Microfiber, drying towels, etc with your laundry? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Fastbrew · 05-15-2014, 03:14 AM

How many of you do your laundry mixed with drying towels and microfiber etc? I was doing a load of wash tonight and it has all of the above in it. I figured I can't be the only one so I thought I would gather some empirical data in this hard hitting thread

aznatama · 05-15-2014, 03:19 AM

Microfiber will pick up lint... I usually just hand wash the microfiber though, easy enough.

FLYFISHR · 05-15-2014, 03:33 AM

I wait until enough of my towels have been used so that they make up a small stand alone load.

BRZNutt · 05-15-2014, 05:43 AM

All my microfiber towels get washed separately from my clothes. I even keep the more expensive, better quality ones separate from the general purpose ones. No fabric softener or dryer sheets. My wife thinks it's funny...

Mister · 05-15-2014, 09:40 AM

I live in an apartment, so it cost me ~$5 for a wash/dry for one load. I live with a fashion oriented woman, so I already spend $20 a week on washing clothes, so I am not all that interested in doing an extra one just for my towels.
Usually I just throw them in with everything else, but the lint can be a real pain to take care of.

AznBRZer · 05-15-2014, 09:47 AM

I do them in a separate wash with it's own special detergent as to not get car cleaning chemicals or gunk from the car into the clothes.

cnk · 05-15-2014, 09:53 AM

I wait until I have enough for a small load and then wash them separately with some Blackfire microfiber cleaner & restorer.

Code:Red · 05-15-2014, 10:13 AM

Microfiber towels are separate from my laundry. I have a good bit and wait til I have enough for a small load, too. Dry low heat, no fabric softener/dryer sheets.

gily25 · 05-15-2014, 12:07 PM

I wear grub clothes to wash the car, I put the towel in with them.

How do you not have enough towels for it's own load when you're done?

Wash mitts, large towel top half and front of car, large towel lower half and rear bumper of car, small towel for passenger door frame, small towl drivers door frame, small towel trunk opening, small towel engine opening w/ additional towel for wiping components, small towel exhaust tips, small towel wheels.

draggin_az · 05-15-2014, 12:52 PM

im lazy as fuck

darks, whites, uniforms, regular clothes, towels, and mircofiber towels all get thrown into the same wash

the only thing i seperate are my "red shop towels". i really messed up one time and threw them into the same wash as my white towels. now i have several pink towels that i wash my rims with.

krayzie · 05-15-2014, 01:58 PM

Why would you wash your car towels with your clothes? Do you shop at Value Village for clothes?

Turbo95eg6 · 05-15-2014, 01:59 PM

Keep them seperate. Presoak with oxy, wash with hot water. I just use woolite. Add about 1/2 cup white vinegar during rinse, then rinse again. Tumble dry low.

Createddeleted · 05-15-2014, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRZNutt

All my microfiber towels get washed separately from my clothes. I even keep the more expensive, better quality ones separate from the general purpose ones. No fabric softener or dryer sheets. My wife thinks it's funny...

This.

Richard Grasa · 05-15-2014, 04:03 PM

Hot water in the wash and a dedicated microfiber detergent like Chemicals Guys sells. Hot water will help the fibers expand and release all the junk they hold onto. Dry on low with no fabric softener. My expensive plush paint only towels get hung to dry and then put in the dryer for a few minutes afterwards to fluff them up a bit. It can seem silly to take the extra steps and use a dedicated detergent, but it makes a huge difference in how clean they come and how long they last.

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05-15-2014, 03:14 AM	#1
Fastbrew Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Pearl White BRZ Location: USA Posts: 764 Thanks: 123 Thanked 461 Times in 233 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Microfiber, drying towels, etc with your laundry? How many of you do your laundry mixed with drying towels and microfiber etc? I was doing a load of wash tonight and it has all of the above in it. I figured I can't be the only one so I thought I would gather some empirical data in this hard hitting thread

05-15-2014, 03:33 AM	#3
FLYFISHR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 2014 BR"ZED" Sport-tech DGM MT Location: GTA CANADA Posts: 738 Thanks: 470 Thanked 257 Times in 164 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I wait until enough of my towels have been used so that they make up a small stand alone load. __________________ Old enough to know better but young enough to do it again

05-15-2014, 12:52 PM	#10
draggin_az Small penis big dreams Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: '13 Scion FR-S Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 585 Thanks: 377 Thanked 290 Times in 147 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	im lazy as fuck darks, whites, uniforms, regular clothes, towels, and mircofiber towels all get thrown into the same wash the only thing i seperate are my "red shop towels". i really messed up one time and threw them into the same wash as my white towels. now i have several pink towels that i wash my rims with. __________________ v3 -> v2 Vortech SC / 2.87 pulley Fuel pump, FIC 770 injectors, custom header back, perrin resonated CBE 277hp 93 octane 370hp on E-85

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aznatama Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ MT (Sold); 2006 V70R Location: Fairfax Posts: 873 Thanks: 10 Thanked 186 Times in 150 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Microfiber will pick up lint... I usually just hand wash the microfiber though, easy enough.

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Mister Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Firestorm FRS Location: NH Posts: 180 Thanks: 141 Thanked 78 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I live in an apartment, so it cost me ~$5 for a wash/dry for one load. I live with a fashion oriented woman, so I already spend $20 a week on washing clothes, so I am not all that interested in doing an extra one just for my towels. Usually I just throw them in with everything else, but the lint can be a real pain to take care of.

05-15-2014, 09:47 AM	#6
AznBRZer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 16 CBS WRX Limited Location: Boston Posts: 1,147 Thanks: 947 Thanked 592 Times in 371 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I do them in a separate wash with it's own special detergent as to not get car cleaning chemicals or gunk from the car into the clothes.

05-15-2014, 09:53 AM	#7
cnk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 DGM BRZ Limited Location: NJ Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 59 Thanked 547 Times in 339 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wait until I have enough for a small load and then wash them separately with some Blackfire microfiber cleaner & restorer.

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Code:Red Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm 6MT Location: Grovetown, GA Posts: 117 Thanks: 27 Thanked 36 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Microfiber towels are separate from my laundry. I have a good bit and wait til I have enough for a small load, too. Dry low heat, no fabric softener/dryer sheets.

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gily25 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Silica BRZ 6MT Location: 06103 Posts: 650 Thanks: 97 Thanked 115 Times in 92 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wear grub clothes to wash the car, I put the towel in with them. How do you not have enough towels for it's own load when you're done? Wash mitts, large towel top half and front of car, large towel lower half and rear bumper of car, small towel for passenger door frame, small towl drivers door frame, small towel trunk opening, small towel engine opening w/ additional towel for wiping components, small towel exhaust tips, small towel wheels.

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krayzie Drive From Home Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: BRZ STI Performance Location: Filth City Posts: 4,912 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 3,111 Times in 2,007 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Why would you wash your car towels with your clothes? Do you shop at Value Village for clothes?

05-15-2014, 01:59 PM	#12
Turbo95eg6 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ SWP LTD Location: The 503 Posts: 2,174 Thanks: 331 Thanked 2,266 Times in 858 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Keep them seperate. Presoak with oxy, wash with hot water. I just use woolite. Add about 1/2 cup white vinegar during rinse, then rinse again. Tumble dry low.

05-15-2014, 04:03 PM	#14
Richard Grasa Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Work truck Location: CT Posts: 32 Thanks: 7 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hot water in the wash and a dedicated microfiber detergent like Chemicals Guys sells. Hot water will help the fibers expand and release all the junk they hold onto. Dry on low with no fabric softener. My expensive plush paint only towels get hung to dry and then put in the dryer for a few minutes afterwards to fluff them up a bit. It can seem silly to take the extra steps and use a dedicated detergent, but it makes a huge difference in how clean they come and how long they last.

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