P & S PROFESSIONAL DETAIL PRODUCTS - Rags to Riches - Premium Microfiber Detergent, Deep Cleans and Restores, Safe on All Fabrics, Highly Concentrated, Next Generation Cleaning Technology (1 Quart)

Great product to clean and preserve your car wash microfiber towels. It really extends their useful lifespan.

I recently tried this detergent with my ~10 years old microfiber cloths and towels of various types that I have been cleaning with Micro-Restore Microfiber Detergent Concentrate. The Rags to Riches detergent definitely worked better in cleaning the towels of various auto finish products that I frequently use including rinseless washes and interior cleaners from various vendors including Wolfgang, Griots and Adams. The cloths and towels came out softer and fluffier than previously. Micro-Restore is also a good product and less expensive but not an equal to this detergent. I have yet to try Rags to Riches detergent on pads and cloths used for application or removal of waxes and sealant products which buy design are intentionally formulated to be resistant to detergents and water borne chemicals.

Works well. Left my micro's in a 5 gal bucket with 2oz of product for 24 hours and the water was brown after, so you could tell it was lifting dirt off the towels. I wish I knew about the proper procedure before I killed my micro towels, but going forward I will use this product to keep my towels in good condition for as long as possible. The smell is kind of like Listerine or mouth wash and I like it. The bottle has two compartments and it took me like 15 minutes of scratching my head and fiddling to figure out if you squeeze the bottle the main compartment will fill the smaller measuring compartment. I like that it's easy to measure an ounce that way. I used 2oz for the wash portion and you can feel that there is no more wax on any of the towels and feels like a clean slate.

I used this for the first time and it worked perfectly. I washed all of my microfibre noodle type wash mitts as well as drying towels. Everything came out soft and looked brand new without any undue perfume odor, something I abhor. The ingenious "pump dispenser" and measuring tank at the top of the container makes precise measurement and almost drip free pouring a snap.

This microfiber cleanser is great at what it does, it’s a particle emulsifier that separates embedded and adhered objects from fibers by reducing the bond between the two. How good is it? Don’t get too excited as every good experiment has a control and variable. Two 3 gallon oblong buckets were filled with 2 gallons hot tap water and 2 ounces of cleaner added immediately. One nothing was added (the control) and the other had a dozen assorted already supposedly clean microfiber towels, both clean hand stirred. This is the variable. No soiled towels were used, idea was to see if soaking and three intermittent agitations by hand could release any remaining dirt. The towels used were all previously washed in front loading HE washer with All Clear detergent and Griot’s Microfiber & Towel Cleaner, tumble died low heat & air fluff. Both buckets were left in 80 degree garage for about 16 hours. The control was gray, and once all towels were wrung out in variable bucket, there was only slightly darker water in variable bucket. Two ounces of this cleaner was added to washer with towels and dried. They felt same. Another load of six assorted weave high quality towels used for detailing (glass, paint, wheels) was washed together (I normally do wheel towels separate) along with a tire/wheel wash mit that need rewash to get some black oily deposits out. Conclusions: I could tell no difference between either clean load and previously washed towels. This cleanser didn’t release vey much additional dirt or there wasn’t any (from control vs variable). The cleanser did just as good a job as All Clear w/Griots Cleanser that was being used as a supplement to detergent. Griots is cheaper but uses twice as much when you compare it to the cost of this P&S cleanser used alone (2oz) cost is about the same. This product has handy fill capsule that has markings so by removing that cap (two total) you can precisely by squeezing bottle, premeasure up to 2 ounces then pour. Griots just has a small hole under the flip cap without any way to measure built in and recommends 2 to 4 ounces per load and directions say use with detergent. P&S is much more concentrated and IS the detergent, specially formulated for microfiber towels. Both get similar results and this specialty product comes out cheaper per load. Note: Recommend NOT using a detergent with perfume and softener built in so All Clear or other similar is best even if you choose to use nothing else with microfiber. Hot water wash, low/no heat best for drying. Try to separate towels to not be washed with clothes that contain sweat, oils, and personal hygiene products. Cleaning of dryer screen/filter recommended, especially to prevent foreign object transfer. Finally, fold and inspect towels after drying so that they’re ready and debris free to keep your finish as scratch free as possible (forced air dry of car reduces contact and need for towel drying, leaf blowers work great). I’m not a pro Detailer but perhaps could be.

My only choice for cleaning my microfibers. It does a great job of preserving my microfibers.

I first bought the 32 oz bottle and washed about 20 16” x 16” towels and they came out soft and incredibly absorbent. I then washed a load of bath towels and WOW, what a difference. They’re better than new. I just bought the gallon bottle.

I'm happy with this purchase. Washed all my microfiber towels when it arrived. They came out fresh and clean.