Micro Fiber, fibers....

[RaskyR1]

So this has been bugging me for a while now...

Does anyone else get the tiny little fibers sticking to your paint from your Micro Fiber towels?

I have tried several different brands of towels and they all seem to do it, whether new or used, some more than others, and it gets worse as they get older.

Does anyone have a way to safely removed them? I notice it the most when using a QD.


Thanks,
Rasky

[mr.haributo]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

Did not notice it when using a new towel the other day. Albeit I was just drying the car. What brand are you using?

[RaskyR1]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

Did not notice it when using a new towel the other day. Albeit I was just drying the car. What brand are you using?

I have in my arsenal now...

Cobra
Chemical Guys
Meguiars SS
Meguiars UW

I'm not sure if the Ultimate Wipes are leaving anything behind but I don't like using them for QD's as the nap is so short. They don't seem to remove the fibers left behind by other towels either.

[yalerd]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

One question, are you washing your MF Towels with other things like MF Mitt? or you wash your MF Towels just the towels and nothing more?

[Jeepster04]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

Ive never seen lint from the Megs towels.

I have from a few other brands though.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

Ive never seen lint from the Megs towels.

I have from a few other brands though.

I agree. The only lint I get is from the Wal-Mart brand.

[Bunky]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

The gray vroom towels will leave lint when used for glass cleaning since I use pressure to be sure they are clean and dry. I have other brands (Meg's, Viking, Mothers, etc) that have not shown linting. I also wash them in warm water not hot and low heat drying. I am sure they should be able to handle hot water, etc. by why stress them more than they need. They do wear out just like clothes. I use dryer balls to help soften and this does not seem to harm them (create lint).

[techjazz]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

It's happeed to me before, but it seems I only see the little fibers on glass.

The towels I have now are Vroom (they're the premium orange ones from Target - which are actually pretty good!) and Supreme Shines, and I haven't noticed any lint.

[RaskyR1]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

One question, are you washing your MF Towels with other things like MF Mitt? or you wash your MF Towels just the towels and nothing more?

Nope. I always wash them seperate with liquid tide. I do have all my MF towels in a big bin...maybe the were pulling loose fibers from the older towels???

[yalerd]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

maybe the were pulling loose fibers from the older towels???

Yeap, this is I'm thinking.

[techjazz]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

Seems to me it's just a pesky little thing that's hard to avoid with MF towels. It's happened with Megs towels and cheap towels, new and used towels, washed and unwashed towels... Wonder if there's a secret somewhere.

[RaskyR1]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

Seems to me it's just a pesky little thing that's hard to avoid with MF towels. It's happened with Megs towels and cheap towels, new and used towels, washed and unwashed towels... Wonder if there's a secret somewhere.

That's what I'm searching for.

I really don't notice it much when I wax though...maybe less friction to pull the fibers loose???

[techjazz]

Re: Micro Fiber, fibers....

Hmm...

Someone told me that drying the towels on low heat will help the towels not to lint as much... but I can't leave the dryer on all day! I haven't noticed it with towels I dry on high heat. Really for me, it only happens on my glass cleaning towels...