jpg

 

I just screenshot your write-up and saved it on my desktop for future reference when I next do a load of MF towels.  LOL!

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