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[madkatz]

Wait, please do enlighten me on this. I've read on several online posts that using detergent soap can leave minute particles on the fibers that can cause paint marring later on. So right now, I'm using diluted liquid soap and warm water to clean my towels. So, would this degreaser + perla combination produce better results?

That holds true if the towel is not rinsed properly, if a towel is rinsed properly it should not hold any particles in the towel, that scenario is when you dump the towels on a wash bucket fill it up with water and pour on the powdered detergent, normally we would recommend you pour the powder unto the water first and let it melt away until no solid particles is left at the bottom before you dump in your MF cloths, and this scenario only happens with powdered detergents because they get stuck inbetween the fibers, if you're using diluted liquid then its no problem, and using warm water can really help in removing oil based wax and polishes, using a degreaser would make cleaning and removing those large clusters of wax and polishes easier but it doesn't mean that it makes it cleaner, i usually recommend degreasers for really tough waxes like collinites, but aside from that even if you use a degreaser i would still suggest you properly wash your towels, and repeated washing can help make sure its really clean, honestly you can also get the same results with just using any liquid detergent when it comes to cleaning the towel, perla just helps in making the towel softer, and of course air drying it under the shade also helps make it softer, again degreasers are mainly just used for removing big clusters of waxes and polishes and take note that not all MF cloths are recommended to be used with these kinds of chemicals