How to wash waffle-weave drying towels?

[oobster]

Gents,

I have 4 waffle-weave drying towels that are a bit "soiled" (I hate that word) - how would I go about cleaning them?

Ta.

Andy

[PJ S]

In a washing machine, at 40-60ºC, with 1/2 the normal liquid detergent you'd use for a similar wash load of normal household towels.
Extra rinse cycle, then tumble on low (or high for 5 mins) inc the cooldown phase (5-10 mins normally, to prevent creasing).

Job done.
Some users advocate some vinegar in the fabric softener compartment - tried it a couple of times, and noticed no difference in function of the cloths afterwards, but still smelt vinegary.
I prefer to retain the vinegar for my chips now, but to each their own.

[oobster]

Thanks for that, i'll pass the details onto the Mrs (I don't know how to work the damn machine!)

Is there any preference to bio or non-bio? I seem to recall reading something somewhere a while back about not using one or t'other.

[johnS2000]

I think you will find for micro fibre cloth's you must not use fabric softener ( clog's them up ) or wash in a machine that's had fabric softener in it !!

I think I read somewhere to set the machine to rinse to clear out any remaining softener before washing your cloth's .

Would you bother washing them anyway as there are far better drying towel's out there that will not scratch your paint !

Edited by johnS2000 on Tuesday 23 March 00:02

[PJ S]

I've always used what was to hand, others strictly use only non-bio, or the likes of Dreft/Woolite.