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How, why & when to inspect your microfiber towels when detailing cars?

Most detailers I know enjoy the paint polishing aspect of car detailing. Like me, what draws us is the challenge and the sense of accomplishment of saving someone else's car by giving it the high-quality finish it deserves.

December 29, 2022
About microfiber towels
Polishing is not a solution for every situation. For serious paint problems, such as extensive scratches, peeling paint, or severe oxidation, polishing may not completely repair it, and other repair methods such as repainting may be required. Before polishing, assess the car's condition and choose the appropriate polishing method if necessary.

         

Microfiber towels are used to:

Wash cars for example when using rinseless and waterless washes

Wipe of clay lube after claying the paint

Wipe off clay lube after using any clay replacement like a TEKWAY towel

Wipe off compound residue

Wipe off polish residue

Wipe of car waxes and synthetic sealants

Wipe off paint strippers when chemically stripping the paint for a coating

Giving the paint a final buff after applying a coating

Spreading around and wiping off a spray detailer

Spreading around and wiping off a spray wax or spray sealant

Spreading around and wiping off a coating detailer or coating booster

Microfiber towels are great because by miniaturizing nylon and polyester fibers, these large fibers may scratch the paint


Environmentally friendly and cost-effective

Can be washed, dried and used repeatedly.

Disadvantages of microfiber towels

What's unique about microfiber towels is that they're easy to paint, but also its Achilles' heel, which is the plush, soft pile made from microfiber. The microfiber bundles act like traps, trapping foreign and abrasive particles such as dirt, dry plant leaves, twigs, rocks, brake dust and more.


Check your microfiber towels after they are dry and before detailing

If you find particles, pick them out…


2 methods to inspect your towels

Visually - Look at the towel surface and if you see any type of abrasive particle or foreign substance, then pick it out.
Physically - Feel the face of both sides of the towel and if you feel something sharp, pointy or hard, then pick it out.


The only thing I changed about inspecting my towels before use is instead of inspecting towels on the fly, that is inspecting my towels as I use them, instead I pre-inspect them before starting the project or after they come out of the dryer.


While it takes a small chunk of time to pre-inspect our towels before staring the detailing project it saves time overall as your towels, because they are all pre-inspected, are ready to go as you need them enabling you to work faster through all the various steps of the process.


If you don't inspect your towels, I strongly recommend making this a new "best practice" for all your detailing projects. Wiping down a car with just a single contaminated towel is a time-killer plus it will require to compound and remove more paint in order to remove the scratch or scratches.


If you don't have a system in place for storing towels when not in use and after use, then get one. And after washing and drying your towels, take a small chunk of time to inspect them and then fold them before storing them in a clean, dirt and dust free location to keep them clean until needed.

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