Wash It Right.
Forever Towel.
Premium microfiber lives or dies by how you wash it. A few minutes of habit-forming and the Ducking Wet Towel will outlast three sets of the cheap stuff. Skip the basics and you'll kill any microfiber towel — ours included.
The 4-step routine
- Pre-rinse before first use. Run it under cold water and gently agitate. This removes any loose fibers left over from manufacturing. Air dry or tumble on low.
- Wash separately from cotton. Cotton sheds lint that bonds to microfiber and ruins the absorbency. Keep your detailing towels in their own load.
- Detailer-safe detergent. Cold or warm water. A microfiber-safe detergent (or just plain unscented liquid detergent) works. Skip the heavy scented stuff.
- Tumble low or air dry. No dryer sheets. High heat melts microfiber and dryer sheets coat the fibers in wax that kills absorbency. Low heat or air dry are both fine.
The do's and don'ts
DO
- Pre-rinse before first use
- Wash separately from cotton
- Use microfiber-safe detergent, or plain unscented liquid
- Tumble low or air dry
- Always wash the car first — never drag a towel across a dirty panel
- Inspect the towel before each use — pull out any trapped debris
DON'T
- No fabric softener. It coats fibers in wax — kills absorbency permanently.
- No bleach. It eats microfiber and bleaches the gold edge.
- No dryer sheets. Same wax problem as fabric softener.
- No high heat. Melts microfiber permanently.
- No mixing with cotton loads. Cotton lint contaminates microfiber.
- Don't use on a dirty/dusty panel. Trapped grit will scratch any paint, on any towel.
Heads up: the warranty covers manufacturing defects — shedding from new, color fading, stitching failure, defective twisted-loop construction. It does not cover damage caused by improper care (fabric softener, bleach, high heat, dryer sheets, mixed loads), abrasive chemicals, or grit picked up from a dirty surface. Wash it right and the towel will last for years.
Got it wrong?
If a towel that's been softened or heat-damaged loses absorbency, you can sometimes recover it with one or two hot-water washes using a degreasing dish soap (no detergent), then air dry. Permanent damage from melted fibers can't be reversed.
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