Microfibre Cloths

Quasar

Oh experiment with them.

Dusting, wiping glass clean (very good also for spectacles), computer screen, drying dishes and anything else (some microfibre soaks up lots of water), cleaning windowpanes - that's my favourite use for microfibre. It doesn't just take dust off but also some dried stains, especially if ever so slightly damp.

Expertiment with each type to see which gives the best results for the above tasks.

Oh, I have varnished floorboards and after sweeping them I pass over them with microfibre - leaves them shiny and dust free!

Gingham_Ribbon

Hi, pinkparrot. There was an older thread on this so I've added your question to it. You'll need to look from the beginning to see all the answers.

stinky985

sorry to ask a stupid question but what is the best way to dust with micro fibre clothes and stardrops? i have asthma as does my son so dont want it getting everywhere.
Also can you use stadrops and the clothes together or is it better with stardrops and another clother, buffed with a microfibre cloth?!
I am a man so forgive me!

Pink.

Hi stinky,

It doesn't feel right calling you that..

It's not a stupid question. If you and your son are asthmatic then damp dusting is probably best. I use stardrops with microfibre clothes and then buff with a dry one.

Pink

stinky985

thanks very much! do you use a bowl or have you prepared a spray type thing?!now i just have to get around to it!! god i am such a cleaning idiot!
And stinky is my nickname -blame my so called mate
Ta again!

eryn_kathleen

I was wondering if anyone labels their cloths, or has another system (maybe colour-based) for sorting out their cloths if they have multiples?

I'm just wondering because my MIL has been spending lots of time round ours recently, and I'm constantly following her around to tell her which cloth to use while she's cleaning (I know I should be grateful!).

I was thinking about using a permanent marker to write things like 'kitchen', 'bathroom', 'floors', 'spills', 'windows' etc. onto the cloths themselves. Do you think the marker would stay? I don't bleach them or anything like that...

I have three Tesco value ones (3 for 89p, which I like more than others), two Tesco 99p ones, and two Lidl ones - now I just have to decide how to assign the jobs! Or is this just a silly idea?

scrimpingbadger

Sorry - I have share my excitement in discovering these things! :j I hate cleaning and as we have solid fuel central heating I live in a soot hole and I've had to work hard at keeping on top of the dust but I got some Tesco value ones and boy, do they do the job. I know these have been discussed at great length before I just wanted to get it out of my system.

Does this make me sad? Well, if it does, I don't care!:rotfl:

lazy_daisy

No you're not sad! (Or if you are we all are....)
Microfibre cloths are a bit of an OS standby - also (a winner in my book) they seem to work better the cheaper they are. I don't have Tesco nearby so use Morrison's Value cloths - 89p for 3 (oooooh feel the bargain!) and they wash really well. They seem to be, not abrasive, but kind of 'grabby' with their fibrous surfaces, and often remove the need for any cleaning product at all. Clever Badger!

Quasar

Ohhhhh I've "converted" to microfibre cloths a couple of years ago. I will use nothing else now for cleaning absolutely everything, including sunglasses.

If you do a search for "microfibre", you will see that it is mentioned in scores and scores of threads in here, a testimony to the usefulness of this cloth.

One word of advice: I cut the cloths in 4, so that each yields 4 squares of about 7 inches per side - an ideal size for general dusting etc, and makes the whole cloth last much longer. I only keep a couple of them at full size and I use them to "dust" off my wooden floors after a good sweep.

Mary_Hartnell

Will these be any good?

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_5057.htm

I have a particular need to clean "acrylic", that is the glass like plastic known by the trade names of "Perspex", "Lucite" etc. It is used for ornaments, beer pumps, car lights, plastic baths etc. etc.
It builds up static if buffed, so gets dusty, like a TV screen. The main danger is SCRATCHING it. Especially the clear material, as the little scratches catch the light.

Anyone tried microfibre on acrylic?

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Update Monday 11th:

I've bought a packet:

A red quilted one intended for sinks.

A blue loopy one intended for floors.

A yellow felted one intended for dusting.

A white woven one intended for glass.

A green soft one intended for polishing.

So far I've tried the following experiments:

Rubbed a dirty scrap bit of acrylic sheet:
Yellow and green cleaned it up and green gave it a shine; however I had to put plenty of elbow grease into the job. Meths cut through the greasy dirt much better than water. The white "glass" cloth could produce micro scratches, which could be seen glinting in the sunshine.
The piece of plastic sheet had a stain, where it had been clamped in a holder. I could only get this off by polishing with "Duraglit", which I think contains micro aluminium oxide.

I then had a go at a new double glazed unit that DH had fitted:
In the sunshine there were "grey" marks on the inside, where minimal condensation had been "dried" with a damp cloth and then evaporated. On the outside there were dirty putty marks, some silicon rubber finger prints and traffic film.
The white cloth did the job on the grey marks and the traffic film, but required serious effort. Meths improved the ease of the job as probably would have dilute washing up liquid and ammonia solution.
Damp paper was all that was needed for the putty marks and the silicone rubber needed "Screwfix" "No Nonsense" silicone/acrylic sealant remover PLUS thumb nail chiselling, to shift it. [I must find an old type copper penny for scraping windows - modern currency is made of steel, so I don't think I would use that.]

The cloths also gave off a certain amount of lint, which hopefully will go away when they are washed.

In summary the most important ingredient is still elbow grease and I am not convinced that for windows the microfibre cloth is better than scrunched up newspaper.
For acrylic plastic, the polishing cloth is marginally better than a "J" cloth.