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Microfibre Cloths for Office Cleaning Companies
For an office cleaning company, cloths are a small cost that touches every job. Get them right and your teams work faster, sites stay consistent and nobody runs out halfway through a shift. Get them wrong and you end up with mixed-up colours, a laundry backlog and emergency trips to the cash and carry. This guide is for contract cleaners and in-house facilities teams setting up or tidying up their cloth system. Why microfibre suits office cleaning Most office cleaning is dusting and wiping: desks, screens, shelves, door handles, kitchen... Read more...
What Is a Microfibre Cloth? How It Works and When to Use It
Microfibre cloths are now the standard cleaning cloth in homes, offices, kitchens and car valeting. But what is a microfibre cloth, and why does it clean differently from an ordinary cotton cloth? This guide explains what microfibre is, how it works, how to use it and where it fits alongside cotton and paper towels. What is microfibre? Microfibre is a synthetic fabric made from extremely fine fibres. The fibres are much thinner than a human hair and much finer than cotton. Microfibre cleaning cloths are usually made from blends of... Read more...
Kitchen Cloths: A Guide for Home and Commercial Kitchens
Every kitchen runs on cloths. They wipe worktops, mop up spills, polish stainless steel and dry dishes and glasses. In a home kitchen, a muddled drawer of cloths is an annoyance. In a café or restaurant kitchen, it can become a hygiene problem. This guide covers the main types of kitchen cloth, a simple hygiene routine, colour coding in food areas and when to replace your cloths. The main types of kitchen cloth Most kitchens use a mix of three types, each with its own job. Microfibre cloths for wiping... Read more...
Best Towel for Drying a Car: What to Look For
Drying is the step where a clean car most often picks up new marks. Leave it to air-dry and you get water spots. Use the wrong towel, or the right towel the wrong way, and you can drag grit across the paint. This guide explains what makes a good car drying towel, how to choose one and how to dry a car properly, whatever towel you use. For the wider picture on cloths for paint, glass, wheels and interiors, see our practical guide to microfibre cloths for cars. Why use... Read more...
How to Wash Microfibre Cloths: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
Microfibre cloths do their best work when they are clean. A cloth full of old dust, grease or detergent residue picks up less and smears more. The good news is that washing microfibre is easy once you know the few things to avoid. This guide covers machine washing, hand washing, drying, how often to wash and how cleaning teams can launder colour-coded sets. The advice below is general guidance for microfibre. Always follow any care instructions supplied with your cloths. Before you wash: three quick checks Shake them out. Knock... Read more...
Large Microfibre Cloths: How to Choose Size and GSM
Microfibre cloths all look much the same in a photo, but they are not all the same. Size and weight change how a cloth feels, how much it holds and which jobs it suits. This guide explains what to look for, so you can pick the right cloth for your home, your cleaning team or your business. What GSM means GSM stands for grams per square metre. It tells you how heavy the fabric is for its area, so you can compare cloths of different sizes fairly. As a general... Read more...
Microfibre Cloths for Glass: Windows, Mirrors and Glassware
Glass is the hardest surface to get right. A worktop can hide a smear; a window, mirror or wine glass can't. Microfibre cloths make glass cleaning quicker and use less product, as long as you use them the right way. This guide covers windows, mirrors, screens and glassware, at home and in a busy bar or hotel. Why microfibre works well on glass Microfibre is made from very fine synthetic fibres. They pick up dust, fingerprints and light grease and hold them in the cloth, rather than spreading them across... Read more...
Are Microfibre Cloths Lint-Free? How to Keep Them Clean
One of the main reasons people switch from cotton to microfibre is lint. Cotton cloths and tea towels leave fluff on glass, stainless steel and dark surfaces. Microfibre is far less likely to. But "less likely" is not the same as "never", and how you wash your cloths makes a big difference. This guide explains why. Why microfibre sheds less than cotton Cotton is made from short natural fibres twisted together into yarn. As a cotton cloth is used and washed, those short fibres work loose and come away as... Read more...
Microfibre Cloths for Cars: A Practical UK Guide
Microfibre cloths are the standard tool for car care, whether you run a valeting business or wash your own car on a Sunday morning. They pick up dust and grime well, hold a good amount of water and work with or without products. This guide covers which cloth to use where, how many you need and how to look after them. Why use microfibre on a car? Microfibre is made from very fine synthetic fibres. The fine fibres give each cloth a large surface area, so it traps dirt in... Read more...
How Many Microfibre Cloths Does a Cleaning Team Need?
Running out of clean cloths halfway through a shift slows everything down. Here is a simple way to work out how many microfibre cloths your team needs. Start with cloths per clean Count how many cloths one person uses on a typical job, for each colour or area. A small office might need one cloth per area; a busy kitchen will need more. Allow for washing Cloths need to be washed and dried between uses. A practical rule is to keep at least three sets: one in use, one in... Read more...
Colour-Coded Cleaning Cloths: A Simple UK Guide
Colour-coding is a simple way to stop germs moving from one area to another. Each area gets its own colour of cloth, and that cloth never leaves its area. Many UK cleaning teams, schools, offices and kitchens use it. The common UK colour code The most widely used scheme in the UK follows guidance from the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc): Red: toilets, urinals and washroom floors Yellow: washroom basins and surfaces, and other higher-risk areas Blue: general, low-risk areas such as offices, desks and corridors Green: kitchens and... Read more...