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crusher267658

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How do you wash a microfiber towel?
« on: September 30, 2007, 10:01:47 AM »
Just wondering if there is a certain way to wash a microfiber towel, or if you just throw it in the washer and dryer?
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Re: How do you wash a microfiber towel?
« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2007, 07:53:13 PM »
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the actual weave of the colth is more important than the actual blend.

If you're talking about how fine or, I guess, "coarse", the towel is, then yes. If the weave is too fine, it doesn't really pick up any oil.


Nope, I wa talkign about the texture of the surface.

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BTW, what does happen to the towel when it's exposed to fabric softener? Does it fall apart or something?


Fabric softener, among other things, clings to the surface, blocking the opens "pores"/weaving, which in turn, blocks the absorption of any liquids, thus reducing the amount of oil or water or any liquid, it can absorb.

It's also why you do not put fabric softener on your bathroom, kitchen or workshop towels when you wash and/or dry them.

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Re: How do you wash a microfiber towel?
« Reply #17 on: October 01, 2007, 09:50:37 PM »
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I still had one previous 70-30 blend towel left. I compared it to the 80-20 blend and the 70-30 blend was thicker, softer, etc vs the 80-20 blend I recently bought which were thinner and not as soft.


But the composition does not determine how the cloth is woven.

That said, different composition can still absorb and/or function differently.

I've seen cotton, usually considered a fairly absorbent material, be made with a coating, such as teflon, in order to prevent wrinkles and to prevent stain retention. That stain retention makes that type of cotton INCREDIBLY resistant to absorbing any moisture. Yet most of these microfiber cloths are made of some combination of polyestera, usually NOT considered to be very moisture absorbent.

So, while the exact type of material is important, the type of weave is also, I believe, very important.



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