How do you wash and dry your clothes?

[slippy]

Are scrims always washed at 90 degrees (cotton) and the microfiber detailing cloths and sill cloths at 40 degrees? Also is drying them naturally on an airer better than a tumble dryer?

 

[Dave B]

I just shove my cloths on a 30° wash

Most of the time no soap as they will be soapy anyway

Tumble dryer doesn't hurt

 

[boarcity]

i wash scrims 40 degrees or thereabouts. if you keep boiling them likely shorten their life. im still using scrim that iv had 8 yrs

iv got a story about scrim/ after an employee of mine recently quit i discovered he had been using upwards of 30 scrim each day , compared to my other workers using perhaps 7 or 8 . it was very suprising to me that i never noticed him using so many each day. my missus is very relieved as its her doing the washing hanging up cloths to dry all over our house was ridiculous hanging them over staircase bannister , chairbacks plus 3 drying frames etc

 

[Bingo]

Hmmmmnnnnn :mm: , got me on this one :wondering:......I haven't a clue :-(..........I'll ask the Mrs .

 

[Jacob]

Microfibres are able to be washed at 60dg without any problems, tumble dry is no problem either.

 

[TolishAPurd]

I put all my cloths in together on one of the 30 min express cycles my washing machine has, and then just dry naturally, not because its better, just as its cheaper.

 

[Jake]

I put all my cloths in together on one of the 30 min express cycles my washing machine has, and then just dry naturally, not because its better, just as its cheaper.

Same here

 

[norm]

if you have newish scrim and wash your micro cloths with them it causes micro to collect fibres off your scrim in my experience but have no probs with well broken in scrim

dont like tumble drying my scrim makes them all fluffy weird feeling

 

[Dave B]

I haven't used scrim in years so learnt something new there norm

I have 1 scrim and it is used to wipe the dipstick on my car

 

[Eclipse]

30 min quick wash with a purpose cleaner instead of washing liquid - no softeners and into the tumble until they're dry. At the weekends the get soaked in Fairy&apc over night then a 95 degree wash with woolite then tumble dried. Scrims last me years and the micro suede cloths I use for detailing are still like new after 3 years.

 

[Dave B]

Bleedin hassle washing cloths

Before i went wfp i hardly detailed anything so could do a whole week on 3 microfibres maximum and a few sill cloths

I actually only own 7 big microfibres now and that's because i got the unger one free through the post

Used to wash my cloths once a fortnight when trad

Nowadays it's less but I'm forever drying sill cloths from wiping the top frame if tradding bottoms as you can guarantee it will be wet

 

[norm]

I haven't used scrim in years so learnt something new there norm
I have 1 scrim and it is used to wipe the dipstick on my car

yeah i do wonder if i will ever buy any more scrim daveyboy1 as the microfibre cloths are so good

but the scrim last a long time so i will use them until they have to retire

i had newish scrim in with a micro wash and when doing leads the next day i was getting very small fibres of scrim left on the glass after using micro

think wiping dipsticks is what scrim will more and more be used for

 

[slippy]

Just I heard micro fibres shouldn't be tumble dryed and washed at 40 degress and scrims at 90 degrees at least for awhile!

 

[norm]

Just I heard micro fibres shouldn't be tumble dryed and washed at 40 degress and scrims at 90 degrees at least for awhile!

maybe depends on micro as paragon say its ok for hot washes and tumble drying

yeah good to boil wash ya scrim :thumbsup:

 

[Simesy]

From spring to autumn I use a couple of microfibre a day and a scrim if doing georgian or leaded. I also use a scrim for the bottom of the pane as i find it seems to work better than a micro

I find when it starts to get damp around this time of year and through winter I can use maybe 4 micro and 3 or 4 scrim. I stick all clothes including sill on a quick 40° and hang on line or radiators. Only tumble dryed once went soft so that's a no no.

 

[Danfire]

If it's just scrim and cill cloths (old towel) boil wash, if there is microfibre in the wash as well than 60 degrees. Laundry powder, no softener and dried naturally or over a rad.

 

[Carney]

Coming from a professional cleaning services UAE . the key issue is the type of fabric that your clothes are made of. If you have the quick-drying synthetic stuff you can get at, say, REI, you should be OK. But if you have cotton clothes, then they'll take longer to dry no matter what. Jeans take an epic amount time to air-dry, so taking them along with that limitation in mind is a personal choice. I may try a "travel" pair from Travelsmith, since I like jeans too much to forego them.

I've heard of a trick where you roll your clothes in a towel to wick away excess moisture, and then hang them up to dry (without the towel, of course). I haven't tried it, but it may help them dry faster.

 

[albootyerbaws]

i wash scrims 40 degrees or thereabouts. if you keep boiling them likely shorten their life. im still using scrim that iv had 8 yrs
iv got a story about scrim/ after an employee of mine recently quit i discovered he had been using upwards of 30 scrim each day , compared to my other workers using perhaps 7 or 8 . it was very suprising to me that i never noticed him using so many each day. my missus is very relieved as its her doing the washing hanging up cloths to dry all over our house was ridiculous hanging them over staircase bannister , chairbacks plus 3 drying frames etc

30+ a day dont think ive owned that many in all the time i have been a w.c. 3 half scrims at most a day damp one gets dried of the van heater then used again.