GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
I use dryer sheets with my microfiber cloths and they're fine.
One last question - Should I hand wash or machine wash the microfibre cloth after use??
I use fabric softener sheets and it doesn't seem to have caused any problems.I use both methods. I choose which method depending on my mood. Just remember not to use fabric softener.
I use fabric softener sheets and it doesn't seem to have caused any problems.
But, that isn't liquid fabric softener. I know people who have had a problem with that with micro fibre cloths.
One last question - Should I hand wash or machine wash the microfibre cloth after use??
You didn't say liquid fabric softenerBut, that isn't *liquid* fabric softener. I know people who have had a problem with that with micro fibre cloths.
You didn't say liquid fabric softener
I machine wash them at a medium temperature, by themselves. I don't wash them with anything that could add lint to the mix. I have enough to make a full load, I'm not wasting a wash load. I machine dry them at a low temperature for about 20 minutes. They don't need a lot of time and high temperatures to dry.
By themselves, microfibre towels produce virtually no lint. If you mix them with cotton items, especially terrycloth towels, you add lint. Ask any professional car detailer, and they will do the same thing.
So, machine wash warm, and machine dry low. Bob's you uncle (as the Brits would say).
I use a few microfiber cloths - not towels - for household cleaning. I don't deliberately use fabric softener sheets on them - they just go through the washer and dryer with everything else. I've never noticed any residue on glass or wood or any other surfaces after cleaning with them.I don't use any kind of fabric softener, including dryer sheets. I just don't see a reason, since microfibre is naturally very soft. I use some of those microfibre sheets to clean my reading glasses, and they work wonderfully -- as is. I don't want to have any fabric softener residue on my glasses, especially since the microfibre works great without it. If is ain't broke, don't fix it.
I use a few microfiber cloths - not towels - for household cleaning. I don't deliberately use fabric softener sheets on them - they just go through the washer and dryer with everything else. I've never noticed any residue on glass or wood or any other surfaces after cleaning with them.
I'm not really concerned with what professional car detailers do.
You didn't say liquid fabric softener
But, I wouldn't use the dryer sheets either. Maybe it doesn't matter when cleaning in the house, but as the video mentioned, you don't want to use dryer sheets if you are going to be polishing your car with them. I realize that some people are not that picky when polishing their car, but I and a lot of other people are. I learned about micro fibre towels in a detailing forum.
Polish a car? I don't even remember the last time I washed mine. It's been months. But that's why I have gray cars - you can hardly tell the difference.I realize that some people are not that picky when polishing their car, but I and a lot of other people are.
I didn't watch the video because I don't really want to geek out about what car detailers do, since I don't use them on my vehicle. I'm simply sharing my experience.But, I wouldn't use the dryer sheets either. Maybe it doesn't matter when cleaning in the house, but as the video mentioned, you don't want to use dryer sheets if you are going to be polishing your car with them. I realize that some people are not that picky when polishing their car, but I and a lot of other people are. I learned about micro fibre towels in a detailing forum.
That's something you do all the time when you tell us we are "doing it wrong."
Well, now it is my turn to say, "You're doing it wrong." If it works for you, go ahead and do it.
Lose the quotes, Casey. I have never once said, "You're doing it wrong." If that's how you hear a correction, that's your issue, not mine.
I'm not doing it wrong for my purposes and the OP was asking about using them for cleaning the dining room table, so my response is appropriate. Yours is off topic - not that there's anything wrong with that.