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Old 09-22-2008, 02:27 AM
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Hi Phil,

Just a quick question, I have started using my Uber MF towels and need to wash them. What wash settings and drying settings do you generally use to keep them in tip top shape ?

For example warm wash and low heat drying or cold wash and warm drying, ect

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Old 09-22-2008, 02:37 AM
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Be careful the colors in them run.
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Old 09-22-2008, 10:52 AM
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Be careful the colors in them run.
Noticed that with the Uber drying towel, gave it a good rinse before first use and it turned the water slightly reddish. No biggie, all my towels are red so it should be fine
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Old 09-22-2008, 10:59 AM
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Wash the red ones separate from the others, especially from the white ones or those will end up pink, speaking from experience.
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In the washing machine I do use hot water with a little bit of detergent and microfiber cleaner. In the dryer I set it to hot but not too long.. maybe less than 30mins.
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i used the cg red fluffer with white edges and OMG it turned my sink red.. i figured i should wash them by hand just in case and it was like a dye explosion!!!! after 3 washes they were bleeding like crazy!! hell even the poly bag they came in was stained red from the cheap dye.. i washed them 4 times including the one hand and each cycle was max everything about 90minute washes a piece.. everytime i added soap when i was hand washing them they bled like crazy!!!! i was using microfiber restore too.. i don't get it.. anyways CG said that they haven't had one person call in and that i might have had a bad batch.. they are sending me another 6. after the 3rd machine wash i said screw it and threw in about 5 other towels 2 being the yellow fluffers and a few micro polish cloths from cg.. not the SV ones thx god and they all got died and look orange to a color i can't even describe. i know to be careful with red but damn.. only cg towel that has pissed me off and the best looking and feeling one too. just sucks.. i hope this new batch will be better!!!
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Old 09-22-2008, 04:10 PM
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I wash&rinse mine in warm water with the second rinse cycle. I use micro-restore detergent.

I dry in the dryer on delicates setting. NO dryer sheet.
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Old 09-22-2008, 04:11 PM
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Oh, and the 1st time I washed my DD uber glass towels, they bled.
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Old 09-22-2008, 09:07 PM
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the glass towels bled that's the first time I heard that one.

I know the red ones do from time to time but I haven't heard about any of the other ones.
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The glass ones bled only during the 1st wash. I know, because a couple towels I had in there where white. not anymore.
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