Putting them in the dryer is fine. Just make sure your lint trap is clear of lint. Otherwise, you'll get lint all over your towels.

 

WOW i was just about to ask this question thanks mikey

 

ive always known to never put your mf towels in the dryer cuz the microfibers are made of nylon and it melts in the heat. making them from micro fibers to regular fibers

 

I used to wash my towels in cold water and dry them on the delicate cycle until I ran across some postings by a guy named Leo (alias DFTowel) who sells towels and seems to know what he is talking about. His advice from a recent post on Autopia:

So I now use hot water. I also pour in some vinegar during the rinse cycle. But I still dry on the medium setting ...

 

Just remember that vinegar is an acid, even though you are mixing it with water, it might have some... negative effect.

 

back from the dead with awesome advice i c....

i use micro restore with warm water, no dryer sheets and tumble dry on low (takes two times to get them to dry fully). i dry like this because i find it lowers static and keeps the fibers from bunching allowing them to stay in a like-new state

 

I wash mine with Micro-Restore, warm wash and warm rinse. I also use the 2nd rinse cycle feature. Dry in dryer on Delicates setting.

 

good post i just got a bunch of MF towels

 

great tip, i was noticing mine where getting hard. gonna try it for the next load!

 

If your towels are getting hard or if they are no longer absorbing water as they used to, then it may well be that they are chock full of silicone, wax, and grease. The best way to "persuade" the towel to release all of this gunk is to use hot water with simple detergent. If this doesn't work, you might even want to boil your towels. See these threads, especially the comments by DFTowel:

Boiling Microfiber Towels

Washing Microfiber Polishing Cloths

How to Clean Microfiber Towels

It's always hard to figure out who has the best knowledge on matters such as these. As you might guess, I have tentatively decided that the hot water guys are probably right--but I could be wrong.

Cheers,
Al