I have about a half dozen (maybe more) Adams towels that have this issue and I've tried just about everything i can think of to stop it. When I wipe my black car i can see thousands of tiny fibers shedding from the towel and clinging to the body. My paint is smooth, and I don't have this issue with other towels, nor do I have it with ALL of my Adams towels. The towels are not stained or worn, I've tried washing them in woolite, Tide, and even plain water... I've tried treating and pre-treating them with Adams revitalizer, tried boiling them for 10-15 min at a time, tried air drying them, drying them on low heat in the dryer, and even hand washed them, but whenever they dry out and i use them again, i get the exact same issue with the "micro-lint" that seems to static cling to my car and needs to be removed with a different towel. I'm using them with detail spray, and they have never been used for waxes, chemicals, or anything else that would degrade the fibers prematurely.
To clarify this post, I'm not "bashing" Adams products, as i DO have some towels that work fine with no special treatment, but for the life of me I can't seem to get about 6 or 7 of them to stop shedding. They've done this since new, and as noted above, they still DO look like new, as they've only wiped about one panel before I notice the lint and proceed with the next wash/lint removal attempt. I'm betting I'm not the only person who's ever had this issue, and am hoping there's an easy fix to it that I'm missing. Is there a known bad batch of these, or is there a simple solution? Any help would be appreciated! -Joe
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I have about a half dozen (maybe more) Adams towels that have this issue and I've tried just about everything i can think of to stop it. When I wipe my black car i can see thousands of tiny fibers shedding from the towel and clinging to the body. My paint is smooth, and I don't have this issue with other towels, nor do I have it with ALL of my Adams towels. The towels are not stained or worn, I've tried washing them in woolite, Tide, and even plain water... I've tried treating and pre-treating them with Adams revitalizer, tried boiling them for 10-15 min at a time, tried air drying them, drying them on low heat in the dryer, and even hand washed them, but whenever they dry out and i use them again, i get the exact same issue with the "micro-lint" that seems to static cling to my car and needs to be removed with a different towel. I'm using them with detail spray, and they have never been used for waxes, chemicals, or anything else that would degrade the fibers prematurely.
To clarify this post, I'm not "bashing" Adams products, as i DO have some towels that work fine with no special treatment, but for the life of me I can't seem to get about 6 or 7 of them to stop shedding. They've done this since new, and as noted above, they still DO look like new, as they've only wiped about one panel before I notice the lint and proceed with the next wash/lint removal attempt. I'm betting I'm not the only person who's ever had this issue, and am hoping there's an easy fix to it that I'm missing. Is there a known bad batch of these, or is there a simple solution? Any help would be appreciated! -Joe
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Just to follow up on this issue...For the past couple weeks I have been trying to separate the towels I have that leave lint from those that work as they should. I will say that it turns out most of
07RS4
Holy, crap I didn't know there was this many ways to wash towels....so, I'll add mine, haha. 1. Pre-Soak, bucket, >12 hrs....hotest water you can muster, 1 oz MF cleaner or APC 2. Washing
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Dave, if your towels don't lint because you use Tide Washing Machine cleaner....I'll buy you a beer.
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