Ever wonder why something that is supposedly designed to clean and rinse away is so viscous out of the bottle? You'd be surprised at how much chemical there is in typical detergents that are designed to stick to clothing. I can tell you for a fact that Tide "Free and Clear" has optical brighteners in it, even though the package says "no dyes".
Put some of your favorite detergent on a surface and let it dry. Hit it with a black light in a dark room. If if fluoresces, then your "cleaner" has dye in it designed to stay on your cloths and make them look bright. Scents and other things are also designed to stick clothing.
As for microfiber towels, I have a bucket with a grit guard on the bottom and put them in there along with water and Oxyclean. Let them soak for at least 8 hours. Then wash on hot water to help open the fibers so as to release dirt better. Currently using 2 oz. of 3D Towel Kleen along with 2 oz of strong degreaser (Simple Green but now Meguiar's D108). 8oz. of distilled white vinegar in the softener bin. This combo will get very dirty towels to 99% as I use white 800gsm for GDWM.
Dry on low heat in the dryer.
Towel Clean seems to work well (along with degreaser), but has color, sent and brighteners which are not ideal. I use Atsko sport wash for my general laundry as it is a true no residue detergent. I'll probably switch to that after the TK is gone.
Put some of your favorite detergent on a surface and let it dry. Hit it with a black light in a dark room. If if fluoresces, then your "cleaner" has dye in it designed to stay on your cloths and make them look bright. Scents and other things are also designed to stick clothing.
As for microfiber towels, I have a bucket with a grit guard on the bottom and put them in there along with water and Oxyclean. Let them soak for at least 8 hours. Then wash on hot water to help open the fibers so as to release dirt better. Currently using 2 oz. of 3D Towel Kleen along with 2 oz of strong degreaser (Simple Green but now Meguiar's D108). 8oz. of distilled white vinegar in the softener bin. This combo will get very dirty towels to 99% as I use white 800gsm for GDWM.
Dry on low heat in the dryer.
Towel Clean seems to work well (along with degreaser), but has color, sent and brighteners which are not ideal. I use Atsko sport wash for my general laundry as it is a true no residue detergent. I'll probably switch to that after the TK is gone.