What is the life span of microfiber cloth & waffle weave towel?

[Thepukster]

Say if I wash my car once a week.

 

Wax twice a month.

 

Just like to know thanks.

Edited October 5, 2006 by Thepukster

[XLR8]

I think it can last you months dude. Weave towel wash once a week can last u 6mths to a year. MF towel twice a month can last you prob half a year or more too.

[Cskhoo]

hi darren! khoo here. how r u man??! wat car u change to now?

[Thepukster]

Hi Mr Khoo,

 

Haha, me driving STI now lor. White colour, kinda hard to maintain. :(

[Ah_bon]

My Routine is the same as your..

 

i'm still using the same set of MF towels i got 1 year ago...

 

anyway, lifespan also depends on the quality of the towels...

[Thepukster]

How many set of MF towels do you own?

 

I am using the Micropak ones & Fibershine. Bought them on the same day, frequency of use is almost the same. But fibershine seems to be getting much rougher than the micropak ones. Hmm...

[Number19]

I'm using fibreshine ones. Its not as plush as others but it serves as a good buffing towel.

 

If you think the lifespan is up, it probably is. Just condemn it for multi-purpose stuff like interior detailing/glass/wipers/rims

 

Heard from a fellow bro that boiling the microfibre towels will 'rejuvenate' the towels, I've yet to try that though

 

Since you own a white coloured ride, why not consider synthetic sealants rather than wax? Believe it will give you better results + easy to maintain. Just a suggestion

Edited October 6, 2006 by Number19

[Ah_bon]

me ah... i throw some of them away already... now i got about 10 MF towels from 3-4 different brands.

 

you machine wash your Towels? I think that will reduce it's life span.... try hand wash once in a while. for the hand wash, use Hot water... i mean the water heater hottest setting. The roughness can be due to residue accumulated in the MF. Hot water can help to "melt" them.

[Marcostan]

I used to wipe my car twice daily, it last 3 months for my WW towel.

[Thepukster]

I used to wash them by hand with warm water.... too troublesome, gave up, then now use washing machine

[Thepukster]

Wow, use WW twice a day. Quite hardcore huh? Haha.

 

You mean you use the WW towel to wipe dust off twice a day?

 

By the way, what is the life span of a sheepskin wash mitt as well since we are at it?

[Ah_bon]

Actually i never hand wash... i "leg wash"

I soak the MF towel in a pail of washing detergent dilution mix. i let it soak for a while, Then i stomp on it! My grandma told me that's how she wash clothes last time so i just follow lor!

i step on it for a while then rinse with hot water again. step on it a while more.. rinse again. then that's it. Towels clean clean!

This method works for me.

 

For sheepskin. lifespan varies... i bought one from US, last me less than 3 months! . But normally i guess 6mth to a year ???

[Droozy]

that reminds me of this question.. how do we know that our MF or WW Towel's life span is up ?

[Nutty]

When the micro scratches and swirl marks on your ride is getting more and more?

[Droozy]

u kidding me rt ?

[Nutty]

Where got kidding? Sounds logical rite?

[Droozy]

ya in a way .. but wait this stage will be too late lor.. u so free huh ? no need to work...

[Nutty]

Lull time... waiting to go lunch. You also quite free.

 

Now I'm working very near your place.