First time washing microfibers

[WickedJester12]

First time washing some of my microfibers. They are not super soiled but I don't have any microfiber revitalizer and brightener as I'm waiting for it to ship with some other goodies. I've read the write up, no dye detergent, no fabric softener, but they will be washed in a washer that we use fabric softener in, is this going to be a problem? Is there something I can use in place of the revitalizer till I reclever it?

[falcaineer]

What types of products are they soiled with?

 

Not knowing the state of your washer, you can't go wrong with running an empty load with the liquid dye/perfume free detergent first to get any potential residue out. You could pretreat with the free detergent, and aggitate it by hand before the wash. Then wash the towels on hot wash, cold rinse, plus additional rinse if available, with that detergent. Air dry is my preference.

[WickedJester12]

Some buttery wax and detail Spray, some utility towels with dirt from cleaning interior and plastics, I don't have any detergent that is dye free, that's my problem I'm in right now, what detergent do you use that is dye free? I don't have anything to run through the washer to make sure it's rinsed, would running it empty on hot wash be enough to make sure it's cleaned out? Could I spray them with some all purpose cleaner and agitate it, then wash hot wash cold rinse?

[neontrucks]

All free and clear, it's in a white bottle. I usually run a load of bath towels using the free and clear, then my microfiber. I've been pretreating with brighter and revitalizer them using the All for the microfiber load. There are many schools of thought on this and a ton of diffrent opions.

Be sure to dry on low heat if using the dryer.

[mc2hill]

Some buttery wax and detail Spray, some utility towels with dirt from cleaning interior and plastics, I don't have any detergent that is dye free, that's my problem I'm in right now, what detergent do you use that is dye free? I don't have anything to run through the washer to make sure it's rinsed, would running it empty on hot wash be enough to make sure it's cleaned out? Could I spray them with some all purpose cleaner and agitate it, then wash hot wash cold rinse?

 

Yes, pre-treating with APC will not hurt.  I have lots of towels, so they usually sit for a month or more, so I will let them soak for several hours, with some APC or MBR added to the bucket.  If there are really bad spots I will treat the spots first.

[WickedJester12]

Thanks for all the fast responses everyone, I'll have to get some of that all detergent and wait on my revitalizer!

[falcaineer]

Forgot about the APC for pre-treat. Thanks, Michael!

 

+1 for use of the All free and clear...and be sure to get the liquid. The powder versions can sometimes not disolve completely, and could get embedded in the fibers.

Edited January 3, 2017 by falcaineer

[ocdrifter]

I use Costco's Kirkland brand of free and clear detergent, it works great!

[GXPaycheck]

And don't use powdered detergent!

[WickedJester12]

Well everything went pretty well washing my microfibers for the first time, other than my double soft microfiber, seems to have wanted to come apart at one of the folds, hopefully I can get a replacement.

[falcaineer]

That is odd. You washed the towels by themselves, right? Is there something in the washer or dryer it could catch on?

 

Give customer service a call and I'm sure they'll take care of you.

[WickedJester12]

FalcAimee, my other post somehow got locked, not sure how this happens, but yes they were all separate and not really for them to catch on, this is the only one that did it, the other three are ok.

[falcaineer]

Gotcha. Sounds like a one-off/simple bad luck, but I'm certain customer service will take care of you.

 

My guess as to your other post getting locked is it's a duplicate of your posting above - the moderators keep an eye out for things like that.

[WickedJester12]

I'll reach out to them tomorrow, and that's my bad, after I posted this one, I decided to post a new topic instead so people would notice it.

[LT1xL82]

I had 1 towel out of many do something similar...Adams had a replacement on the doorstep in no time.