Microfiber lint...what am I doing wrong?

[goincd3]

I have some blue microfibers from Adams and they worked great until I washed them. Now they produce a lot of lint. I washed with a small amount of liquid soap on delicate cycle with no heat. They were then air dried. I boiled them for 10 minutes each last night and then air dried and they still lint! Is there something I should be doing that I'm missing? Any input is appreciated!

[Chewy]

I'd call Ashley tomorrow morning and talk over what they want you to do. They'll make it right. One way or another.

[mcss383]

I have lint issues with all of mine, but I use the dryer on delicate and I have just assumed the lint came from past drying of my bath towels or clothes, even though I do clean the lint trap as well as I can.

 

Can you tell if the lint is pieces of the microfiber or lint from other towels? Maybe they can even pick up lint in the washer, but I wouldn't think so.

[goincd3]

Well I washed then boiled then air dried...so I guess it could be the MF...but I'm not sure.

[Jump1979man]

My new towels I have did this ever so slightly today and I cant remember my old towels that were brand new doing this but maybe they did....like I said it wasnt much so I might not even have noticed in my excitement of the nice detail!

 

I havent had the chance to use one after a wash yet....hope it doesnt happen to me.

 

I washed cold cycle very little detergent and air dried. They dont feel as plush after washing as a brand new one but still feel nice!

[goincd3]

Try drying them in the dryer on low heat...Ashley advised me to do that but to no avail for me. I'm thinking maybe I got a bad batch of towels. Still worth a try though as I have seen this work for many around here.

[Team Adam's]

Also keep in mind what you wash in the machine prior to putting your MF in there will have an effect. Many times there are tons of residual fibers left behind by bath towels inside the washer drum... the MF (as it is designed to do) is great at scouring the inside of the drum and picking up all those fibers then when it dries it releases them... in this case onto your paint.

 

I encourage anyone who is having this problem to run a load of bath towels and other miscellaneous cotton laundry, when the cycle is done and you've pulled the load out take your hand and rub the inside of your washer drum... a lot of times you'll come up with a hand covered in fibers.

[Mark]

I've had the same problem. Very fine blue lint, but really noticeable on a black car.

[NightMare Silverado]

The "swooshing" works for me

 

edit: whoops wrong thread. Sry

Edited November 2, 2009 by NightMare R/T

[becand75]

They were discussing the lint issue over here too -

 

http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4543

[JCHall]

Me too! I thought it was from the new wax - I never had a problem proir.

 

JC

[jjwvette]

I've had the same problem. Very fine blue lint, but really noticeable on a black car.

 

Mines black and never noticed lint of any kind....

[jub jub]

I have the problem as well.

[jjwvette]

I have the problem as well.

 

Jub...you washing your towels in swamp water again?

[jub jub]

Jub...you washing your towels in swamp water again?

 

That's what Okefenokee Joe would do!

[Chris@Adams]

Jub...you washing your towels in swamp water again?

 

:willy:

[acrispy1]

Same here same problem.

[BriVG]

Not to bring back the dead, but I have noticed that my double plush towels will leave lint on my Americana surface as it is slightly grippy, but they don't lint at all on my wife's truck that is treated with Z-8 which is pretty slick. Waffle weave drying towels don't lint at all on Americana. Just my observation.

 

Looove the Americana!

[Z71_Denali]

i always run the washer on a rinse cycle once with nothing in it before putting my towels in there; gives me time to spot clean them in the sink with some APC.

 

when i get ready to wash them, i use woolite, and i always take the towels out when the soapy water is draining from the washer. i never keep them in when the washer is spinning the water out. then i throw them back in and rinse them 2 or 3 times; taking them out when the water drains until they don't feel soapy anymore. after that i hang them to dry on the shower rod in my guest bedroom overnight and guess what, no lint

 

haven't had to boil them for any reason yet... my wife says i spend more time cleaning the towels than i do cleaning her car

Edited August 3, 2010 by 2010TexasEdition

[Team Adam's]

I've never had any lint with the double soft towels... are you washing them separate from the rest of your laundry?

[srod54321]

same happens to me - i have the blue MF towels.

[BriVG]

Yes, always wash separately. Like I said, only happens with Americana, I should ad however; that its during a wipe down with Adam's Detail Spray that this happens. No, not during waxing, I only use the detail spray after the waxing has been completed and removed, and let sit for a day or so. Americana just seem a little less slick than the Z-8, for obvious reasons. Maybe its something with the relationship between the two? Wipe down with detail spray and the waffle weave towel works great though...

[the shine shop]

try this, after you do your regular laundry take one cup of tang drink mix and run a cycle thru on hot,the citric acid in the tang does a good job of cleaning the washer and it is cheaper than washer cleaners mike

[Doug123]

Tang also works well on removing rust discoloration in dishwashers, for those with wells and iron in their water (like my buddy in Bucks Co. Pennsylvania).

[Buffalo]

Its going to be your wash machine, stuff like something blocking the exit hose (stocking material filter )isnt great for machines and usually dosent let all water out. Socks and towels and blankets are high lint items....you should wash nylon shirts or just empty wash machine before micro fiber are washer. also dont over load your washer, it needs room to aggitate and rinse the clothing.