Don't use bleach.

 

WOW...

I gotta say, I am pretty amazed at this. First of all, some of you may not believe me and second, a big YMMV but get this...

Everyone knows that we are talking about the cheap Costco yellow microfiber towels in this thread, right? Right. I followed the instructions above as I mentioned before. I finally got around to folding them today as I forgot about them for a few more days.

They turned out clean for the most part, but with stains here and there from when they got REALLY dirty. Still, they felt pretty soft. I grabbed a DVD that I had more than one copy of (I don't even know how that happened) and one of the semi-ragged yellow MF towels to see if I could put a scratch in it. To my surprise, I couldn't easily. I took my thumb and pressed the towel pretty hard against the DVD and rubbed in one back and forth direction a few times. I pressed much harder than what anyone shoud on their paint...not a single mark. I then took the edge with the stitching and tried again...nothing much that I could tell. A few more tries and I got a faint line here and there, but definitely not deep and it might have been there to begin with for all I know. I tried with a diffferent towel and got the same result. I am pretty amazed.

I can't suggest either way that you do or do not use these cheap MF towerls all the time on your car, new or washed, but heck...they should be great for general non-delicate detailing and light cleaning. I am sure there are better towels to use for delicate show stuff...but these sure are cheap. Again, YMMV but I am sure surprised they didn't turn to crap after one wash.

 

BTW, for the record, I used (you guessed it) Kirkland (Costco) Free and Clear laundry detergent, Simple Green Automotive (as instructed above) and standard white vinegar.

 

And I went with it and here is my posted reply...

 

Does it have to be white vinegar? Can I use cider vinegar if that's all I have?

 

They make a microfiber detergent just for cleaning those little bad boys. I'll get the name and post it.

 

Please do, I would like to look into it. Thanks!

 

No....white vinigar is more of a nuetralizer. So it will bring the PH of the water down and rinse out phosphate from the detergent.

If you ever get a burn from....Lye, sodium hydroxide or some type of acid most of the time vinigar will neutralize it

 

I wash my meguiars micro fiber towels with a little shout right onto the spot and run a small load with cold water and let air dry.

Then use a unwanted CD to see if the towels will scratch.

 

THe stuff is called micro restore. You can get it at carcareonline.com. They also sell the best micro towels out there. And also look into the p21's wax's. I like it better then zaino. If yu talk to Jim he has more then enough useful info on car care.