When to replace towels?

[PT3]

Hey guys.... When do you toss your towels?

 

I've got some that are going on 2-3 years old. Several have stains that won't come out. I use MFR to wash them. Though, I keep the Rinseless wash and G&G towels in a pre-soak with tap water and All Clear in a bucket. Sometimes they sit in there for several weeks until I do a load of laundry. Some are def feeling rougher than when they were new.

 

So, how do YOU know when to toss / replace a towel?

Edited July 13, 2016 by PT3

[chops1sc]

When I start seeing lint.

[PT3]

When I start seeing lint.

When is that APPROXIMATELY...? A year...two...more...?

[07stanggt]

^ i'm with chops on this one, when they start to lint. You can make one last ditch effort to save them by boiling them with some vinegar on the stove, but some times there better off as utility towels.

[chops1sc]

I think it depends on how you wash/dry them. I am not a fan of air drying my towels so I toss them in the dryer on Very Low for 20 min. intervals until dry. I have some edgeless towels that are over a year old that are starting to lint a little. I will be demoting these to rinseless wash duty (I dont think the lint will kill the wash lol).

 

I just saw the other reply so I'll add this; I have heard about boiling them but I have not tried it yet. How long do you have to boil them?

[Ricky Bobby]

When is that APPROXIMATELY...? A year...two...more...?

 

Could be after first wash, could be after 5 years -

 

I agree, when they start linting, they become rinseless wash towels or under the kitchen sink towels -

 

Some towels I've washed twice and they were junked, or some I've washed for 5 years

 

Stains mean nothing to me, they come out clean but can remain stained and work just fine

[Tyler]

This is a good question!

 

I keep getting lint on my vehicle.  It's driving me nuts.  We use Adams MF cleaner and wash things separate.  I always thought if you bought a good MF towel it would last until it wore out.   If I am understanding this right, all MF will at some point start to lint, and when it does it becomes a rag?