TOWEL TIPS

Tips to Help Break in Your Terry Towels and Control Lint:

Soak new towels in several gallons of water, along with a cup of ammonia, and leave overnight. Wash the next day with a cup of distilled vinegar and a cup of detergent.
Fully dry the towels after the first few washings to collect the excess lint. Empty the lint trap after every load.
Never use bleach. Bleach breaks down the cotton fibers, resulting in lint.
Avoid washing old towels with new towels.
Avoid washing window towels, detail towels and body towels together.
Don't use fabric softener.
Use hot water for the first few washings. It will help to break in the towels more quickly. If hot water is not available, bring the towels to a Laundromat or commercial laundry where they can be washed for a minimum of 8 minutes with a water temperature greater than 168 degrees.
Use fresh water each laundry load, because reusing water will retain lint.
Darker colors take longer to break in then lighter colors or white.
Add 1 cup of distilled vinegar once a week. The vinegar will help to remove musty damp smells, and wax build up from the towel.
By increasing the alkalinity of the water, you can also help to open the fibers and diminish the sizing during the break-in period.

Use microfiber dry for polishing and dusting. Use slightly damp for cleaning.
Wash in either cool water or warm water (approximately 105 degrees or less).
Tumble dry low, air dry, or place in an extractor. Please make sure dryer has fully cooled off from previous load.
ALWAYS wash colors separately.
NEVER use bleach or fabric softener.
NEVER iron.
NEVER wash microfiber towels with other laundry, especially cotton terry towels. The lint from the other towels will stick to the microfiber and you will have a very hard time getting it off. To keep the wedges intact, it is best to wash microfibers in a full load to ensure less wear and tear.